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August 15, 2012 5:52 PM
A Parliamentary committee has recommended reviewing the provision for death penalty for pirates involved in killing or attempt to murder cases in the proposed Piracy Bill. In its report, which was tabled yesterday in Parliament the Standing Committee said that extradition of the accused may be diffi...
August 15, 2012 5:51 PM
Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia has urged the government not to lose sight of the concept of judicial independence while bringing laws. Speaking on the occasion of Independence Day celebrations in the Supreme Court, he said that the government may make law for making judges accountable but it sh...
August 15, 2012 5:50 PM
Senior Congress leader and Union Minister Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh who passed away in Chennai yesterday was given last adieu at his paternal village Babhalgaon in Latur district of Maharashtra today.His mortal remains were consigned to flames in present of lakhs of people thronging there from every cor...
August 15, 2012 5:46 PM
The Andaman and Nicobar Command of the Navy plans to set up its second floating dock at Port Blair, Chief of Staff of the command Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai said in Port Blair today.Addressing media persons, he said this would cater to the maintenance needs of Naval and Coast Guard vessels being ope...
August 15, 2012 5:26 PM
There may be good news for people looking for an excuse to munch on a couple of squares of chocolate after a review showed the treat could reduce blood pressure. An analysis of 20 studies showed that eating dark chocolate daily resulted in a slight reduction in blood pressure. The Cochrane Group...
August 15, 2012 5:19 PM
Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia today cautioned the Government against tinkering with the independence of judiciary. He admitted that sometimes judicial overreach disturbed the balance between three branches of state.Speaking on the occasion of Independence Day celebrations in the Supreme Court, ...
August 15, 2012 4:58 PM
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to Karnataka government about reports that private school in Bangalore had cut off tufts of hair of children belonging to economically weaker section to distinguish them from others. According to an official release, the NHRC has asked th...
August 15, 2012 4:44 PM
The All India Congress Committee, AICC today passed a condolence resolution on the untimely demise of Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh. The resolution said that Deshmukh's sudden and untimely death was a huge loss not only for Maharashtra and Congress but for the country's public life. It ...
August 15, 2012 1:08 PM
In Lakshadweep, Independence Day celebrations were a low key affair due to bad weather. Lakshadweep Administrator Amarnath unfurled the National Flag at Kavaratti this morning. In Kochi, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command Vice Admiral Satish Soni reviewed an impressive pa...
August 15, 2012 12:38 PM
In the backdrop of economic crisis in the Euro Zone casting a shadow on the country's exports, the government hopes that there will be a turnout in exports by this October. Reviewing the export performance with apex industry chambers and trade bodies in New Delhi, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma...
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