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July 21, 2012 9:09 AM

SC terms airport development fee unreasonable

The Supreme Court has termed the Airport Development Fees collected from passengers as a little unreasonable.A Bench of the apex court made the remarks during the hearing of the petition by an NGO, challenging the levying of fee of Rs 200 for domestic and Rs 1,300 form international passengers at th...

July 21, 2012 9:08 AM

26/11 key accused Jundal handed over to Mumbai ATS

Abu Jundal, the alleged 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks key accused, was brought to Mumbai late on Friday after a Delhi court handed over his custody to the Mumbai Police's Anti-Terrorism Squad.The suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative is wanted by the Mumbai Police in various terror cases, inc...

July 21, 2012 9:02 AM

Govt tightens norms to take on low sex ratio

In a bid to effectively tackle the issue of low sex ratio at birth in the country, the Government has made it mandatory for MBBS doctors to undergo training at a recognised centres before opening up a sonography centre.The decision was taken at the 19th meeting of Central Supervisory Board, held und...

July 21, 2012 8:58 AM

More tax benefits for salaried employees

Salaried employees, who are earning up to Rs 5 lakh a year, need not file income tax returns for assessment year 2012-13.According to a release issued by the Finance Ministry, the exemption from filing I-T returns is applicable in those conditions, when total income of the employee does not exceed R...

July 21, 2012 8:33 AM

Ramzan begins today

Ramzan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims, begins today. The announcement was made by the Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri mosque Maulana Mufti Mukkaram Ahmed in New Delhi on Friday.AIR correspondent reports that in Lucknow that Markazi Chand Committee--the apex body of confirmation for moon sight---has ...

July 21, 2012 8:32 AM

Ramzan begins today

Ramzan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims, begins today. The announcement was made by the Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri mosque Maulana Mufti Mukkaram Ahmed in New Delhi on Friday.AIR correspondent reports that in Lucknow that Markazi Chand Committee--the apex body of confirmation for moon sight---has ...

July 20, 2012 9:42 PM

27 % reservation to OBC candidates in petrol pump dealerships

Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has announced to give 27 percent reservation to Other Backward Cast, OBC, candidates in the allotment of dealerships of Petrol Pump. In a statement issued in New Delhi today said that the selection process of Petrol Pump dealership has been revised and the major ch...

July 20, 2012 9:34 PM

NDA nominee Jaswant Singh files papers for VP poll

Opposition National Democratic Alliance, NDA's nominee Jaswant Singh today filed his nomination papers for the Vice Presidential poll in the presence of senior BJP leaders including Mr L K Advani, Mrs Sushma Swaraj and NDA convenor Mr Sharad Yadav. Today was the last day for the filing the nomi...

July 20, 2012 9:30 PM

Cabinet to give financial assistance to farmers for crop damages

The government today said farmers will get financial assistance in case of their crop getting damaged due to cold wave or frost, and raised the sugarcane price that mills pay to growers by 17 per cent to 170 rupees per quintal - a decision aimed at improving the lot of peasants. An official release ...

July 20, 2012 9:30 PM

Pawar to head EGoM on drought

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will head the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on the effective management of issues related to drought. The EGoM, constituted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in April 2012, was earlier headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who resigned to contest the Pres...

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