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November 18, 2011 9:26 PM

Govt. confident on passing Lokpal in winter session

Government today expressed confidence that Lokpal Bill will be passed in the winter session of Parliament beginning on Tuesday. The Standing Committee looking into the bill is finalising its recommendations and will submit its report by the month end.Disclosing this to the media persons in New Delhi...

November 18, 2011 9:25 PM

Former Telecom Minister convicted in 1996 corruption case

A Delhi court on Friday held former Telecom Minister Sukhram guilty of misusing his official position when he was in the P V Narasimha Rao cabinet and giving undue favour to a cable supply company in a 1996 corruption case. Special CBI Judge R P Pandey convicted Sukhram under various provisions of P...

November 18, 2011 9:24 PM

Former Telecom Minister convicted in 1996 corruption case

A Delhi court today held former Telecom Minister Sukhram guilty of misusing his official position when he was in the P V Narasimha Rao cabinet and giving undue favour to a cable supply company in a 1996 corruption case. Special CBI Judge R P Pandey convicted Sukhram under various provisions of Preve...

November 18, 2011 9:08 PM

Khurshid: All-party meet on electoral reforms to be held soon

An all-party meeting will be held in New Delhi to discuss the electoral reforms in the country after the Prime Minister's visit to Indonesia and Singapore.Briefing reporters in New Delhi today, the Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid said that a core committee constituted in October last y...

November 18, 2011 9:03 PM

Aarushi case: SC defers hearing on Talwars’ plea

The Supreme Court today deferred the hearing of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar's petition in Aarushi murder case. In their petition, Talwar couple challenged the criminal trial proceedings against them in the twin murder case of their teenaged daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj.A bench of the a...

November 18, 2011 8:30 PM

Former Telecom Minister convicted in 1996 corruption case

A Delhi court on Friday held former Telecom Minister Sukhram guilty of misusing his official position when he was in the P V Narasimha Rao cabinet and giving undue favour to a cable supply company in a 15-year-old case. Special CBI Judge R P Pandey convicted Sukhram under various provisions of Preve...

November 18, 2011 7:40 PM

India is re-elected to International Law Commission

India was today re-elected to the International Law Commission, ILC for a five year term beginning 1st of next year.UN General Assembly re-elected India's Narinder Singh as a member of the Commission. A member of the ILC since 2007, Singh is currently legal adviser and Head of the Legal and Tre...

November 18, 2011 7:06 PM

Govt. confident on passing Lokpal in winter session

Government today expressed confidence that Lokpal Bill will be passed in the winter session of Parliament beginning on Tuesday. The Standing Committee looking into the bill is finalising its recommendations and will submit its report by the month end.Disclosing this to the media persons in New Delhi...

November 18, 2011 7:06 PM

EGoM likely to take final decision on sugar export

The Empowered Group of Ministers on Food, EGoM is likely to take a final decision next week on the quantum of sugar to be exported in the current marketing year.The issue will come up for discussion in the meeting of EGoM headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday.This was stated by Agric...

November 18, 2011 6:57 PM

Increasing milk productivity essential to control inflation

National Dairy Plan aimed at increasing the productivity of milch-animals through scientific breeding will be launched before the end of this fiscal.Addressing a function in New Delhi today Agricultural Minister Sharad Pawar said that the Plan will also include expansion of infrastructure facilities...

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