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January 20, 2012 8:55 PM

BSF lodges complaint against killing of Indian civilian

In Tripura, BSF has lodged a strong complaint against the killing of Indian civilian and breach of Indian Territory by the Border Guard Bangladesh.The BSF lodged the complaint at the flag meeting on Friday in the Indo-Bangla Border area in Sonamura. The Flag meeting was attended by the Commandant of...

January 20, 2012 8:49 PM

Khurshid appears before ECI, defends his remarks on quota for Muslims

Congress leader and Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has defended his remarks before Election Commission of India, ECI, on nine per cent quota for Muslims during a rally in Uttar Pradesh.A delegation of Congress leaders including Mr. Khurshid and party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared b...

January 20, 2012 7:46 PM

SC dismisses PIL on Army Chief’s age

The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the government to restore the Army Chief Gen V K Singh's date of birth as May 10, 1951. A bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia said that the writ petition filed at the behest of an association is not maintainable.The court said...

January 20, 2012 6:08 PM

Govt assures supply of medicines for treatment of drug resistant TB in Mumbai

Government has assured full technical support and supply of medicines for treatment of drug resistant Tuberculosis cases in Mumbai. The decision comes after the Central Team that visited Mumbai to examine the reported Drug resistant cases of TB submitted its report to the Health and Family Welfare M...

January 20, 2012 6:03 PM

Alistair Pereira sent to Arthur Road Jail

Alistair Pereira was today sent to Arthur Road Jail in Central Mumbai almost a week after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction for running over seven persons in 2006. Earlier this morning, Pereira surrendered before the Sewri Court, which had tried him and completed all the formalities.Earlier, t...

January 20, 2012 5:51 PM

Kalmadi should’ve resigned from IOA: Maken

Sports Minister Ajay Maken today said that the sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi should have resigned from Indian Olympics Association (IOA) presidency after he was charged with corruption in running the CWG. Kalmadi was released on bail from jail on Thursday.Wel...

January 20, 2012 5:34 PM

People of Andaman and Nicobar Islands will be the first to receive RIC

People of Andaman and Nicobar Islands will be the first to receive the Resident Identity Smart card, RIC under the National Population Register, NPR scheme. Home Minister P Chidambaram will distribute the first batch of the RIC smart cards at the Porthrapur village in Andaman and Nicobar Islands tom...

January 20, 2012 4:49 PM

Rushdie cancels visit to Jaipur Literature Festival

Controversial author Salman Rushdie today cancelled his visit to India for the Jaipur Literature Festival citing threats to his life. In a statement read out to the press by festival producer Sanjoy K Roy, the Booker Prize winning author stated that he had been told by intelligence sources in Mahara...

January 20, 2012 4:34 PM

India, WB sign $130m pact for northeast development

India and the World Bank have signed an agreement worth $130 million to improve the livelihoods for over 3 lakh village households in the North Eastern region of the country. The agreement was signed between the multilateral financial institution and the government in New Delhi today.The money will ...

January 20, 2012 2:16 PM

Additional 300 crores for NH repair and maintenance

The Finance Ministry has agreed to provide additional allocation of 300 crore rupees to the Road Transport Ministry for maintenance and repair of National Highways, NHs. The estimated requirement of funds during 2011-12 were stood at 2,800 crore rupees. According to an official release, the Ministry...

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