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December 17, 2010 1:17 PM

Socialist leader Surendra Mohan passed away

Veteran socialist leader and thinker Surendra Mohan passed away in New Delhi this morning after a brief illness. He was 84. Mohan was close to socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia and was instrumental in giving shape to socialist legislation during his tenure as Rajya Sabha MP. Cremation will take pla...

December 17, 2010 1:17 PM

SC indicts Orissa, Centre for failure in executing MGNREGA

The Supreme Court has asked both the Union and Orissa governments to explain as to why the CBI should not be ordered to probe financial irregularities in implementation of the rural job guarantee scheme in the eastern state. A bench of Chief Justice S H Kapadia criticised both of them for their fail...

December 17, 2010 10:50 AM

Moharum being observed today

Moharum is being observed throughout the country today. It is observed in memory of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed, who gave away his life protecting dignity for human values. Tazia processions are taken out on this day.

December 17, 2010 10:37 AM

No night shelter to be demolished, Directs SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all states and union territories to ensure that no night shelter is demolished amid the biting winter cold. It slammed the Delhi Development Authority for demolishing two such facilities in the capital. A bench of justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma orde...

December 17, 2010 10:32 AM

2011 declared as 'Year of India-China Exchange’

India and China have declared the year 2011 as the 'Year of India-China Exchange'. Both the countries will encourage, during this period, greater exchanges between civil society organizations, youth, media, scholars & thinkers, artistes and cultural personalities. Speaking at the Celebration of ...

December 16, 2010 9:02 PM

RBI keeps all key rates unchanged

In its mid-quarter review of monetary policy, on Thursday, the Reserve Bank of India has kept its key policy interest rates unchanged. The apex bank kept its short-term lending rate steady at 6.25 per cent, and its borrowing rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent. The RBI also maintained the Cash Reverse R...

December 16, 2010 8:49 PM

SC directs all states, UTs not to demolish night

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all states and union territories to ensure that no night shelter is demolished amid the biting winter cold. It slammed the Delhi Development Authority for demolishing two such facilities in the capital. A bench of justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma orde...

December 16, 2010 8:48 PM

Supreme Court to monitor probe into 2G spectrum scam

Government on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to monitor the investigation in the alleged 2G scam. Talking to reporters in New Delhi the Information and Technology Minister Mr. Kapil Sibal rejected the opposition demand for a JPC probe. He added that this probe cannot investigate the sc...

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