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May 3, 2012 8:40 PM

SC reserves judgement on Media guidelines

The Supreme Court today reserved its judgement on the issue of framing guidelines for reporting court proceedings after 17 days of hearing which started on March 27. Some noted jurists termed the endeavour as judicial over-reach which will open the flood gates with a whole range of complications. A ...

May 3, 2012 8:03 PM

President Patil unveils new statue of Mahatma Gandhi in S Africa

President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, now on a visit to South Africa, has lauded the close relationship between the two countries. Unveiling the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in the Constitutional Court Complex of South Africa in Johannesburg today she said the two nations not only share the history against...

May 3, 2012 8:01 PM

Home secretary RK Singh warns officers not to hobnob with embassies

Government has warned its officers on interacting with staff of foreign embassies. In a strongly worded letter, Union Home Secretary R K Singh told Secretaries of all ministries and departments that specific instances have come to the notice where officers have been in touch with embassy officials o...

May 3, 2012 7:59 PM

HC asks Centre to examine rules barring old pilots from flying

The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to have a relook on amendments made in the Aircraft Rules which bar pilots aged 65 years and above from flying private aircraft for non-commercial purposes. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sought for proper examinatio...

May 3, 2012 7:58 PM

No proposal to provide incentives to private airlines: Govt

The Government has no proposal to provide incentives to private airlines incurring losses in operating fights. Civil Aviation minister Ajit Singh told the the Rajya Sabha today that an inter- ministerial Working Group has suggested steps to address the problem. These include rationalization of value...

May 3, 2012 7:57 PM

I-T department detects over Rs 5800 crore hidden income in MSME

The Income Tax department has detected more than 5,800 crore rupees of concealed income in the low-profile micro, small and medium enterprises sector during the fiscal 2010-11. According to the latest data compiled by I-T department, the department detected this after it carried out over 3,900 raids...

May 3, 2012 7:57 PM

LS passes Appropriation Bill, 2012

The Lok Sabha has passed the Appropriation Bill, 2012. It authorises payment and appropriation of certain sums from the Consolidated Fund of India for services in the financial year 2012-13. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee introduced the Bill, which was passed by the House after negating all the c...

May 3, 2012 7:56 PM

RS passes Chemical Weapons Convention Amendment Bill

The Rajya Sabha today passed the Chemical Weapons Convention (Amendment) Bill, 2010. Replying to a brief discussion on the bill, the Minister of State for Chemical and Fertilizers Srikant Jena said. He said New Delhi is a signatory to the Convention on the prohibition of the Development, Production,...

May 3, 2012 6:03 PM

Govt may clarify stand on Vodafone tax controversy in Parliament: pranab

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee says, government may clarify its stand on Vodafone tax controversy in Parliament at the time of discussion on Finance Bill, 2012. He was responding to queries by news persons in New Delhi on whether the government will waive penalty on Vodafone after Parliament appr...

May 3, 2012 6:03 PM

Mamata meets Sonia ,keeps quiet on Prez poll

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi. Both the leaders are believed to have discussed the coming Presidential election. Speaking to reporters later, Mamta Banerjee declined to divulge the details of their discussion.Earlier in the day, Sam...

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