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June 30, 2012 11:42 AM

Sharad Pawar to head EGoM as Pranab resigns

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will head Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) set up to decide on the auction of telecom spectrum. An official of the DoT said in New Delhi that EGoM has been reconstituted after Pranab Mukherjee, who was heading it, resigned as Finance Minister to contest the Presi...

June 30, 2012 9:21 AM

Keshubhai Patel to form third front against Modi in Gujarat

Senior BJP leader Mr. Keshubhai Patel is likely to form a new political front against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Assembly polls scheduled by the year-end.The dissident group of the ruling BJP had met at Patel's residence in Gandhinagar last evening and declared that they ...

June 30, 2012 9:19 AM

IMD expects good rains in July

Southwest monsoon is expected to pick up pace in the latter half of next week as most parts of the country, barring the flood-hit northeast, faced deficient rain. Acting Director General of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Swati Basu, told reporters in New Delhi yesterday that she expected good...

June 30, 2012 9:19 AM

IMD expects good rains in July

Southwest monsoon is expected to pick up pace in the latter half of next week as most parts of the country, barring the flood-hit northeast, faced deficient rain. Acting Director General of IndiaMeteorological Department (IMD) Swati Basu, , told reporters in New Delhi yesterday that she expected goo...

June 29, 2012 9:26 PM

Neither we do spying nor we send spies: New Delhi

The government has denied that Surjeet Singh, the Indian prisoner who has just returned from Pakistan, had been sent by intelligence agencies to that country for espionage. Union Home Secretary, Raj Kumar Singh said at a press conference in New Delhi that it is completely wrong to say that Surjeet S...

June 29, 2012 9:17 PM

Neither we do spying nor we send spies: New Delhi

The government has described as completely wrong that Surjeet Singh, the Indian prisoner who has just returned from Pakistan, had been sent by intelligence agencies to that country as a spy. Union Home Secretary, Raj Kumar Singh said, it was completely wrong to say that Surjeet Singh was sent by Ind...

June 29, 2012 9:16 PM

CBI raids 52 places in Jharkhand, Bihar in connection with Deogarh land scam

CBI today conducted raids at 52 places in Jharkhand and one place in Bihar in connection with the land scam of Deoghar. CBI sources told our Ranchi Correspondent that important evidences were seized in the day-long search operations and cases were registered against 64 officers. AIR Ranchi Correspon...

June 29, 2012 7:23 PM

Govt decides to hold more passport melas

The government has decided to hold more passport melas to dispose of the pile of applications and also allow the applicants to submit their documents to passport office without an online appointment. According to an official release, Regional Passport Offices, RPOs, including Passport Seva Kendras, ...

June 29, 2012 6:22 PM

PMO: Draft Guidelines on GAAR put on govt website to get feedback

Prime Minister's Office today said that Draft Guidelines on General Anti-Tax Avoidance Rules, GAAR, have been put on the government website to get wide-ranging feedback on the issue. An official release issued by the PMO says, the final decision will be taken with the approval of the Prime Mini...

June 29, 2012 6:19 PM

Law Minister launches case reduction drive

The Government has asked the judiciary to undertake another drive to reduce pending cases before them. In a communication sent to the Chief Justices of High Courts, the Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid suggested that the target during their drive between July to December this year, should be...

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