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September 8, 2011 1:09 PM

Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances amendment bill introduced in LS

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances amendment bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday. The bill provides for consolidating and amending the law relating to narcotic drugs. The Bill also seeks to put in place enabling provisions for the int...

September 8, 2011 11:55 AM

Sonia Gandhi returns home after surgery

Congress President Sonia Gandhi returned to the capital early this morning from abroad where she underwent surgery a month ago. Party general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi said the Congress President returned early today and she is fine.

September 8, 2011 11:50 AM

PM calls upon political parties to work together to combat terror

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said there are some leads to the terror attack outside Delhi High Court but it is too early to say which group is behind the incident. He was talking to media persons on board last night on his return from Dhaka to New Delhi last night.Replying to a question abou...

September 8, 2011 9:20 AM

Land Acquisition, Rehab Bill 2011 introduced in LS

The government introduced Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 in the Lok Sabha to replace a more than 100 year old Act. It proposes to give a much better deal, including higher compensation, to landowners, and sets the stage for a radical overhaul of the 1894 Act.The bill ai...

September 8, 2011 9:05 AM

Earthquake jolts Delhi, NCR

An earthquake of medium intensity jolted Delhi and its satellite towns late on Wednesday night.The tremors were felt across Delhi and its adjoining satellite towns of Ghaziabad and Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Gurgaon in Haryana at11:28 pm. Shailesh Nayak, Secretary in Ministry of Earth Sciences, and ...

September 8, 2011 9:00 AM

Lokayukta issue: Gujarat HC issues notice to R.A Mehta, others

Gujarat high court has issued notices to retired high court judge R. A. Mehta and registrar general of high court and the principal private secretary to the Chief Justice over the appointment of Lokayukta in the state. Hearing the petition over the appointment of Lokayukta by the Governor, high cour...

September 8, 2011 8:48 AM

India-Bangladesh agree to remove trade barriers

India and Bangladesh agreed to remove all barriers and improve infrastructure like road, port and rail links for enhancing bilateral trade. This was agreed after a two-day successful visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. During his visit, Singh announced to remove 46 textiles lines, of interest to...

September 8, 2011 8:48 AM

India-Bangladesh agree to remove trade barriers

India and Bangladesh agreed to remove all barriers and improve infrastructure like road, port and rail links for enhancing bilateral trade. This was agreed after a two-day successful visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. During his visit, Singh announced to remove 46 textiles lines, of interest to...

September 7, 2011 9:35 PM

PM arrives in New Delhi

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has reached Delhi after two-days state visit to Bangladesh. Talking to media on board special plane he said that he is fully satisfied over the goals achieved during his visit.Dr. Singh said that both the sides were successful to sign umbrella agreement on diver...

September 7, 2011 8:48 PM

President, Vice President, PM condemn Delhi HC blast

The President, Vice President and the Prime Minister have condemned the blast near the Delhi High Court. The President has expressed her deep sympathies for the families of those killed. She has also wished for the speedy recovery of those injured in the blast.The Vice President and the Chairman of ...

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