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January 31, 2012 12:21 PM

SC allows Swamy's plea on grant of sanction in 2G case

Setting aside the Delhi High Court judgement on sanction of prosecution in 2G case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that filing of a complaint under the Prevention of Corruption Act is a constitutional right of a citizen and the competent authority should take a decision on giving the sanction wit...

January 31, 2012 12:21 PM

PM asks officials to speeds up trans-shipment project in Kerala

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has asked the officials of concerned departments to speed up the country's first International Container Trans-shipment Terminal project at Vallarpadam in Kerala. Once implemented, over 16,000-crore Vallarpadam container facility for trans-shipment will bec...

January 31, 2012 9:52 AM

India to ask US, Pak to extradite 9 persons involved in 26/11 attack

India is all set to ask the United States and Pakistan to extradite nine persons involved in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. The list of nine persons includes Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley, LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and two ISI officers. The extradition requests to the US and Pakistan wil...

January 31, 2012 8:53 AM

Centre releases 250cr for Saranda Action Plan in Jharkhand

In Jharkhand, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday released funds of 250 crores rupees for 'Saranda Action Plan'.The Action Plan which was prepared after recovering the area from the Maoists last year, targets 900 square Kilometers of the Saranda forest range in West Singhbhum di...

January 30, 2012 8:43 PM

CBI arrests Principal Home Secretary of AP in land transfer case

The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI on Monday arrested Principal Home Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Government, B P Acharya in a case relating to alleged irregularities in land transfers. The senior IAS officer was produced before a special CBI court later and remanded for two days with the Centr...

January 30, 2012 8:42 PM

UP Lokayukta recommends CBI probe against Babu Singh Kushwaha

Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta Justice N K Mehrotra on Monday recommended a CBI probe against former State Family Welfare and Mining Minister and expelled BSP leader Babu Singh Kushwaha. Lokayukta Justice Mehrotra told a news agency that there were three complaints against Kushwaha regarding corruption and...

January 30, 2012 8:40 PM

UP Lokayukta recommends CBI probe against Babu Singh Kushwaha

Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta Justice N K Mehrotra on Monday recommended a CBI probe against former State Family Welfare and Mining Minister and expelled BSP leader Babu Sigh Kushwaha. Lokayukta Justice Mehrotra told a news agency that there were three complaints against Kushwaha regarding corruption and ...

January 30, 2012 8:04 PM

Karan Singh and others take oath as Rajya Sabha member

Veteran Congress leaders Karan Singh, Janardhan Dwivedi and Pervez Hashmi, who were re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from Delhi, took oath as members of the House on Monday. The Rajya Sabha Chairman Mohammed Hamid Ansari administrated oath to these Members of Parliament in his Chamber.The tenure of the...

January 30, 2012 6:46 PM

India sign tax treaty for info on black money stashed abroad

India has signed an international tax treaty for getting informaltion on black money stashed abroad.The country has become the latest signatory to the multilateral convention on mutual administrative assistance in Tax matters. AIR correspondent reports, the multilateral instrument is the single lega...

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