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September 16, 2011 8:48 PM

Kanimozhi moves court again for bail

DMK MP Kanimozhi in her second attempt to get relief again moved Delhi Court for bail On Friday. Court listed her bail plea for hearing on first of next month. DMK leader M. Karunanidhi's daughter was arrested for her alleged role in 2G spectrum scam. She is lodged in Tihar jail since May 20 fo...

September 16, 2011 8:47 PM

SC defers decision on opening Vault B of Padmanabhaswamy Temple

The Supreme Court today deferred its decision on opening the Vault B of Kerala's Padmanabhaswamy Temple till the Wednesday.The Supreme Court appointed expert committee, which submitted its report to the apex court yesterday, called for more security before the opening of the secret cellar.The panel ...

September 16, 2011 8:30 PM

India hails US decision to designate Indian Mujahideen

Hailing the US decision to designate Indian Mujahideen as a foreign terrorist outfit, New Delhi has said, it recognises that the outfit has links with Pakistan based terrorist organisations Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Jash-e-Mohammed and Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami.In response to a question, an External Affairs ...

September 16, 2011 8:28 PM

Petrol price hike was decision of oil marketing firms: Pranab

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that the call to raise petrol prices was taken by oil marketing firms. He said, petrol has been deregulated and it is oil marketing companies' review. Mr. Mukherjee said this when asked about 3.14 rupee per litre hike in petrol price.State-owned ...

September 16, 2011 8:28 PM

Kanimozhi moves court again for bail

DMK leader M Karunanidhi's daughter and party MP Kanimozhi, arrested for her alleged role in 2G spectrum allocation scam, today moved a Delhi court for bail, her second attempt to get the relief. She is lodged in Tihar jail since May 20 following rejection of her bail plea by Special judge O P ...

September 16, 2011 8:24 PM

Give HIV patients insurance cover: IRDA

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has directed the insurance companies not to deny insurance cover to HIV patients for diseases not related to HIV. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in New Delhi on Friday, IRDA chief J. Hari Narayan said cover will not be provid...

September 16, 2011 8:23 PM

Railway Minister rules out increase in passenger fares

Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Friday ruled out increase in passenger fares. The Minister said, nothing will be done to increase the burden on common man. He said, the easiest way is to raise fares but that is not the idea. The Minister said that even railway unions are pressurising him for fare...

September 16, 2011 8:21 PM

SRFTI and FTII Pune to be accorded same status

The Information and Broadcasting Minister Ms. Ambika Soni has said that, the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute in Kolkata and the Film & Television Institute in Pune will be accorded the same status. Both the Institutes will be granted the status of Institute of National Importance. S...

September 16, 2011 8:12 PM

BJP, Trinamool , CPI demand roll back of petrol price hike

The BJP on Friday demanded immediate rollback of the recent hike in petroleum prices. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, the party spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain said that this will further escalate the hardships of common man who are already facing the impact of inflation. He also asked the UPA allies t...

September 16, 2011 8:09 PM

SC seeks Centre's response on quota plea for 15 crore nomads

The Supreme Court today sought the Centre's response on a petition seeking quota benefits to nearly 15 crore de-notified nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes said to be living in penury and social neglect.A bench of justices J M Panchal and H L Gokhale issued notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs, ...

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