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April 13, 2012 6:02 PM

Sc asks Guj govt to stop probe against Teesta Setalvad

The Supreme Court today asked the Gujarat government to stop any further investigation into the case against social activist Teesta Setalvad for her alleged role in illegal exhumation of the bodies of the 2002 riot victims in Pandarwada. A bench comprising justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Des...

April 13, 2012 5:52 PM

Odisha CM appeals Maoists to release abducted MLA

The Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik has again appealed Maoists to release BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka safely. Mr. Patnaik visited Maoists hit Koratpur district today to review the situation in the wake of his abduction. He also visited Hikaka's residence in Laxmipur and met the family. The wife ...

April 13, 2012 5:47 PM

India to allow FDI from Pakistan

India today said that it will allow Foreign Direct Investment, FDI from Pakistan, paving the way for industries from the neighbouring country to set up businesses in the growing Indian market. After meeting his Pakistani counterpart Makhdoom Amin Fahim in New Delhi today, Commerce and Industry Minis...

April 13, 2012 5:40 PM

SC accepts CEC mining recommendations in Karnataka

The Supreme Court today accepted the recommendations of a Central Empowered Committee, CEC, that no new mining leases should be granted in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka unless rehabilitation plans for the existing leases were executed. A bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kap...

April 13, 2012 5:36 PM

Lok Sabha Speaker to lead Parliamentary delegation to New Zealand tomorrow

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is leading a Parliamentary delegation to New Zealand.The delegation is leaving on a three day visit to that country from tomorrow. The delegation will call on the Acting Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr. Bill English and hold discussions with the Speaker of New Zealand...

April 13, 2012 5:34 PM

RBI to issue notes of Rs. 1,000 in non-sequential numbering

The Reserve Bank of India, RBI will issue currency notes of 1,000 rupees denomination in non-sequential numbering. The RBI in its statement has said that the packets of notes in non-sequential number will as usual have hundred notes. In June last year, the apex bank had started issuing 500 rupees de...

April 13, 2012 5:06 PM

Shela Masood murder: Accused Farooqui refuses to record statement

One of the five accused in the RTI activist Shela Masood's murder case, Saba Farooqui, today refused to record her statement before a special court for the second time in a month. The Public Prosecutor Hemant Shukla told reporters in Indore that Saba, an aide of prime accused Zahida Pervez, was...

April 13, 2012 4:49 PM

Govt allocates Rs. 23 thousand cr for disaster management infrastructure

The Government has allocated 23 thousand crore rupees for developing disaster management infrastructure across the country. Addressing a function in New Delhi today, the Vice Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority, M Shasidhar Reddy said that the 13th Finance Commission has allocated thi...

April 13, 2012 1:38 PM

Central Commission in Jharkhand to investigate illegal mining

In Jharkhand, five member Shah Commission constituted by central Government has arrived at Ranchi to investigate complaints of illegal mining in the state. The Commission will hear complaints connected with illegal mining today and tomorrow. Earlier, the Commission held a meeting with the top level ...

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