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August 17, 2012 2:33 PM
External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna informed the Lok Sabha today that a number of persons of Indian origin are languishing in jails in various countries across the world. The largest number of them, 1400, are in Saudi Arabia, followed by 1239 in the UAE. In the USA, the number of Indians in jail ...
August 17, 2012 2:24 PM
External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna informed the Lok Sabha today that a number of persons of Indian origin are languishing in jails in various countries across the world. The largest number of them, 1400, are in Saudi Arabia, followed by 1239 in the UAE. In the USA, the number of Indians in jail ...
August 17, 2012 1:49 PM
A National Policy for Children is currently being drafted. It will revise the earlier National Policy of 1974. The Minister of Child Development, Mrs. Krishna Tirath, said this in the Lok Sabha today. In a written reply she informed the House that the revised policy on children will address the new ...
August 17, 2012 1:45 PM
The Rajya Sabha today asserted that the people of North East have a right to live in any part of the country and appealed them not to be misled by rumours. A resolution to this effect was adopted by the members after a 90-minute discussion on the rumors of attacks on people of North East people in v...
August 17, 2012 1:34 PM
The supreme court today refused to quash the trial in 1975 murder case of the then Railway Minister L N Mishra.The Court said, proceedings cannot be terminated merely because they have not been concluded in the past 37 years.A bench of justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad dismissed a plea who had plead...
August 17, 2012 1:13 PM
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said that delay in onset of monsoon and subsequent rainfall deficiency has affected kharif sowing in some parts of the country. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, he said this year only 80.2 million hectare has been covered under various crops by 8th of th...
August 17, 2012 1:04 PM
Union Home Secretary R K Singh today asserted that the situation in Bangalore is fully under control. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr Singh said strict action will be taken against those spreading rumours about attacks on people from the Northeast. He warned those spreading rumours would not b...
August 17, 2012 1:00 PM
Government today approved a model document for construction of highways in the country. An official statement said that the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the Model Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement Document for construction of 2-lane NationalHighways . The document h...
August 17, 2012 12:56 PM
A bill which seeks to protect street vendors against harassment and regulate their activities in public areas today rith identity cards which will allow them to sell their products in vending zones allocated to them.The bill will also help the authorities to regulate hawking activities in public are...
August 17, 2012 12:48 PM
Prime Minister's economic advisory panel today pegged GDP growth for the current financial year at 6.7 per cent, painting a better picture of the economy than by other think-tanks.It, however, added that inflation would remain high during the fiscal at 6.5 to 7 per cent, mainly due to poor mons...
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