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September 16, 2011 8:09 PM

Kanimozhi moves court for again 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 8:07 PM

South-west monsoon all set to withdraw

After bountiful spells leading to four per cent excess rains across the country, the south-west monsoon is expected to start withdrawing from the end of next week. Weather office said today that the northwest region, which experienced heavy rains over the last two days, will witness a decrease in ra...

September 16, 2011 8:05 PM

Kapil expresses need to completely transform university system

The Minister for Human Resource Development, Communications and Information technology Kapil Sibal has expressed the need to completely transform the university system in the country to make them the repository of knowledge.Speaking at an Annual Conference of higher education in Dubai today, Mr. Sib...

September 16, 2011 8:04 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 today, IRDA chief J. Hari Narayan said cover will not be provided f...

September 16, 2011 7:54 PM

MCI changes norms for assessment of new medical colleges

The Medical Council of India, MCI, has decided to change the norms for assessment of new medical colleges in a bid to ensure more transparency. Board Member of MCI, Dr. Purushottam Lal said that this will also rectify the problem of fraudulent faculty.He said that while surveying a new medical colle...

September 16, 2011 7:53 PM

Sowing of rice picking up in various parts of country

Around 377 lakh hectare area have been covered under the cultivation of Rice so far as the sowing of rice is picking up in various parts of the country. According to a data released by the Agriculture Ministry, the acerage shows an increase of 33.55 lakh hectare over last year's acreage on this date...

September 16, 2011 7:53 PM

SRFTI and FTII Pune to be accorded same status

The Information and Broadcasting Minister Ms. Ambica 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 7:34 PM

Give HIV patients insurance cover: IRDA

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has directed the insurance companies no 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 today, IRDA chief J. Hari Narayan said cover will not be provided fo...

September 16, 2011 7:32 PM

Kanimozhi moves court for again 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.Lodged in Tihar jail since May 20 following rejection of her bail plea by Special judge O P Saini, K...

September 16, 2011 7:32 PM

Govt to give incentives to exporters under duty drawback scheme

The government today announced it will give incentives to exporters under duty drawback scheme. Speaking to media in New Delhi, Finance Secretary R S Gujral said the scheme will cover 1,100 items. He, however, said the government will end the tax break under the Duty Entitlement Pass Book (DEPB) for...

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