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March 23, 2012 11:24 AM

Nation pays tribute to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev

A grateful nation pays tribute to country's great martyrs, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on their 81st martyrdom day today. It was on this day in 1931 they were hanged by the colonial rulers of the day in Lahore central jail in a conspiracy case. Their bodies were cremated on the banks of river ...

March 23, 2012 10:06 AM

Coal scam: CAG says no reports misleading

The Comptroller & Auditor General, CAG has told the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh that the media reports on alleged coal scam published in a newspaper are exceedingly misleading. Quoting CAG, the daily claimed that the government has lost 10.7 lakh crore rupees by not auctioning coal blocks....

March 23, 2012 9:28 AM

Nation pays tribute to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev

A grateful nation pays tribute to country's great martyrs, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on their 81st martyrdom day today. It was on this day in 1931 they were hanged by the colonial rulers of the day in Lahore central jail in a conspiracy case. Their bodies were cremated on the banks of river ...

March 23, 2012 9:24 AM

Navratri festival begins today

The auspicious Navratri festival is begining from today. It is a nine day festival during which , nine forms of Godess Durga are worshiped. The festival which begins today will end on April 1st with Ram Navmi celebration. This period is also known as Chaitra Navratri or Chait Navratras as it falls d...

March 23, 2012 9:19 AM

Hostage crisis: Talks with interlocutors resume

Talks for release of two abducted Italians between Odisha government and the interlocutors have resumed at Bhubaneswar amidst tight security. The talks remained inconclusive on Thursday. While the government side is represented by the Home Secretary U N Behera , Panchayatraj Secretary P K Jena and S...

March 22, 2012 9:47 PM

Methodology for estimating poverty will be revisited: Govt

Government says, it will revisit the poverty estimates and identify the poor. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday the Minister of State for Planning Ashwini Kumar said the methodology for estimating poverty will be revisited in consistent with the current realities. He disclosed t...

March 22, 2012 9:19 PM

Adarsh scam: Promotor remanded to police custody till March 26

A special court in Mumbai on Thursday remanded the promotor of controversial Adarsh Housing Society, K L Gidwani, to police custody till next Monday in the multi-crore housing scam. Gidwani was arrested by CBI for his alleged role in the scam. Three other co-accused -- retired Major General A R Kuma...

March 22, 2012 9:18 PM

PM calls all-party meeting over Lokpal Bill

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the All party meeting has been called to achieve a meaningful consensus on the Lokpal Bill. Speaking to reporters on side lines of the Padma Award function at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Prime minister exuded confidence that the differences on the Lokpal bi...

March 22, 2012 9:17 PM

SC dismisses PIL seeking removal of Gujarat Governor

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking removal of Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal as frivolous. The apex court also imposed a cost of one lakh rupees on an advocate for filing the misconceived and misleading petition leading to the wastage of court's preciou...

March 22, 2012 9:17 PM

Prez Patil confers Padma Awards

President Pratibha Devi Sigh Patil on Thursday conferred the country's highest civilian honour, Padma Awards to eminent persons in different field of activities. Music Maestro Bhupendra Kumar Hazarika was conferred Padma Vibhusan posthumously. Retired IPS officer T.V Rajeshwar and renowned orth...

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