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September 3, 2011 8:30 PM

Justice Sen sends resignation to President

Calcutta High Court Judge Justice Soumitra Sen on Saturday handed over his hand written resignation letter to the President Secretariat in New Delhi. Official sources said that Justice Sen's Lawyer handed over the letter to President's Secretary, Christy Fernandez on behalf of Justice Sen....

September 3, 2011 8:18 PM

CBI to probe Bhopal activist murder

The Centre has ordered a CBI probe into the murder of Madhya Pradesh RTI activist Shehla Masood in Bhopal. This was disclosed by Minister of State for Department of Personnel V Narayanasamy in New Delhi on Friday. The Centre had received a letter from the Madhya Pradesh Government requesting for a C...

September 3, 2011 6:06 PM

Waterlogging hits Konkan Railway services

In Maharashtra, services on the Konkan Railway route continued to remain affected for the second consecutive day today due to accumulation of mud and water on tracks near Pomendi village between Ratnagiri and Nivsar. AIR correspondent from Ratnagiri reports train services remained suspended between ...

September 3, 2011 5:55 PM

Govt-ULFA signs agreement to suspend operation in Assam

A tripartite agreement for Suspension of Operations against United Liberation Front of Assam, ULFA was signed on Saturday in New Delhi with an objective to bring peace in the north-eastern state of Assam.The agreement was signed among the representatives of Central and Assam governments and ULFA lea...

September 3, 2011 5:31 PM

Improving supply of farm products to moderate price rise: Pranab

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Saturday that the government is trying to improve supply of some critical farm products which will help moderate the double-digit food inflation in coming weeks. Mr. Mukherjee told reporters in Kolkata that food inflation has reached double digit which is a ...

September 3, 2011 5:10 PM

Govt-ULFA signs agreement to suspend operation in Assam

The Government and United Liberation Front of Assam, ULFA on Friday signed an agreement on suspension of operations to end violence in Assam. Official sources said that the agreement was inked after the second round of talks between ULFA and the Centre in New Delhi. A three-member ULFA team comprisi...

September 3, 2011 2:11 PM

PM visit to Bangladesh: Ties will boost, says report

A report on Indo- Bangladesh relations states that Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's upcoming visit to Dhaka provides an opportunity to take bilateral relations between the two countries to a higher trajectory and move towards a strategic partnership. The report prepared by the Institue for Defence...

September 3, 2011 1:45 PM

Youth power should guide nation's growth: Ansari

Vice President Hamid Ansari has said that the youth of the country is an important national resource and their skills must be channelised and harnessed for the nation's progress. Mr Ansari was addressing a gathering after presenting the Uprashtrapati Awards to Rover Scouts and Ranger Guides in New D...

September 3, 2011 1:38 PM

Breach of privilege: Prashant Bhusan gets notice

The Rajya Sabha secretariat has issued a breach of privilege notice to another team Anna member Prashant Bhushan. Bhushan told our correspondent that he has been asked to file his reply by 14th of this month. He said that he has received notice for his remarks against Parliamentarians. A Supreme Cou...

September 3, 2011 1:31 PM

Trace cash-for-vote fund source: SC to Delhi Police

The Supreme Court has asked the Delhi Police to trace the source of money used to allegedly bribe some parliamentarians ahead of a confidence vote in the Lok Sabha in 2008.While asking the police to trace the source of the funds, a Bench of Justices Aftab Alam and R M Lodha, however, refused to moni...

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