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May 15, 2012 1:05 PM

AI cancels 10 Int'l flights as strike enters eighth day

Government says, strict action will be taken against those striking pilots who have falsely reported sick and not joined work. The Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said this in New Delhi today. A medical summary issued by the Aviation Ministry stated that most of the Air India Pilots who called in...

May 15, 2012 12:29 PM

Labour migration down due to effective implementaion of MGNREGA: Jairam

The Government today said the migration of the labour force in search of employment has come down due to the effective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the country. This was stated by the Minister for Rural Development Mr Jairam Ramesh whil...

May 15, 2012 12:29 PM

Delhi HC dismisses bail plea of CWG case accused

The Delhi High Court today dismissed the bail plea of A K Reddy, arrested for alleged irregularities in a contract for timing, scoring and result equipment for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Justice Mukta Gupta rejected Reddy's bail plea while accepting the prosecution's argument that he had ...

May 15, 2012 12:16 PM

Govt introduces Public Procurement Bill to ensure transparency

Government has introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to ensure transparency in public procurement. The bill titled "Public Procurement Bill-2012" was introduced in the House by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee yesterday. It seeks to regulate award of government contracts of over fifty lakh rupees....

May 15, 2012 12:02 PM

FM denies FIPB delay in granting Aircel-Maxis deal clearance

The Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee has denied any delay by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in granting clearance to the telecom deal between Aircel-Maxis. Making a statement in both houses of Parliament yesterday, Mr. Mukherjee also said, the records of the FIPB have been peruse...

May 15, 2012 11:55 AM

Labour migration down due to success of MGNREG Scheme: Rural Dev Min

The government today said the migration of the labour force in search of employment has come down due to the effective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the country. Replying to supplementaries during the question hour in the Rajya Sabha, th...

May 15, 2012 9:35 AM

Govt to probe inclusion of offending material in NCERT textbooks: Sibal

The Government will conduct an enquiry into the role of NCERT officials, who approved the inclusion of offending material in the text book of political sciences of Class IX-XII. Replying to a discussion in the Lok Sabha on an objectionable cartoon on B.R Ambedkar in an NCERT text book, HRD Minister ...

May 15, 2012 9:27 AM

Verdict likely today on Raja bail plea

A Delhi court is likely to pronounce its verdict on the bail plea of former Telecom Minister A Raja today in the 2G spectrum allocation case. He was arrested on February 2 last year and is facing trial in the case. Special CBI Judge OP Saini had on May 11 reserved his order on Raja's bail plea ...

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