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February 14, 2011 6:24 PM

SC directs Centre ,states to prepare rehabilitation schemes for sex workers

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre and states to prepare suitable rehabilitation schemes for the welfare of sex workers. A bench of justices Markandeya Katju and Gyan Sudha Mishra directed the central and state governments to prepare schemes for giving technical and vocational training to s...

February 14, 2011 6:23 PM

Raja sent to CBI remand for three more days

Former Telecom Minister A Raja was today sent to CBI remand for three more days by a Delhi court in the 2G spectrum case. It also extended the custody of Swan telecom promoter Shahid Balwa for four days after the CBI said it wanted to confront them on the money trail. Special CBI judge O P Saini sai...

February 14, 2011 6:22 PM

Karnataka HC upholds disqualification of MLAs

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the order by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker K G Boppaiah to disqualify five Independent MLAs under Anti Defection Law. Justices A S Bopanna, Mohan Shantanagoudar and S Abdul Nazeer have unanimously ruled in favour of Speaker and dismissed the petition ...

February 14, 2011 4:58 PM

Congress holds deliberations on Budget Session

The Congress top brass today held deliberations to chalk out a strategy for the forthcoming Budget Session of Parliament in view of the logjam on the opposition demand for a JPC into the 2G spectrum issue.The party chief, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh were also present...

February 14, 2011 4:57 PM

Reliance Infocomm refutes SC allegations that it had tapped AMAR

Reliance Infocomm today refuted in the Supreme Court the allegations that it had illegally tapped former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's phone. In a 21-page affidavit, submitted to a bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly, the telecom company said, it has acted in a bonafide manner a...

February 14, 2011 4:56 PM

BJP calls for new mechanism of Consumer Price Index

BJP today called for a new mechanism of Consumer Price Index. Talking to reporters in New delhi, Party Spokesperson Prakash Javedkar said that the Whole Sale Price Index is not the real reflector of inflation and food prices. He said that a new improved indicator which reflects prices paid by consum...

February 14, 2011 2:23 PM

Karnataka HC to give verdict on MLA's disqualification case today

The Karnataka High Court will today pronounce its order on the five independent MLAs disqualification case. In their writ petition, the five Independent MLAs had challenged Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah's order that disqualified them under the Anti-Defection Law. A full bench, comprising Justice...

February 14, 2011 2:22 PM

Strict punishment for power thieves in new bill

A new bill to make the transmission of the electricity more efficient is on anvil. Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said in New Delhi today that bill will have the provision of stricter punishments for the power thieves in the proposed bill. He also said that share of private sector will be ...

February 14, 2011 1:57 PM

Govt to introduce comprehensive amendment for electoral reforms

Government will introduce a comprehensive amendment to electoral reforms to eliminate the role of money and muscle power in elections.Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said in Bangalore that the amendment will be brought about in the next three to four months after a national consultation on the i...

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