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July 10, 2012 10:55 AM

2002 riots: SC seeks Guj govt. report on religious sites damaged & destroyed

The Supreme Court has directed the Gujarat government to file a survey report of the religious sites which were damaged and destroyed during the 2002 riots in the state. A two judge Bench yesterday also asked the state government to quantify the amount needed for building and repairing those sites t...

July 10, 2012 10:54 AM

UPA Prez poll nominee Pranab to talk to Mamata for support

The UPA's Presidential nominee Mr. Pranab Mukherjee has said that he will talk to the Trinamul Congress supremo Ms. Mamata Banerjee to seek support for his candidature when she is ready to talk to him. Talking to newspersons in Kolkata yesterday, Mr. Mukherjee, whose candidature was opposed by ...

July 10, 2012 9:00 AM

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 8:58 AM

Five accused in Best Bakery case acquitted for lack of evidence

The Bombay High Court has acquitted the five accused in the 2002 Best Bakery case for want of evidence but upheld the conviction of four others sentenced to life term by the trial court. A division bench comprising Justices V.M. Kanade and P.D. Kode, who had on July the 3rd reserved the judgment on ...

July 10, 2012 8:53 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 8:51 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. Under the new scheme the booking of tickets will start at 10.00am on the previous day of the journey instead of 8.00 am. Railway spokeperson Anil Sax...

July 10, 2012 8:50 AM

Stranded Passengers of AI plane return from Pak

All the passengers of New Delhi-bound Air India airbus A-319 flying from Abu Dhabi have arrived at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport in a special Air India flight.Air India airbus A-319 had to make an emergency landing at Pakistan's Nawabshah airport today following a reported pr...

July 9, 2012 8:57 PM

NHRC issues notice to Delhi govt for failing to protect rights of 21 labourers

The National Human Rights Commission - NHRC has issued a notice to the Delhi government for failing to protect the rights of 21 labourers from the occupational disease caused due to inhaling of silica in dust. In a statement issued in New Delhi, the NHRC has given six weeks time to the Chief Secreta...

July 9, 2012 8:35 PM

Congress: Party not yet decided candidate for Vice President post

Congress today said that the party has not yet decided its candidate for the post of Vice President. The party spokeperson Manish Tewari was reacting on the reports that Government is discussing the continuance of Vice-President Hamid Ansari in the coming Vice Presidential polls.AIR correspondent re...

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