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April 25, 2012 12:16 PM

Proposals for Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award invited till June 30

The Advisory Committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award has invited proposals for the award latest by 30th June this year. The Award for 2011 would be given to a distinguished individual or association in recognition of their outstanding contribution in promoting national integration. M...

April 25, 2012 12:12 PM

World Malaria Day celebrated across the globe

The World Malaria Day is being observed today across the globe to recognise global efforts to control the disease. The aim of the day is to provide education and understanding on malaria as a global scourge that is preventable and curable. This year the theme for the Day is "Sustain Gains, Save Live...

April 25, 2012 12:05 PM

SC extends deadline for 2G license auction from June 2 to August 31 2012

The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for fresh auctioning of 2G spectrum licenses from June the Second to August 31, 2012. A Bench of Justices G.S. Singvhi and K.S. Radhakrishnan yesterday said that the existing licenses for 2G spectrum will continue to be operational till September 7, 2012. ...

April 25, 2012 12:04 PM

RS adjourned for the day following death of sitting member, B B Tiwari

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day today following the death of a sitting member, B B Tiwari of Samajwadi Party. The veteran SP leader and five time Member of Parliament died due to cardiac arrest. Mr. Tiwari took oath as a member in the House yesterday. Making an obituary reference in the Ho...

April 25, 2012 12:04 PM

Mukul Roy, 6 others newly elected members take oath in RS

Railway Minister Mukul Roy is among the six newly elected members, who took oath in the Rajya Sabha today. Mr Roy of the Trinamool Congress was re-elected from West Bengal. Others who took oath are Kunal Kumar Ghosh, Vivek Gupta and Mohammed Nadimul Haq, all Trinamool Congress, T Devendra Goud (Telu...

April 25, 2012 11:59 AM

RS adjourned for the day following death of sitting member, B B Tiwari

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day today following the death of a sitting member, B B Tiwari of Samajwadi Party. Mr. Tiwari took oath as a member in the House yesterday. Making an obituary reference in the House, Chairman Mohammed Hamid Ansari recalled that an agriculturist, an advocate and a...

April 25, 2012 11:46 AM

AIR former News Editor MK Dharmaraja passes away

Former News Editor M.K. Dharmaraja passed away in New Delhi today. He was 94. He is credited with building the Newsreel in its initial stages in All India Radio. Mr. Dharmaraja was a well known cricket and sports commentator.

April 25, 2012 11:30 AM

Prez polls: CPI to support candidate of national consensus

The CPI today said that it would support a candidate of national consensus in the forthcoming Presidential election. Talking to media persons outside Parliament, party leader Gurudas Dasgupta said that Presidential candidate should be a common choice of leading political parties.

April 25, 2012 9:29 AM

VP of Samaj Wadi Party Brij Bhusan Tiwari passes away

The Vice President of Samaj Wadi Party and Rajya Sabha member Brij Bhusan Tiwari died last night in New Delhi.He was 72. Veteran SP Leader and Five time member of Parliament died due to cardiac arrest. His cremation will took place tomorrow at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh.

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