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September 23, 2011 6:14 PM

T R Baalu meets Sonia Gandhi

DMK leader T R Baalu met Congress President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Friday. It was the first ever visit by any DMK leader post Mrs. Gandhi's return after her surgery in the US. Later, speaking to reporters, Mr. Baalu told it was a courtesy call and no political issue was discussed.

September 23, 2011 6:13 PM

Delhi HC blast: Amir Abbas Dev remanded in NIA custody

Amir Abbas Dev was remanded on Friday by a Delhi court to National Investigation Agency, NIA custody for 15 days. NIA will interrogate Dev to unearth his suspected role in the September 7 the Delhi High Court blast that killed15 people and injured over 70 others.Special NIA Judge H S Sharma passed t...

September 23, 2011 5:33 PM

Malegaon blast: SC refuses bail to Sadhvi Pragya

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who is facing charges under MCOCA for her alleged involvement in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.Dismissing her bail plea, a bench of justices J M Panchal and H L Gokhale said, that there is no merit in the petition. ...

September 23, 2011 4:53 PM

NHRC constitutes advocacy group on media

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has constituted an advocacy group comprising 12 senior journalists to advise it in seeking enhanced and active role of media in creating awareness on human rights issues. The Advisory Group on the Media and Human Rights will be chaired by NHRC Chairperson ...

September 23, 2011 4:50 PM

CCEA approves World Bank assistance to clean Ganga

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the Environment and Forests Ministry's proposal for 'World Bank assistance to National Ganga River Basin Authority,NGRBA for abatement of pollution of river Ganga. An official statement said that the total cost for the project for ab...

September 23, 2011 2:22 PM

Earthquake warning sensors to be installed in next 5 yrs: Harsh Gupta

India will have its own state-of-art earthquake warning system installed in next five years. The President of Geological Society of India, Harsh Gupta said in Varanasi that Koyna in Maharashtra has been selected for the project.He said earthquake warning sensors will be installed in a borehole as de...

September 23, 2011 2:20 PM

CVC, senior officials to appear before Parliamentary panel on Lokpal

The Central Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar along with other senior officials will appear on Friday before the Parliamentary standing committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justice. The committee is consulting various stakeholders before finalizing its recommendations to the Parl...

September 23, 2011 2:01 PM

Earthquake: Death toll rises to 82 in Sikkim

The death toll in the Sunday's Earthquake in Sikkim has now risen to 82 with the North district alone accounting for 65 deaths. State Chief Minster Mr Pawan Chamling is currently at the North district headquarters Managan to have an on the spot assessment of the relief and recue works. He also ...

September 23, 2011 1:43 PM

Malegaon blast: SC dismisses bail plea to Sadhvi Pragya

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who is facing charges under MCOCA for her alleged involvement in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.Dismissing her bail plea, a bench of justices J M Panchal and H L Gokhale said, that there is no merit in the petition. ...

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