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January 9, 2012 9:07 PM

Sukh Ram out on bail till 16th Jan

The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim bail to former Union Minister Sukh Ram, till January 16th, in the 1993 Telecom Scam case.The bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam also granted bail to former bureaucrat Runu Ghosh and businessman P Rama Rao, the co-accused in the case.On January 5th, the b...

January 9, 2012 9:01 PM

Aarushi murder case: SC upholds current bail condition to Rajesh Talwar

In the twin murder case of Aarushi and Hemraj, the Supreme Court today directed that Aarushi's father Rajesh Talwar will remain on bail and not be arrested till February 4, when he will appear before a Ghaziabad court to face trial along with his wife, Nupur.A Bench of Justices A K Ganguly and ...

January 9, 2012 9:00 PM

Delhi Police busts AIIMS entrance exam racket

Delhi Police has unearthed a racket by arresting five persons allegedly involved in leaking of a paper for All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS, post graduate medical entrance examination.They were arrested on Sunday while the entrance test conducted by AIIMS for filling 50 per cent of PG ...

January 9, 2012 8:59 PM

CFSI to sell tickets for film screenings in Metros

The Children's Film Society of India (CFSI) will now start charging marginally for its film shows in Metros which had earlier been free to generate funds for reaching out to kids in rural areas.CFSI CEO Sushovan Banerjee said in New Delhi that the ministry has approved the proposal.He however s...

January 9, 2012 7:25 PM

Sukh Ram out on bail till 16th Jan

The Supreme Court today granted interim bail to former Union Minister Sukh Ram, till January 16th, in the 1993 Telecom Scam case.The bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam also granted bail to former bureaucrat Runu Ghosh and businessman P Rama Rao, the co-accused in the case.On January 5th, the bench...

January 9, 2012 7:23 PM

States' Finance Ministers assent to idea of ‘negative list of services’

The empowered committee of states' Finance Ministers has in-principle given its assent to the idea of a negative list of services mooted by the Centre. It also urged the Centre to amend the definition of services.The negative list of services includes those services which will not come in the a...

January 9, 2012 7:23 PM

10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas concludes

The 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas has concluded in Jaipur on Monday. The President Mrs Pratibha Devisingh Patil addressed the valedictory function and conferred Pravasi Bhartiya Samman for 2012 to 14 eminent personalities and Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce, for their excellent work in various fields...

January 9, 2012 7:04 PM

BJP puts its ideology, principles aside in electoral battle, says Cong

Congress on Monday alleged that BJP puts its ideology and principles aside when it comes to electoral battle. Briefing reporters in New Delhi , party spokesperson Rashid Alvi said that BJP's only objective is to grab power.Mr. Alvi said that Trinamool Congress is an important ally of the Congre...

January 9, 2012 7:04 PM

Pranab launches website of Tagore's works

The Chairman of the National Implementation Committee to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee on Monday launched the website of Tagore's works in New Delhi.The Finance Minister while speaking on the occasion said this is a key project which is the resul...

January 9, 2012 6:42 PM

Centre to employ multi-pronged strategy to curb fatal road accidents

A multi-pronged strategy is being put in place to stop growing rate of fatal accidents in the country.At present, India has the highest rate of road accidents across the world.Talking to All India Radio, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin R. Gokran said that a toug...

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