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July 10, 2012 5:29 PM

Best Bakery case: Bombay HC gives final judgement

The Bombay High Court today gave its final judgement of the Best Bakery case of 2002 Gujrat riots. A division bench comprising Justices V.M. Kanade and P.D. Kode, has ordered the Gujarat government to pay 3 lakh rupees to each of the four witnesses in the case. The Court has ruled further that the c...

July 10, 2012 5:27 PM

Govt taking steps to revive loss making CPSEs

The government is taking many steps to revive sick and loss making Central Public Sector Enterprises, CPSEs. The Department of Heavy Industries, DHI has 17 CPSEs now, which are incurring loss. According to an official release, government's approach in such cases is to restructure them. Renowned...

July 10, 2012 5:27 PM

India, ADB sign $ 67.6-m loan pact to support agriculture

India and the Asian Development Bank, ADB, have signed a 67.6-million US Dollars loan agreement to support agriculture and boost investment for agri-business infrastructure in Bihar. The loan will help expand agricultural value chains and facilitate better linkages for small scale farmers with proce...

July 10, 2012 1:31 PM

India US launch Millenium Alliance- a development partnership

India and Unites States today launched the Millennium Alliance, a platform to leverage Indian creativity, expertise and resources to source and scale innovations being developed and tested in the country. The partnership for global development aims at improving lives of vulnerable populations in Ind...

July 10, 2012 1:25 PM

PMO, Child Rights Commission seek report on punishment at Vishwa Bharati

West Bengal Education Minister Mr.Bratya Basu has requested the Union Human Resources Development Minister Mr.Kapil Sibal to inquire into the incident and take punitive action against the warden of the hostel. The Prime Minister's Office has also sought a report from the HRD Ministry about the ...

July 10, 2012 1:23 PM

Six VP nominations received; UPA, BJP yet to name nominees

Six nominations were received till yesterday for the Vice Presidential polls. The Returing Officer for the Vice Presidential polls, Mr. T.K Vishwanathan informed that one nomination has been rejected for non submission of certified copies of documents. Out of the total six nominations filed, three w...

July 10, 2012 12:59 PM

Singapore PM in Delhi tonight on two day India visit

Prime Minister of Singapore Mr. Lee Hsien Loong is arriving in New Delhi tonight on a two day State Visit to India. Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, is leading a high level delegation . Mr. Lee Hsien Loong is visiting India at the invitation of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. The visiting dignitary will be a...

July 10, 2012 12:34 PM

Delhi HC notice to CBI on Raja petition challenging 2G charge framing

The Delhi High Court issued notice to the CBI on the former Telecom Minister, A. Raja's petition that challenged the framing of charges against him in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Justice A.K. Pathak asked the CBI yesterday to file a reply by September 6, next date of hearing.Meanwhile the Supre...

July 10, 2012 11:57 AM

PMO seeks Visva Bharati Univ report on harsh punishment to girl student

The Prime Minister's Office has sought a report from Visva-Bharati University on a fifth class girl student being allegedly given harsh punishment for bed-wetting in Santinikean. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is the chancellor of the University.Meanwhile, National Commission for Protect...

July 10, 2012 11:54 AM

New Tatkal Ticket booking system operational from today

The Indian Railways is introducing new guidelines from today to overcome the menace of touts cornering the Tatkal tickets meant for common passengers. The Railway spokeperson Anil Saxena told AIR that Tatkal tickets would be exclusively issued in all computerised reservation counters and unreserved ...

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