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April 9, 2012 9:23 PM
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence today decided to call the three service chiefs to give an account of the state of preparedness of the forces against the backdrop of Army Chief General V K Singh speaking of shortages and deficiencies. Quoting sources, PTI reported that the decision to...
April 9, 2012 8:47 PM
In Maharashtra, the Criminal Investigation Department, CID, arrested Sudhir Mehta, brother of 'Big Bull' Harshad Mehta, from Pune on Saturday. Sudhir Mehta was on the run for 15 years and was wanted in a cheating and forgery case. According to CID sleuths, Mehta had gone absconding after d...
April 9, 2012 8:23 PM
Government has distributed over 55 lakh scholarship to minority students under the Pre-Matric Scholarships scheme in the last fiscal. It has exceeded the target of 34 lakh scholarships. According to an official release, the Minority Affairs Ministry has released over 615 crore rupees during the last...
April 9, 2012 8:22 PM
Prakash Karat has been re-elected as the General Secretary of CPI(M). A 15-member politburo has been formed. CITU President A.K. Padmanabhan, former Kerala Minister for Education, Mr. M.A. Baby are the new faces in the politburo. An 89-member Central Committee has also been elected. Two posts have b...
April 9, 2012 8:05 PM
To boost bilateral trade, India and Pakistan will finalise a new visa agreement which will make it easier for certified businessmen from both sides to get one-year multiple-entry non-reporting visas. Pakistani High Commissioner Shahid Malik said, this decision was taken at the meeting between Indian...
April 9, 2012 8:04 PM
The government has asserted that there has been tangible progress in its meeting with top leadership of ULFA. The Union Home Secretary, R. K. Singh said this following his 90-minute meeting with the ULFA delegation led by its self-styled Chairman Arbinda Rajkhowa in New Delhi today. Calling it a ver...
April 9, 2012 8:03 PM
The Election Commission today wrote to the government seeking a CBI probe into the events that led to the countermanding of the recent Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand. Election Commission sources told AIR that a letter was sent to the Department of Personnel and Training for conducting a CBI prob...
April 9, 2012 7:53 PM
In Odisha, the chances of an early solution to the hostage crisis seems to be receding with the state government finding it extremely difficult to release a few hardcore Maoists from jail as demanded by the Maoist groups in lieu of BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka and Itailan national Paolo Boususco. Opinion of...
April 9, 2012 6:32 PM
The government has decided to celebrate India Water Week every year from now to focus on the water issues and provide a global platform for water solutions. It will bring the policy makers, industry leaders, experts, professionals and practitioners together to address the challenges, showcase techno...
April 9, 2012 6:20 PM
The Maoist group holding ruling BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka hostage has demanded release of 30 prisoners to pave way for his release.In a fresh letter to media, senior leader of the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zone Committee has asked the legislator's wife to reach Balipeta in Maoist-infested in Kora...
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