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April 21, 2012 4:14 PM

SC no to Centre's plea to restrain Cyprus ship in collision case

The Supreme Court has declined to give an urgent hearing to Centre's plea to restrain Cyprus ship which collided with an Indian warship from going out of Indian jurisdiction.The two ships collided at the Mumbai port on January 31st last year and the government had sought compensation of about 4...

April 21, 2012 2:21 PM

Arbitration rules changes under International Chamber of Commerce

A seminar on new rules for the International Court of Arbitration under International Chamber of Commerce, ICC, was held in New Delhi today. The main changes made in the rules include provisions and procedures to address concerns about time and cost, transparent and comprehensive provisions for comp...

April 21, 2012 2:12 PM

SC no to Centre's plea for urgent hearing in collision case

The Centre today moved the Supreme Court to restrain the Cyprus ship, which collided with an Indian warship in January last year, from leaving Indian territorial waters. In an urgent hearing, justices H L Dattu and B S Chauhan assembled on a weekend in the Supreme Court but refused to pass any order...

April 21, 2012 1:41 PM

UPA committed to economic reforms, says Pranab Mukherjee

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that, it is now time for the government to take some hard decisions and expressed confidence that three key legislations on pension, banking and insurance will be passed this year. Speaking at a Washington-based think-tank, he said the government is commi...

April 21, 2012 12:50 PM

Common stand of Centre, Kerala govt on Italian vessel, says Moily

The Union Minister of Corporate Affairs Veerappa Moily today said there is no difference in the stand of the centre and the Kerala government on the Italian vessel, Enrica Lexie, detained in connection with the killing of two fishermen in February. Referring to the affidavit submitted by the Additio...

April 21, 2012 12:12 PM

Centre to undertake study on dams coming up in Arunachal

The Centre will soon undertake a study on about 100-odd dams coming up in Arunachal Pradesh. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who was on a day-long visit to Assam, told a select group of newsmen before his departure at Borjhar Airport in Guwahati yesterday, he said the Centre will take a holis...

April 21, 2012 12:05 PM

SC partially lifts mining ban in K'ntka

The Supreme Court has partially lifted the ban on mining by private operators in three districts of Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga in Karnataka. The court also allowed the auction of iron ore already lying in stockyards under the supervision of monitoring committee. The apex court had imposed the b...

April 21, 2012 11:59 AM

CBI probes alleged horse trading for Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand

The CBI has started the probe of alleged horse trading for two seats of the Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand. After registering a case, the CBI team Friday evening visited the state Vidhan Sabha to see the ballot papers. But the Secretary of the Sabha refused to show them, as it was sealed by an order...

April 21, 2012 9:01 AM

Petroleum traders defer their strike

The Federation of All India Petroleum Traders has decided to defer their proposed strike scheduled for tomorrow and the 29th of this month. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting in New Delhi between Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas S. Jaipal Reddy and the traders in which th...

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