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June 10, 2012 2:04 PM

Assurance to end open defecation in India in next five years

Union Rural Development and Sanitation Minister Jairam Ramesh has assured to end open defecation in India in the next five years.Speaking to media persons at Imphal today, he said that although the practice of open defecation is very rare in Manipur, fixed open defecation is a common practice. He fu...

June 10, 2012 2:04 PM

Prez calls for integrated efforts for development in agriculture sector

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has called for integrated and sustainable efforts for development of Agriculture sector in the country. She emphasized the need for new models of farming which would be profitable to farmers in the rain fed area. While speaking on occasion of inauguration of centen...

June 10, 2012 1:39 PM

Indo-Pak foreign ministers will review progress of dialogue process next month

Foreign ministers of India and Pakistan will review the progress made under the resumed dialogue process when External Affairs Minister S M Krishna travels to Islamabad next month to hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar.Official sources said in New Delhi, Mr. Krishna is expect...

June 10, 2012 12:05 PM

SC for life term sentence to convicts of heinous offences

The Supreme Court has ruled that a sentence lesser than life term cannot be awarded to convicts for heinous offences like dowry death where the victim is killed in a brutal manner.A bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and Ranjan Gogoi rejected the plea of a victim's husband and brother-in-law for...

June 10, 2012 11:58 AM

Govt rejects allegations of corruption against Cabinet Ministers by Team Anna

The Government has rubbished allegations against cabinet ministers by Team Anna. It also rejected the demands of Team Anna to set up a Special Investigation Team, SIT, to probe allegations of corruption against cabinet ministers and establishing fast-track courts to hear the charges against them. Mi...

June 10, 2012 10:12 AM

AP’s ACB registers corruption case against suspended CBI judge

The Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau, ACB has registered a corruption case against suspended Special CBI Judge T Pattabhiramaa Rao, accused of granting bail to mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy allegedly for a bribe. ACB Director General B Prasada Rao said in Hyderabad that the bureau has also...

June 10, 2012 10:11 AM

Businessman Abhishek Verma, wife remanded to CBI custody

Businessman Abhishek Verma and his Romanian wife have been remanded to CBI custody for seven days. They were arrested for allegedly receiving money from a Swiss arms firm for keeping it out of the Indian government's blacklist. Verma and his newly-wed Romanian wife, Ancia Neascu, were arrested ...

June 10, 2012 9:44 AM

Centre moves SC against Andhra HC order for quashing 4.5 % reservation

The Centre moved to Supreme Court challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing the 4.5 per cent reservation for minorities within the 27 percent OBC quota in the central educational institutions such as IITs.The apex court will hear the government plea on Monday. A bench of justices K S ...

June 9, 2012 9:04 PM

Dimple Yadav elected unopposed from Kannauj Lok Sabha seat

In Uttar Pradesh, ruling Samajwadi Party nominee Mrs. Dimple Yadav today declared elected unopposed for the Lok Sabha in Kannauj Lok Sabha seat by-election. District Returning Officer Ms. Selva Kumari J formally declared her elected at the end of date for withdrawal for nominations. Wife of the Chie...

June 9, 2012 8:59 PM

Adarsh housing society approaches govt, CBI seeks quashing of FIR

Members of multi crore scam hit Adarsh housing society in Mumbai approached the Defence Ministry and the CBI seeking quashing of the FIR against the society. In a letter written to Defence Minister A K Antony, CBI Director A P Singh and other senior officials, Manish Desai, partner of Vidhii law fir...

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