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October 29, 2011 6:44 PM

Cash for Vote scam: Kulkarni, ex-BJP MPs move Delhi HC for bail

Former aide of BJP leader L K Advani, Sudheendra Kulkarni on Saturday moved the Delhi High Court against refusal of bail to him by the trial court in the cash for vote scam case. Kulkarni is an accused in the case.Besides, Kulkarni, former BJP MPs Faggan Singh Kulaste and Mahabir Singh Bhagora also ...

October 29, 2011 6:38 PM

India urges Qatar to increase supply of crude oil & LNG

Petroleum Minister S. Jaipal Reddy has urged Qatar to increase supply of crude oil and liquefied natural gas to India. He also invited their business houses to invest in Indian public sector energy firms. Qatar's Minister for Industry and Energy Mohammed bin Saleh al Sada met Reddy in New Delhi...

October 29, 2011 5:56 PM

Metallica's concert organizers arrested

Four organisers of Metallica's maiden concert in India have been arrested on charges of cheating. The arrest of Ashok, Rajesh, Savia Faleio and Umesh - from the event management company - DNA network comes a day after the event planned in Gurgoan, Haryana was cancelled yesterday. It was first d...

October 29, 2011 2:56 PM

Sanjiv Bhatt case: Missing key witness found

In Gujarat, a missing key witness in the Sanjiv Bhatt case was today found at Balasinor in Sabarkantha district. Police sources said, the witness Shreani Shah told them that he was kidnapped by six persons from near his house in connection with a land deal that he was brokering.They took him to Bala...

October 29, 2011 2:10 PM

Pak says India played big role in its bid for UNSC seat

Pakistan has said, India had played a major role in supporting its successful bid to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN Abdullah Hussain Haroon told reporters at the Karachi airport that many of the countries that Pakistan had considered as...

October 29, 2011 1:52 PM

FinMin develops govt e-payment system for direct payment of subsidies

The Finance Ministry has developed a Government e-payment system for direct credit of subsidies to consumers of fertiliser, kerosene and cooking gas. In a statement issued in New Delhi, the Finance Ministry said that this system will bring transparency and expedite direct payments from central payin...

October 29, 2011 1:51 PM

Commonwealth adopts rules to intervene in case of democratic values violation

Commonwealth approved a set of rules under which the grouping of 54 countries may intervene against governments which violate democratic values and the rule of law.Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd presented a report to the first session of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) i...

October 29, 2011 1:40 PM

1700 lakh farmers covered under National Insurance Agriculture Scheme

The number of farmers covered under the National Agriculture Insurance Scheme, NAIS has increased from over 105 lakhs in 2000-01 to over 1700 lakh in 2010-11.According to the Agriculture Ministry's release, Maharashtra has the maximum number of farmers with insurance cover followed by Andhra Pr...

October 29, 2011 12:35 PM

Prez: Center & State should work hand-in hand to fortify country’s security

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today called upon the States to create an effective deterrence to achieve zero tolerance of terrorist activities. She said that Centre and State governments have to work hand in hand to fortify security architecture of the country. Inaugurating a two day conference...

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