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June 20, 2012 9:05 PM

Left parties meeting tomorrow to take decision on supporting Pranab

Top leaders of Left parties are meeting in New Delhi tomorrow to take a decision on the issue of supporting UPA Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee. Prakash Karat, Sitaram Yechury and S Ramachandran Pillai (CPI-M), A B Bardhan, Sudhakar Reddy and D Raja (CPI),Debabrata Biswas and G Deverajan (Fo...

June 20, 2012 9:04 PM

EC rejects demand for filing of affidavits by Presidential candidates

The Election Commission of India has rejected a demand to make mandatory filing of affidavits by candidates in Presidential poll disclosing their assets and criminal record, if any. The demand was made by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) which is working for improving governance and stre...

June 20, 2012 8:35 PM

Govt. to train nodal officers on do's and don'ts of RTI Act

The central government has decided to train nodal officers dealing with RTI applications both at the Centre and in states on various do's and don'ts of the transparency law. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has planned a detailed training programme for Central Public Informa...

June 20, 2012 8:22 PM

Govt. to exempt 14 more services from tax

The government on Wednesday exempted 14 more services from payment of service tax by including them in the negative list which shall come into effect from 1st of next month. With the inclusion of 14 items, the total number of services in the negative list will go up to 38. All other services which d...

June 20, 2012 6:43 PM

Change in Pakistan won’t affect dialogue process : Krishna

External Affairs Minister SM Krishna says the change in leadership in Pakistan will not affect India's dialogue process with the neighbouring country.Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr Krishna said, India is closely monitoring developments in Pakistan and whatever happens there, it will not ...

June 20, 2012 6:42 PM

AWACS to be showcased on Republic Day

Airborne Early Warning and Control System, AWACS being developed within the Country is likely to fly during the Republic Day parade on January 26 next year. AWACS are eye in the sky that can peer deep into enemy territory from higher altitudes. They are extremely useful for India in large conflicts ...

June 20, 2012 4:30 PM

Sangma resigns from primary membership of NCP

Former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma has resigned from the primary membership of NCP. The NCP Chief Sharad Pawar told reporters on Wednesday that he will accept Sangma's resignation. The party had warned Mr. Sangma that action will be taken against him, if he chose to break ranks. The NCP has su...

June 20, 2012 1:42 PM

Sharad Yadav: Discussions are on for finalising Presidential candidate

The scenario for Presidential election is hotting up with NDA convenor Sharad Yadav saying that discussions are going on for finalising the Presidential candidate. Talking to reporters in New Delhi this morning, Mr. Yadav said that a meeting of all the allies will be called at an appropriate time, i...

June 20, 2012 1:36 PM

Prez honours 30 scholars for contribution in field of Hindi for 2008, 2009

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today honoured 30 scholars for their outstanding contribution in the field of Hindi for 2008 and 2009. Noted writer and actor Gireesh Karnard and Film director and former Parliamentarian Shyam Benegel got Gangasharan Singh Award for 2008 in the field of Hindi campa...

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