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August 28, 2012 9:48 AM

Petition on media role in Assam molestation incident sent to NBSA: I&B Min

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has said; it had received a petition about the role of media in an incident of molestation in Assam and forwarded it to the News Broadcasting Standards Authority, NBSA.In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday, Minister of State for Information and Bro...

August 28, 2012 9:47 AM

Help reduce country's reliance on imports: PM to steel industry

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has asked the Indian steel industry to develop technologies for manufacturing specialised products in order to reduce the country's reliance on imports.He was speaking at an award giving ceremony in New Delhi. Lauding the domestic steel industry for making ...

August 28, 2012 9:19 AM

Congress Parl Party meet today; Party to rally behind PM

Congress President Sonia Gandhi is likely to rally the party behind Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by making a strong attack on BJP on coal block allocation at the Congress Parliamentary Party meet being held in New Delhi today. Mrs.Gandhi, while interacting with a group of party leaders last week, h...

August 27, 2012 10:39 PM

2-lane roads to connect all district headquarters of NE Region

All the 88 district headquarters in the North Eastern Region are proposed to be connected by 2-lane roads under the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme. Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Jitin Prasada said this in the Lok Sabha today. In a written reply, he informed the Ho...

August 27, 2012 10:30 PM

SC refuses to direct Centre on IM member detained by Saudi Arabia

The Supreme Court today refused to direct the Centre to get alleged Indian Mujahideen member Fasih Mohammed, detained by Saudi Arabia authority, extradited or deported to the country.After going through all the correspondence between the Centre and the Saudi Arabia government, a bench of justices P ...

August 27, 2012 10:05 PM

SM Krishna arrives in Teheran for NAM meeting

The External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna arrived in Teheran today in the run up to NAM Ministerial level meeting scheduled for August 28-29. He will be leading India at the Ministerial level talks before the NAM Summit. The two day meeting will follow the preparatory official level talks which bega...

August 27, 2012 10:03 PM

16th NAM ministerial meeting in Teheran from Tuesday

The Ministerial level meeting at the 16th NAM Summit will take place in Teheran tomorrow. External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna arrived in Teheran today to head the Indian delegation at the two day meeting. He will be meeting the Iran Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi today. Meanwhile the Officials ...

August 27, 2012 9:07 PM

SC: Complete fresh auction of cancelled 2G licences by Jan.11.

The Supreme Court today directed the Government to complete fresh auction of cancelled 122 2G spectrum licences by January 11, 2013. The Apex Court said that failure to meet the deadline would invite "contempt" action against erring officials with exemplary cost.A bench of justices G S Singhvi and K...

August 27, 2012 9:00 PM

Parl adjourned over CAG report on coal block

Both the Houses of Parliament have been adjourned for the day today following uproar by BJP members demanding the Prime Minister's resignation on the issue of coal blocks allocation. Dr. Manmohan Singh made a statement in the pre- lunch session on the CAG report on allocation of coal blocks in ...

August 27, 2012 8:51 PM

SC: Complete fresh auction of cancelled 2G spectrum licences by Jan.11.

The Supreme Court today directed the Government to complete fresh auction of cancelled 122 2G spectrum licences by January 11, 2013. The Apex Court said that failure to meet the deadline would invite "contempt" action against erring officials with exemplary cost.A bench of justices G S Singhvi and K...

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