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January 7, 2011 7:59 PM

GoM to examine issue of paid news

Government has constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine the issue of paid news. The group, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, will also suggest remedial measures to curb the menace. The GoM is also likely to seek the opinion of experts in the field. It will also call for suggestio...

January 7, 2011 7:52 PM

K G Balakrishnan's brother resigns as govt pleader in Kerala HC

K G Bhaskaran, brother of former Chief Justice of India, Justice K G Balakrishnan has resigned as Special Government Pleader for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe cases in Kerala High Court. He tendered his resignation to the Advocate General C P Sudhakara Prasad, citing health reasons. K G Bhaska...

January 7, 2011 7:51 PM

Cold wave continues to sweep several parts of country

Intense cold wave continued to sweep north India. The biting cold has claimed 12 lives in the region during the past 24 hours. While 11 people died in Uttar Pradesh, one person lost his life in Jammu and KashmirIn Uttar Pradesh, Churk town in the district of recorded 1.4 degree Celsius while Agra re...

January 7, 2011 7:51 PM

Income Tax Dept raids wholesale onion dealers across country

The Income Tax Department today raided wholesale onion dealers across the country in view of sudden spurt in the prices of this commodity. Official sources said the raids have been conducted in Bihar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Bareilly, Meerut, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Cha...

January 7, 2011 7:50 PM

Road Safety Week concludes

Road Safety Week concluded today after a week-long road-safety awareness campaign throughout the country. The week is observed during the first seven days of January every year, with various institutions, organisations and NGO-s conducting special training campaigns for vehicle drivers and other roa...

January 7, 2011 7:10 PM

EC launches nation wide initiative to enroll young voters

Election Commission says, over eight lakh polling station areas will register new voters on 25th of this month- the "National Voters' Day". Addressing a press conference in New Delhi this evening, the Chief Election Commissioner S. Y. Qureshi said, this will be the single biggest exercise to en...

January 7, 2011 7:09 PM

Congress to stand by final decision of Govt on Telangana

The Congress today said that the party will stand by the final decision of the government on Telangana issue. Talking to the reporters in New Delhi the party spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad today said that the party will go for the option providing highest satisfaction to the largest section of the regio...

January 7, 2011 7:09 PM

Congress for strict action against RSS

The Congress has demanded that the government take a strict action against RSS for its alleged involvement in the terror activities across the country. Talking to the reporters in New Delhi today party spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad said that communal forces nurturing violence in the country should be d...

January 7, 2011 6:48 PM

India committed to engage with young Diaspora for empowered global presence

India is committed to engage with the young Diaspora for its empowered global presence. Addressing the pre-inaugural session of the 9th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in New Delhi today, the minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Mr.Vayalar Ravi said, the government is all set to have an increased...

January 7, 2011 6:41 PM

Congress urges state Govt to improve PDS to tackle inflation

Congress has urged the state governments to improve their Public Distribution System to tackle the inflation. Talking to the reporters in New Delhi today the party spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad said that the centre and Congress lead state governments are monitoring the black marketing and hoarding in t...

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