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December 21, 2010 8:13 PM

CBI questions Niira Radia over 2G scam

The CBI today questioned the Corporate lobbyist Niira Radia for four hours at her New Delhi residence in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam. She along with former telecom minister A Raja were issued summons on Monday by the CBI to appear before it for questioning. Confirming the receipt...

December 21, 2010 8:06 PM

CBI court issues summon to ten judges in PF scam case

The CBI court in Ghaziabad on Tuesday issued summon to ten judges who were then posted as Either district judge or Additional District judges in Ghaziabad in connection with multi crore Provident Fund scam case. The CBI Court called these judges to appear before court on 13th of January. These judge...

December 21, 2010 8:05 PM

Sahitya Akademi Awards announced; to be conferred on Feb 15

Eight poetry collections, four novels, three short story collections, four books on literary criticism, one travelogue, one autobiography and one play have been selected for this year's prestigeous Sahitya Akademi Award. Among the prominent award winner include: Rahamath Tarikeri for Marathi, M...

December 21, 2010 7:21 PM

'Aadhaar' number to act as valid document to open bank account

'Aadhaar' Number issued by Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI can now be used for opening banking accounts. The Finance Ministry in its latest release says that the new notification will promote financial inclusion of the poor and the hitherto excluded by making it possible for them to ...

December 21, 2010 7:21 PM

PM expresses deep concern over sharp rise in onion prices

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed deep concern over the sharp rise in onion prices and said effective steps should be taken to bring down the prices to affordable levels. In a letter to the secretaries of Departments of Consumer Affairs and Agriculture, Dr. Singh has expressed deep conce...

December 21, 2010 7:20 PM

India, Russia sign agreement to share high precision signals from GLONASS

India and Russia today signed an agreement to share high precision signals from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS).The agreement to share the high precision signal from GLONASS satellites was signed on the sidelines of the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. AIR correspondent r...

December 21, 2010 6:49 PM

India doctor Haneef wins substantial compensation for his wrongful detention

Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef has struck a deal with the Australian government for receiving a substantial compensation for his wrongful detention. Haneef, who was detained after being wrongly accused of having links to the failed Glasglow bombing attempt in 2007, returned to Australia last week to ...

December 21, 2010 6:46 PM

Onion price likely to come down after two-three weeks: Govt

The government has said, the skyrocketing Onion price is likely to come down after two-three weeks. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said, the situation is likely to improve thereafter in the wake of its move to ban exports of the commodity. He, however, ruled out any immediate plans to import onio...

December 21, 2010 6:29 PM

Onion prices likely to come down after two-three weeks

The government has said, the skyrocketing Onion price is likely to come down after two-three weeks. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said, the situation is likely to improve thereafter in the wake of its move to ban exports of the commodity. He was talking to reporters on the side lines of a functi...

December 21, 2010 6:24 PM

Railway Revenue Earnings up 7.57% during 1st-10th Dec

Railways Revenue Earnings has registered an increase of 7.57 per cent during the period from 1st to 10th of December compared to the corresponding period last year. According to an official statement, the total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during this period were arou...

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