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Chhattisgarh HC to hear Binayak Sen’s bail plea on Feb 9

January 25, 2011 5:45 PM

Chhattisgarh HC to hear Binayak Sen’s bail plea on Feb 9

The Chhattisgarh High Court has fixed 9th February as the next date of hearing on the bail petition of the Human Rights' activist Dr. Binayak Sen who is undergoing life term on the charges of sedition. The hearing on the bail petitions of Dr. Sen and another Mr. Piyush Guha also serving jail te...

India, Indonesia sign 18 agreements worth $15.1 bn

January 25, 2011 5:45 PM

India, Indonesia sign 18 agreements worth $15.1 bn

India and Indonesia on Tuesday signed 18 agreements worth 15.1 billion US dollar in sectors like mining, infrastructure and manufacturing. Addressing a business meeting in New Delhi, on Tuesday the visiting Indonesian President Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the two countries have also set a t...

755 selected for police medals

January 25, 2011 5:33 PM

755 selected for police medals

Seven hundred and fifty five personnel have been selected for Police Medals. According to an official press release the Medals were announced on the eve of the Republic Day. Eleven police personnel will be decorated with gallantry awards and one hundred twenty nine with Police Medals. 82 Personnel w...

Acharya Lokesh Muni to be honoured with Communal Harmony Award

January 25, 2011 5:32 PM

Acharya Lokesh Muni to be honoured with Communal Harmony Award

Acharya Lokesh Muni of Delhi will be honoured with Communal Harmony Award 2010 in the individual category this year. The jury headed by Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari selected Muni for the award that carries a citation and two lakh rupees. 49 years old Muni is the chief functionary of Ahimsa V...

Prez Patil voiced concern over criminalisation of politics

January 25, 2011 5:31 PM

Prez Patil voiced concern over criminalisation of politics

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Tuesday voiced serious concern over criminalisation of politics and influence of money power in elections. She favoured necessary legislative measures to make electoral processes more robust and free of any malpractices. Speaking on the National Voters' Day...

India-Indonesia sign 11 agreements including an extradition treaty

January 25, 2011 2:10 PM

India-Indonesia sign 11 agreements including an extradition treaty

India and Indonesia today signed 11 agreements including Extradition Treaty. These include agreements in the field of oil and natural gas, science and technology, legal assistance, media, Micro, small and medium enterprises and education. The agreements were signed in New Delhi this morning followin...

Rajesh Talwar injured after attack outside court

January 25, 2011 2:01 PM

Rajesh Talwar injured after attack outside court

Rajesh Talwar, father of murdered teenager Aarushi, was today attacked by an unidentified youth outside a Ghaziabad court. He suffered injuries following the attack and was rushed to a hospital by his lawyers. He had gone to the court to file a protest petition against CBI's closure report in t...

To rein in inflation, RBI hikes key rates by 0.25%

January 25, 2011 1:21 PM

To rein in inflation, RBI hikes key rates by 0.25%

The Reserve Bank of India today raised the repo rate and the reverse repo rate by 0.25 per cent, each, with immediate effect, in order to curb inflation. The repo rate is the rate at which RBI lends, short-term, to commercial banks while the reverse repo rate is the rate at which it borrows, short-t...

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