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September 10, 2011 11:36 AM

Govt says it is pursuing leads in Delhi High Court blast case

Government says, it has promising but not conclusive leads in the Delhi High Court blast case. Home Minister P. Chidambaram told reporters in New Delhi on Friday that the leads are being pursued. He said, the person suspected to have sent an email claiming that the High Court blast was carried by Hu...

September 10, 2011 9:40 AM

15th meeting of National Integration Council to be held today

The 15th meeting of the National Integration Council -NIC will be held in New Delhi on Saturday. The meeting will be chaired by the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. According to official sources, the agenda for the meeting includes measures to curb communalism and communal violence, measures to p...

September 10, 2011 9:40 AM

Film maker K. Balachander conferred Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2010

Veteram Film maker K. Balachander has been conferred the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2010 for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. President Pratibha Devisingh Patil last evening presented the 58th National Film Awards for the year 2010 at a f...

September 10, 2011 9:38 AM

11 S-E Asian nations to accord high priority to key health issues like HIV-AIDS

Health Ministers and officials from 11 South-East Asian countries have decided to accord high priority to key health issues like HIV-AIDS, routine immunization and nutrition. A resolution passed at the 64th session of WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia also agreed on new strategic directions...

September 10, 2011 9:36 AM

Govt preparing draft bill to tackle corruption at local level

Government is preparing a draft bill to address the issue of corruption at the local level. Rural Development Ministry and the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions have prepared two separate drafts of the Grievance Redressal Bill. Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said, the t...

September 9, 2011 9:09 PM

SC refuses to restrain BCCI secretary as board President

In a major relief for BCCI secretary N Srinivasan, the Supreme Court today refused to restrain him from taking over as the Cricket Board President. While allowing Srinivasan to take over as BCCI chief, a bench of Justices Aftab Alam and R M Lodha also made it clear that his appointment would be subj...

September 9, 2011 8:58 PM

Petition challenging govt move to exempt CBI from RTI Act’s ambit dismissed

The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging recent Government move to exempt the Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI from the ambit of Right to Information Act, 2005.A CBI spokesperson in a statement issued in Chennai today said that Chief Justice of the High Court in his judge...

September 9, 2011 8:57 PM

Govt. intends to make MGNREGS more poor-friendly

Government has constituted a 13-member committee to revise the guidelines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Scheme, MGNREGS and make it more poor-friendly. The committee to be headed by the member of the Planning Commission, Mihir Shah, will look into ways for removing the imp...

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