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May 2, 2012 1:32 PM

SC allows release of Italian ship Enrica Lexie

Supreme Court today allowed Italian ship Enrica Lexie to leave Indian waters but the owner of the vessel has to execute a bond of 3 crore rupees before Registrar General of Kerala High Court. The apex court also allowed four marines and six crew members on board to leave Indian shores along with the...

May 2, 2012 12:52 PM

Govt to allow export of 1 million tonnes of Sugar

The Government has decided to allow export of one million tonnes of Sugar. This was stated by the Commerce and Industry Minister, Anand Sharma while replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha today. Replying to the main question, the Minister said, the global economic cr...

May 2, 2012 12:51 PM

Govt rules out proposal for women's reservation in services

The government today ruled out any proposal for giving reservation to women in services. The response came in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha whether the government proposed to fix quota for women in services to ensure their proper representation. The reply was given by the Minister of State in...

May 2, 2012 12:40 PM

India's foreign tourist arrivals up by 8.9 % in 2011

India is emerging as a major tourist destination. The percentage of foreign tourist arrivals in India went up by 8.9 per cent in 2011 over the previous year as compared to 4.4 per cent worldwide. The West Asia region in the same year registered growth of 17 per cent which shows the potential of the ...

May 2, 2012 12:07 PM

Govt to soon amend Juvenile Justice Act

The government will soon amend the Juvenile Justice Act to improve the quality of care at Children's Homes and prevent abuse of inmates. A statement from the Women and Child Development, WCD Ministry said, the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 will be amended to make ...

May 2, 2012 11:46 AM

CWG Scam : CBI raids 20 locations, registers fresh case

The CBI today registered a fresh case of alleged irregularities in laying down of synthetic tracks in five stadia for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and carried out searches at 20 locations.CBI Spokesperson told AIR that the searches were going on at 20 locations across the National Capital Region, NCR...

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