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February 10, 2011 2:25 PM

Supreme Court reserves verdict on CVC's appointment

The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a petition which has challenged P.J. Thomas' appointment as central vigilance commissioner on the grounds that he was facing a chargesheet in a palm oil imports case and was not an outstanding civil servant of impeccable integrity. An apex court b...

February 10, 2011 1:58 PM

SC awards 1 yr rigorous imprisonment to former Kerala minister in graft case

The Supreme Court today awarded one year rigorous imprisonment to former Kerala Power Minister and Congress leader R Balakrishnan Pillai and two others in the Idamalayar dam corruption case. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan convicted the former minister while reversing the acquittal ...

February 10, 2011 1:58 PM

Rajasthan minister resigns after remarks against President

Rajasthan minister Ameen Khan, whose remarks on President Pratibha Patil triggered a controversy, resigned today. Rajasthan Chief Minister Gehlot told reporters in New Delhi that the minister quit his post and his resignation has been forwarded to Governor Shivraj Patil for acceptance. Gehlot said t...

February 10, 2011 1:25 PM

Govt panel to review Antrix-Devas deal; report to PM

Government has appointed a high-powered committee to review various aspects of the controversial deal ISRO's commercial arm Antrix had struck with a private company for lease of scarce S-band spectrum. An official statement today said. The two-member Committee, headed by B K Chaturvedi, Member,...

February 10, 2011 1:07 PM

Centre assures SC to reveal names of foreign bank account holders

The Centre today assured the Supreme Court that it would reveal the names of persons, who have stashed black money in foreign banks after registering a formal case against them.Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium, appearing before a bench headed by Justice B Sudershan Reddy, said the government has ...

February 10, 2011 12:50 PM

ULFA to hold face-to-face unconditional talks with Centre

For the first time in its 31- year-long struggle, the banned ULFA will hold face-to-face unconditional talks with the Centre today in an attempt to usher in peace in insurgency-hit Assam. An eight-member ULFA delegation led by its 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa will sit for negotiations with...

February 10, 2011 12:12 PM

Talwar couple made accused in daughter’s murder case

Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were on Wednesday made an accused in the murder of their teenage daughter Aarushi by a special CBI court in Ghaziabad. The Court also rejected CBI's closure report in the over two-year old double-murder case.Judge Preeti Singh took cognisance of CBI's closure report...

February 10, 2011 11:38 AM

Govt spells out measures in SC to retrieve black money

The Government has spelt out in the Supreme Court host of measures to retrieve black money. The Centre told the apex court that the Black money parked in tax havens abroad will be taxable income under the Direct Taxes Code Bill. It informed the court that it has completed negotiations for the Tax In...

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