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March 26, 2012 1:50 PM

Govt announces CBI inquiry into Army chief’s allegations

The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Rajiv Shukla today said that the government has announced a CBI inquiry into the case of alleged offering of bribe to the Chief of Army Staff. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, Mr Shukla said that the Defence Minister A.K Antony is ready to mak...

March 26, 2012 1:42 PM

Illegal clinical trial: SC expresses concern, asks govt to act

The Supreme Court today expressed concern over the alleged ongoing illegal clinical trial of untested drugs in the country and said, the government must take corrective measures.A Bench of Justices R M Lodha and H L Gokhale also refused to implead Indian Society for Clinical Research, ISCR, for the ...

March 26, 2012 1:38 PM

Negotiations to release 2nd Italian, BJD MLA begins

In Odisha, talks between the representatives of state government and Maoists for the release of BJD MLA and an Italian tourist, have resumed today in Bhubaneswar. The two interlocutors Dandapani Mohanti and B D Sharma have reached Bhubaneswar for the talks.

March 26, 2012 1:33 PM

Antony orders CBI probe into Gen. Singh’s bribe charge

The Defence Minister A.K. Antony has ordered a CBI probe into an alleged attempted bribe of 14 crore rupees to the Army Chief Gen.V.K.Singh. The Defence Spokesperson, Sitanshu Kar told All India Radio that the inquiry has been ordered today.In a report, published in a prominent English newspaper, Ge...

March 26, 2012 1:18 PM

Indian Forest Amendment Bill, 2012 introduced in RS today

Forest and Environment Minister Jayanti Natrajan introduced the Indian Forest Amendment Bill, 2012 in the Rajya Sabha today. The Bill proposes to insert a new sub-section in section 68 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 to make it mandatory for the Forest officer to obtain and record the news of Gram Sa...

March 26, 2012 12:59 PM

Kudankulam row: Madras HC dismisses plea seeking lifting of prohibitory orders

The Madras High court today dismissed a public interest petition challenging the prohibitory orders clamped in about 50 villages in Radhapuram taluk in Tirunelveli District as part of measures taken for commissioning the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice M.Y. Iq...

March 26, 2012 12:46 PM

Govt to speed up development of UAV calls Rustom-2

The government is to speed up the development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or UAV called Rustom-2.Its first flight is scheduled in February 2014. The Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO has taken up the project. Giving this information in the Lok Sabha today, Defence Minister A.K. Anto...

March 26, 2012 11:58 AM

Hostage crisis: One released, CM appeals for other hostages release

The Italian hostage, Claudio Colangelo, who was released on Sunday, handed over to the Italian Consulate General at Bhubaneswar.He was released by the Maoist in the presence of median persons at Ramnabadi near Kandhamal of Ganjam district. Earlier, he was kept in the government guest house at Soroda...

March 26, 2012 11:56 AM

Antony orders CBI probe into Gen. Singh’s bribe charge

The Defence Minister A.K. Antony has ordered a CBI probe into an alleged attempted bribe of 14 crore rupees to the Army Chief Gen.V.K.Singh. The Defence Spokesperson, Sitanshu Kar told All India Radio that the inquiry has been ordered today.In a report, published in a prominent English newspaper, Ge...

March 26, 2012 10:12 AM

MCD polls: Congress announces list of 263 candidates

Congress announced its first list of 263 candidates for the Delhi municipal polls barring nine seats for which a consensus was not arrived at. The list includes the names of present MCD Leader of Opposition Jai Kishan Sharma, former Mayor Farhad Suri and councillor Shalu Malik.Nutan Kochar, wife of ...

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