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January 14, 2012 4:38 PM

Man throws black ink at yoga guru Ramdev

Yoga guru Ramdev was today became the target of an attack by a man who threw black ink on his face at a press conference in New Delhi.He was giving his plans to campaign against black money in the coming assembly elections. Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy was also seated along with him when th...

January 14, 2012 1:50 PM

Govt grants sanction to prosecute 21 social networking sites

The Government on Friday granted sanction to prosecute 21 social networking sites for allegedly promoting enmity between classes and causing prejudice to national integration.The Department of Information Technology, in its report, told a Delhi court that there is sufficient material to proceed agai...

January 14, 2012 12:38 PM

GoM on Bhopal gas tragedy recommends release of Rs 134 cr as compensation

The Group of Ministers, GoM on Bhopal gas tragedy has decided to recommend to the government to release 134 crore rupees as compensation to be distributed among 12,000 people suffering from cancer and kidney ailments.This was disclosed by the GoM member and Madhya Pradesh Minister Babulal Gaur after...

January 14, 2012 10:30 AM

Ensure funds for toilets in govt schools: SC tells Centre

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to ensure availability of funds with state governments and union territories for construction of toilets, specially for girls, in all government schools. It said the absence of toilets has been coming in the way of providing free and compulsory education to chi...

January 13, 2012 8:52 PM

India & Japan to set up working group on High Speed Rail Corridors issue

India and Japan have decided to set up a high-level working group to examine various issues related to establishment of high speed rail corridors in the country.The decision was taken during a meeting between Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi and Japanese Minister for Land Infrastructure, Transport an...

January 13, 2012 8:51 PM

CVC asks depts to beef up e-procurement system security

The Central Vigilance Commission, CVC, has asked government departments to strengthen security of e-procurement system to ensure transparency and plug-in loopholes to check corruption. The anti-corruption watchdog has also asked all central government departments and public sector enterprises among ...

January 13, 2012 8:26 PM

AIIMS paper leak case: Two sent to police custody

A Delhi court today remanded to four days police custody, the two doctors, arrested for their alleged role in the recent leak of the post graduate medical entrance papers of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.The arrested accused Shahi Balender Bakshi and Vimal Dangi, who appeared in the en...

January 13, 2012 8:11 PM

SC asks Center to ensure funds for toilets in govt schools

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to ensure availability of funds with state governments and union territories for construction of toilets, especially for girls, in all government schools.It said the absence of toilets has been coming in the way of providing free and compulsory education to c...

January 13, 2012 8:06 PM

Govt grants sanction to prosecute 21 social networking sites

The Government today granted sanction to prosecute 21 social networking sites for allegedly promoting enmity between classes and causing prejudice to national integration.The Department of Information Technology, in its report, told a Delhi court that there is sufficient material to proceed against ...

January 13, 2012 7:44 PM

Delhi court issues summons to social websites on objectionable content

A Delhi court today issued summons to various foreign-based social networking sites, including Facebook and Google, to face criminal charges for allegedly hosting objectionable contents and directed them to appear before it on March 13.The court has asked the Ministry of External Affairs to get the ...

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