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May 21, 2012 6:07 PM

Nation pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his 21st death anniversary

Glowing tributes were paid to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 21st death anniversary. It was on this day in 1991 that Rajiv Gandhi fell prey to the terrorists design at Sriperumbudur in Tamilnadu. The President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr.Manmoh...

May 21, 2012 6:04 PM

Ambika favours ‘reasonable’ check on web content

Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has said the Government does not want censorship over website content. Speaking to a Private Channel, Mrs. Soni, however, justified the need for some sort of a mechanism for reasonable restriction on web content.She said, some content is found to be ...

May 21, 2012 6:00 PM

Parl approves Constitution ST Order Bill 2012

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2012 has received Parliament's approval with the Rajya Sabha adopting it today. The Lok Sabha had passed it earlier. It seeks to amend the Constitution to include Medara community in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka. Replying ...

May 21, 2012 5:59 PM

Nation pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his 21st death anniversary

Glowing tributes were paid to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 21st death anniversary. It was on this day in 1991 that Rajiv Gandhi fell to the prey to the terrorists design at Sriperumbudur in Tamilnadu. The President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr...

May 21, 2012 5:52 PM

UPA II govt successfully completes 3 yrs

The Congress has said that UPA-2 government has successfully completed its three years today and expressed hope that the government will complete its full 5 years tenure. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, the party spokesman Rashid Alvi said that during the period remarkable progress have been achi...

May 21, 2012 5:42 PM

NZ authorities: Govt to scrap foreign ownership limits on its airlines

New Zealand authorities say the government is proposing to scrap foreign ownership limits on New Zealand airlines. In a statement to launch a discussion document on New Zealand's international air transport policy, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee today said the policy review proposed continui...

May 21, 2012 5:18 PM

AI stir: 2 more striking pilots return to work

Cracks in the 14-day-old agitation by a section of Air India pilots resurfaced today with the airline management claiming that two more of the agitating pilots have returned to work. An Air India spokesperson said in Mumbai with this the total number of striking pilots resuming work has gone to five...

May 21, 2012 4:29 PM

White Paper on Black Money tabled in Parl disappoints BJP

The BJP today termed the White Paper on Black Money, tabled in Parliament as a disappointing document which has failed to answer many questions raised on this issue. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, the senior party leader Jaswant Singh said that the document does not explicitly state quantum of bla...

May 21, 2012 4:25 PM

Ajit Singh to RS: Govt to examine opposition demand regarding airport fee

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has assured the Rajya Sabha that the government will examine the opposition demand for reducing the levy of the development fees collected at major airports of the country. Replying to a discussion on a Statutory Motion today, Mr Singh also assured that he will com...

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