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September 20, 2011 2:09 PM

Veteran Poet Dr. Chandrashekhara Kambar selected for 2010 Jnanpeeth award

Veteran Kannada Poet, and Former-vice chancellor of Hampi Kannada University Dr. Chandrashekhara Kambar has been selected for the 2010 Jnanpeeth award. The country's highest literary honour instituted in 1961 carries a cheque for Rs.7.5lakh, a citation and a bronze replica of Vagdevi. This Jnan...

September 20, 2011 1:18 PM

Pranab Mukherjee to attend IMF World Bank meet in US

The Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee will embark on a week-long visit to the United States from tomorrow to attend the Annual IMF World Bank meetings. AIR correspondent quoting official sources reports, Mr Mukherjee will lead the Indian delegation that would comprise the Reserve Bank of India G...

September 20, 2011 1:08 PM

Gujarat Congress leaders end their fast

In Gujarat, senior Congress leader Mr.Shankarsingh Waghela and the State Congress President Mr. Arjun Modhavadia ended their three day fast on Tuesday morning. They held the fast in front of Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad against the goodwill fast by state Chief Minister Mr.Narendra Modi. After endin...

September 20, 2011 10:28 AM

CBI files chargesheet against Ketan Desai, three others for graft

The CBI has filed a charge sheet against sacked President of Medical Council of India Ketan Desai and three others for allegedly accepting bribe of two crore rupees to grant recognition to a medical college in Punjab. Besides Desai, the other charge sheeted include alleged middleman Jitender Pal Sin...

September 19, 2011 9:23 PM

FM sets up SIU to monitor political funds

The Finance Ministry has set up a special investigation unit, SIU to monitor the funding and donations made to political parties. It will monitor election-related expenditure, regulate political funding and enforce compliance to tax laws by political parties and groups including checking exemptions ...

September 19, 2011 9:06 PM

CVC recommends impose major penalty against 165 officers

The Central Vigilance Commission CVC has recommended imposition of major penalty against 165 officers for their alleged involvement in corrupt practices. They include 22 from Ministry of Railways followed by 17 from Union Bank of India, 13 from Punjab National Bank, 11 each from Corporation Bank and...

September 19, 2011 7:45 PM

Cash-for-vote scam: Court extends interim bail of Amar Singh

In cash-for-vote scam case, a Delhi Court on Monday extended the interim bail of Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh till 27th September on the health grounds. Singh was arrested for his alleged involvement in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam. Extending Singh's interim bail which was to expire today, Special ...

September 19, 2011 7:44 PM

Illegal mining case: CBI continues its raid on Reddy’s close aides

The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing illegal mining by Reddy brothers, continued its raid on their close associates in Hospet near Bellary in Karnataka on Monday. A seven member team raided the houses of S T D Manjunath, Swastic Nagaraj and Karapudi Manjunath in Hospet and Sandur on Monday. ...

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