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June 19, 2012 5:46 PM

Govt: Need to establish system for Haj pilgrimage

Government today said there is a need to establish a system in the country under which people should go for Haj pilgrimage with their own resources without subsidy. Union Minister for Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid told reporters in New Delhi on the sidelines of a conference on Haj management, tha...

June 19, 2012 5:46 PM

CAT sets aside appointment of Dinesh Reddy as AP DGP

The Central Administrative Tribunal today set aside the appointment of Dinesh Reddy as Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police. The Hyderabad bench of the CAT has dismissed the DGP's appointment over a petition filed by his colleague and Indian Police Service officer in the state, Gautam Kumar. He...

June 19, 2012 2:20 PM

Delhi Consumer Forum orders BA to compensate woman for deficient service

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum of Delhi has asked the British Airways to pay over 36,000 rupees as compensation to a woman for its deficient service. The airline had denied her permission to take the flight to London, saying her onward journey to Kansas, USA from London, did not show...

June 19, 2012 2:19 PM

Suspended CBI Judge in AP questioned by ACB

In Andhra Pradesh, the Anti-Corruption Bureau has questioned the suspended CBI Judge, Pattabhi Rama Rao today in connection with corruption in granting bail to Karanataka former Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy. The Judge has been accused for granting bail to the Janardhan Reddy after accepting bribe i...

June 19, 2012 2:01 PM

French Consulate official accused of raping daughter arrested in Bangalore

French Consulate official, Pascal Mazurier, accused of raping his three-and-a-half-year-old daughter, was arrested in Bangalore today. The arrest comes a day after the Ministry of Home Affairs clarified to the city police that the accused did not enjoy any diplomatic immunity and action can be taken...

June 19, 2012 2:01 PM

Tourism Minister Sahai to launch Clean India pilot project at Qutub today

Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai will launch a Pilot Project under Clean India Campaign at Qutab Minar in New Delhi this evening. The project aims to sensitize young people about environment cleanliness. Under the project, all issues including providing drinking water facilities, renovation ...

June 19, 2012 1:56 PM

French Consulate officialaccused of raping daughter arrested in Bangalore

French Consulate official, Pascal Mazurier, accused of raping his three-and-a-half-year-old daughter, was arrested in Bangalore today. The arrest comes a day after the Ministry of Home Affairs clarified to the city police that the accused did not enjoy any diplomatic immunity and action can be taken...

June 19, 2012 1:55 PM

French diplomat accused of raping daughter arrested in Bangalore

French Consulate official, Pascal Mazurier, accused of raping his three-and-a-half-year-old daughter, was arrested in Bangalore today. The arrest comes a day after the Ministry of Home Affairs clarified to the city police that the accused did not enjoy any diplomatic immunity and action can be taken...

June 19, 2012 1:43 PM

R Swaminathan to be Ambassador of India to Austria

Mr. R Swaminathan has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Austria. He is presently Ambassador of India to Egypt since 2009. An External Affairs Ministry release says, he is expected to take up his assignment shortly.

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