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March 2, 2012 11:56 AM

Aarushi Murder case : SC refuses to shift parents trial

The Supreme Court today refused to shift the trial of Aarushi Murder case against her parents Rajesh and Nupur Talwar from a Ghaziabad court to Delhi. A bench of justices B S Chauhan and J S Khehar dismissed the plea of the couple, saying there is adequate security in the Ghaziabad court and inconve...

March 2, 2012 9:23 AM

SC: No mining for states and UTs without center’s approval

The Supreme Court has ruled that the states and Union Territories can now grant leases for mining minor minerals in less than 5 hectares or renew them only after prior approval from the Union Environment Ministry.A special forest bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and C K Prasad directed the states...

March 2, 2012 9:13 AM

S.M. Krishna embarks on three-day visit to Egypt today

The External Affairs Minister . S.M. Krishna embarks on a three day visit to Egypt today. He will be accompanied by a high level delegation to enhance cooperation with Egypt. One of the highlight of the visit would be the Meeting of Indo Egyptian Joint Commission . Mr Krishna will co-chair the Meeti...

March 2, 2012 8:38 AM

Govt. clears 5-fold hike in fines for traffic offences

The government has approved five-fold increase in fines under the Motor Vehicle Act to check habitual traffic offenders. Compensation to accident victims will also go up substantially. The changes will be incorporated in the Motor Vehicle Act through an amendment, which is likely to be introduced in...

March 2, 2012 8:35 AM

Fodder scam: CBI court frames charges against Lalu Prasad and 3 others

The Patna CBI Special Court today framed charges against former Chief Ministers of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Dr. Jagannath Mishra, JD(U) MP Jagdish Sharma and others in connection with fraudulent withdrawal of money from Bhagalpur and Banka treasuries of the State. The case is related to fodder scam...

March 1, 2012 9:07 PM

India, China decide to have maritime cooperation

India and China have decided to have maritime cooperation to build confidence. This was decided at the talks between the External Affairs Minister S. M Krishna and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in New Delhi today. They also discussed a host of crucial issues including boundary dispute. The tal...

March 1, 2012 9:07 PM

India takes up fishermen issue with Maldives

India today said that it has taken up the issue of detention of 11 Indian fishermen by Maldivian Navy with Maldives . Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Syed Akbaruddin said that the Ministry has received the information that there were 11 Indian fish...

March 1, 2012 9:00 PM

Krishna to undertake three day visit to Egypt

External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will pay a three day visit to Egypt on Saturday for the 6th Meeting of the Indo- Egyptian Joint Commission on Friday. He will be accompanied by a high level delegation to enhance cooperation with Egypt. During the visit, Krishna will co-chair the Meeting of the...

March 1, 2012 8:56 PM

India’s Unemployment rate falls to 6.6%

Unemployment rate in India has fallen by 1.7 percent in 5 years despite global slowdown. It was 8.3 per cent in 2004-05 but came down to 6.6 in 2009-10. Disclosing this in New Delhi today Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge attributed the achievement to the employment measures includin...

March 1, 2012 8:56 PM

Italy says criminal proceedings against marines initiated

Italy has informed the Kerala High Court that it has initiated criminal proceedings against their marines LatoreMassimiliano and Salvatore Gironi invloved in the killing of two Kerela fishermen. It also submitted the documents in the court showing that criminal proceedings were initiated against the...

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