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May 7, 2012 6:58 PM

Kapil Sibal: India Post has potential to transform rural economy, life

The Communications and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal today said that India Post is in an enviable position due to its reach and has the potential to transform rural economy and life. Mr.Sibal was speaking on the occassion of the 25th anniversary celebrations of speed post service in In...

May 7, 2012 6:58 PM

SC reserves order on probe against CJI, K G Balakrishnan

The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a plea for its direction to the Centre to take action against NHRC Chairman and former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan for his alleged misconduct during his tenure as apex court judge.A division bench reserved its verdict on the petition which al...

May 7, 2012 6:57 PM

Decision on liberal India, Pak visa regime at Secretary-level talks

The decision on issuance of multiple-entry and reporting-free visas for businessmen of India and Pakistan may be taken at the next Home Secretary level talks. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said a formal decision on this is...

May 7, 2012 4:46 PM

Govt: No proposal for privatisation of water resources

The government today said there was no proposal for privatisation of water resources, but would encourage public-private partnership (PPP) mode for effective utilisation of the scarce natural resource. Replying to supplementaries in the Rajya Sabha, Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said p...

May 7, 2012 4:46 PM

LS passes Indian Medical Council Amendment Bill-2012

The Lok Sabha has passed the Indian Medical Council Amendment Bill-2012. It seeks to extend the tenure of the Board of Governors of the Medical Council of India by one more year beyond the 14th of May this year. Earlier, the tenure of the Board was two years. Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad piloted...

May 7, 2012 4:46 PM

Masood case: Judicial custody of 5 accused extended till May 18

A special CBI court extended till 18th of May the judicial custody of all the five accused in the murder case of RTI activist Shehla Masood.The Bhopal-based interior designer Zahida, her assistant Saba Farooqui and three alleged shooters were produced before the special CBI court of Judicial Magistr...

May 7, 2012 4:18 PM

CPI-M: Sharing of Teesta water is bilateral issue b/n India, Bangladesh

The CPI(M) today said the sharing of Teesta water is a bilateral issue between India and Bangladesh. In a statement, Party Polit Bureau said the raising of this matter by US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is an uncalled for and unacceptable intrusion into a bilateral issue. The party also warne...

May 7, 2012 2:28 PM

India to double its tea export to Pak

India is to double its tea export to Pakistan. This is envisaged in a memorandum of understanding signed between the Indian Tea Association and its Pakistani counterpart in Kolkata on the 10th of April this year. Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia gave this information ...

May 7, 2012 2:23 PM

Gulbarg case: SIT hands over its report to Zakia

The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team, SIT today handed over its voluminous report on the Gulbarg Society carnage to complainant Zakia Jafri. Her husband, ex-parliamentarian Ehsan Jafri was among 69 people killed during the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat.The report was handed ove...

May 7, 2012 2:20 PM

SC grants bail to Narayan Sanyal, suspending his life sentence

The Supreme Court today suspended the life sentence of CPI, Maoist, activist Narayan Sanyal and granted bail to him. Sanyal held guilty of committing sedition by a Chhattisgarh court in 2010.A bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya gave bail to 78-year-old Sanyal, considering his age and...

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