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May 22, 2012 4:00 PM
The government will decide steps to be taken by it on the Supreme Court order to end Haj subsidy after receiving the judgement of the apex court on the issue. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today said this in New Delhi while talking to reporters on the sidelines of an All Indian Haj Committee...
May 22, 2012 3:59 PM
Parliament today gave its seal of approval to the Copyright Amendment Bill 2012 as the Lok Sabha approved it. The Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha earlier. It amends the Copyright Act, 1957 and seeks to make the provisions of the law in conformity with relevantinternational treaties. The Bill expa...
May 22, 2012 2:14 PM
International biodiversity day is being observed across the world today to increase understanding and awareness about biodiversity issues. The aim is to make people aware about the importance of biodiversity on the one hand and its unprecendented loss on the other. Our correspondent reports that the...
May 22, 2012 2:02 PM
India accounts for 13 per cent of preterm birth rate and it ranges from 5 to 18 per cent in respect of other countries across the world. This information was given in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today by Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. He said as pera recent publication -...
May 22, 2012 1:58 PM
Information and Broadcasting minister Ambika Soni today said digitalisation is being implemented in the cable TV sector in a phased manner. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Ms Soni said it has been decided to completely change over from analog services by December 2014. She said the digital swit...
May 22, 2012 1:49 PM
The government today said it has zero tolerance for human rights violations. Informing the Lok Sabha, minister of state for Home Jitendra Singh said human rights cells have been established under the Army and the Central Armed Police Force rules. He said the troops are sensitized at regular interval...
May 22, 2012 1:41 PM
In Jammu, alert army troops today foiled an infiltration bid today after a brief exchange of fire along the Line of Control in Poonch district. a senior Army official said that surveillance devices picked up the movement of a group of three suspected militants inside Indian territory along LoC in Gh...
May 22, 2012 1:34 PM
Information and Broadcasting minister Ambika Soni today said digitalisation is being implemented in the cable TV sector in a phased manner. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Ms Soni said it has been decided to completely change over from analog services by December 2014. She said the digital swit...
May 22, 2012 1:33 PM
Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned till Noon over alleged scam in the auction of coal blocks in the country. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for 15 minutes as the BJP-led members demanded the suspension of question hour. Quoting newspaper report, they said the exchequer had lost over 10.67 l...
May 22, 2012 1:30 PM
The government has not taken any decision on the recommendations of a Parliamentary panel which has suggested to do away with providing subsided LPG cylinders to rich and affluent section of population. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas ...
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