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July 24, 2012 9:16 AM

Indo-Bangla Foreign Secretary level talks in New Delhi today

Foreign Secretary level talks between India and Bangladesh are scheduled to be held in New Delhi today. Foreign Secretary Mr. Ranjan Mathai will lead the Indian delegation while the Bangladesh delegation will be led by his counterpart Mr. Mohamed Mijarul Quayes. The discussions are expected to focus...

July 24, 2012 8:56 AM

Jagan Reddy withdraws bail plea before Apex Court in assets case

YSR Congress Party leader Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has withdrawn his bail plea from the Supreme Court in which he had challenged the Andhra Pradesh High Courtorder rejecting his plea in the disproportionate assets caseagainst him. Senior counsel Ram Jethmalani yesterday sought withdrawal of the applicat...

July 24, 2012 8:55 AM

SC limits govt's discretionary quota for Haj pilgrims

The Supreme Court has drastically reduced the seats to 300 from the proposed 5,050 recommended under government's discretionary and dignitaries quota for Haj 2012 pilgrims . A bench of justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai limited the number of seats to be allocated under dignitaries qu...

July 24, 2012 8:52 AM

SC allows TN to carry out repairs in Mullaperiyar dam

The Supreme Court has allowed Tamil Nadu's plea to carry out some repairs and maintenance works for controversial Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala's Iddukidistrict. A five-judge Constitution bench also permitted the Kerala government to have copies of the technical report, which was relied upon ...

July 23, 2012 8:25 PM

Prime accused in Guwahati molestation case arrested in UP

The prime accused in the Guwahati molestation case, Amar Jyoti Kalita, has been arrested in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Inspector General of Police Law and Order BP Singh told AIR Allahabad correspondent that Kalita was arrested from Lanka police area from main gate of BHU. He said Kalita had reached V...

July 23, 2012 8:24 PM

NCP integral part of UPA govt : Praful Patel

The Nationalist Congress Party-NCP on Monday said that it is the integral part of the UPA government and its alliance will remain intact till 2014. The NCP Working Committee met in New Delhi to discuss its future course of action about NCP- UPA alliance. Briefing reporters after the meet, senior par...

July 23, 2012 8:23 PM

Captain Lakshmi Sehgal passes away

Captain Lakshmi Sehgal, a very close aide of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Indian National Army died at Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh after a long illness. She was 97. She was admitted to a hospital on July 19 following a cardiac arrest.Her daughter and CPIM leader Subhashini Ali told AIR Allahabad corre...

July 23, 2012 7:50 PM

Parliamentarians offer ceremonial sent off to out going Prez Pratibha Patil

The out going President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil was given a ceremonial sent off at the Central Hall of Parliament on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Speaker Meira Kumar said, President Patil was an outstanding personality, who strived for the welfare of the poor and the downtrodden. She said, be...

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