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January 17, 2011 9:40 AM

Diplomat transferred from London after assaulting wife

Senior London-based diplomat Anil Verma, accused of assaulting his wife, has been transferred back home. Sources said Mr Verma has been transferred to Delhi with immediate effect and may face action which will be based on the findings of the probe into the allegations of assault against him. Mr Verm...

January 17, 2011 9:19 AM

Telecom ministry proposes hefty penalty for tapping phone unlawfully

Government has proposed penalty up to two crore rupees on unlawful phone tapping. The present amount is just 500 rupees. In a communiqu' to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the Department of Telecom (DoT) has proposed the imposition of a penalty between one lakh and two crore rupees for breac...

January 16, 2011 8:49 PM

Attempt to bring perpetrators of 26/11 has not moved an inch in Pak: Pillai

India today said attempt to bring the guilty in Mumbai attacks to justice has not moved an inch in Pakistan. Home Secretary G K Pillai said in New Delhi that no real investigation has taken place in Pakistan and the prosecution attempt in that country to bring the 26/11 guilty to justice has not mad...

January 16, 2011 8:03 PM

Discussion to precede formulation of New Telecom Policy 2011

The Telecom Ministry plans to constitute separate groups to carry out discussions with various stakeholders in the run-up to formulation of the New Telecom Policy-2011. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Telecom Secretary R Chandrasekhar has said, the ministry has initiated preliminary discussions ...

January 16, 2011 8:03 PM

UGC issues guidelines on use and safe disposal of radioactive elements

University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued guidelines to varsities on use and safe disposal of radioactive elements, nearly eight months after origin of Cobalt-60, which lead to the death of a man here, was traced to Delhi University's chemistry department.UGC sources told PTI that various u...

January 16, 2011 8:03 PM

Criminal justice system not working properly: SC

The Supreme Court has observed that criminal justice system in the country is not working properly and recommended urgent steps to stem the rot.A Supreme Court bench of justices Aftab Alam and R M Lodha has made the statement following the Allahabad High Court acquitting a man charged with rape and ...

January 16, 2011 7:59 PM

Montek disputes CAG calculation in 2G spectrum allocation

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has disagreed with official auditor CAG on the calculation of a presumptive loss of 1.76 lakh crore rupees in the alleged 2G spectrum scam. Speaking to a private TV channel, Mr Ahluwalia questioned the approach adopted by the CAG for calcula...

January 16, 2011 7:57 PM

CVC holds inquiry into alleged recruitment scam in CWG

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has initiated an inquiry into an alleged recruitment scam in the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee. Our correspondent quoting sources reports, the anti-corruption watchdog officials have seized documents related to the employees who were recruited for org...

January 16, 2011 1:56 PM

Northern India again under cold wave grip

After the weather in Punjab and Haryana relented for a few days, the minimum temperature in most parts of the region today plummeted by up to three degrees Celsius, throwing normal life out of gear. The Met office said the minimum temperature, which had risen to around five degrees Celsius in the pa...

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