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March 19, 2012 7:32 PM

Media freedom: Katju proposes formation of joint committee

Press Council of India (PCI) chief Justice Markandey Katju on Monday reached out to Editors of leading news channels proposing formation of a joint committee which would work to protect the freedom of Indian media. In a letter addressed to Broadcast Editors' Association he said that in many par...

March 19, 2012 5:00 PM

Mulayam categorically denies joining UPA Govt

Samajwadi Party President Mulayam Singh Yadav categorically denied on Monday that his party will be joining UPA government at centre. Talking to media persons this morning at Lucknow he said the SP neither received any offer from Congress for joining the government nor his party has given any indica...

March 19, 2012 2:50 PM

Poverty dips to 29.8% in 2009-10

Poverty in the country declined by 7.3 per cent from 37.2 per cent in 2004-05 to 29.8 per cent in 2009-10. According to the Planning Commission estimates released today, the decline in rural areas has been at a faster pace than in urban cities during 2004-05 and 2009-10. The total number of poor in ...

March 19, 2012 2:47 PM

HC quashes proceedings against Micrsoft India

The Delhi High Court today quashed criminal proceedings against Microsoft India, one of the 21 websites summoned by a trial court for allegedly hosting objectionable contents. Justice Suresh Kait set aside the trial court order for initiating criminal proceedings against the website. The High Court ...

March 19, 2012 2:46 PM

MEA officials head to Norway for NRI kids custody hearing

Two External Affairs Ministry, MEA officials are likely to go to Norway on the directions of External Affairs Minister S M Krishna ahead of the hearing on the custody row involving two NRI children in that country. They will be attending the custody hearing on Friday in Stavanger.NRI couple Anurup a...

March 19, 2012 2:43 PM

DMK announces one-day fast on Sri Lanka issue

In Tamil Nadu, the DMK party has announced that party functionaries all over Tamil Nadu, will observe a one-day fast on Thursday, demanding that the Centre support the US- backed resolution against Sri Lanka in the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting on Friday. The party in its press release...

March 19, 2012 2:36 PM

DMK announces one-day fast over Sri Lanka issue

In Tamil Nadu, the DMK party has announced that party functionaries all over Tamil Nadu, will observe a one-day fast on Thursday, demanding that the Centre support the US- backed resolution against Sri Lanka in the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting on Friday. The party in its press release...

March 19, 2012 2:04 PM

Leadership issue takes centre stage in K’taka

In Karnataka, the issue of leadership change has taken the centre stage. Yeddyurappa and MLAs loyal to him, have moved to a resort outside Bangalore. However, Chief Minister D V Sadanand Gowda has refused to admit that there is a problem within the BJP. Speaking to media persons, the Chief Minister ...

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