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November 29, 2010 8:54 PM

Jaganmohan resigned from LS and also quit Congress

In Andhra Pradesh, Y S Jaganmohan Reddy today resigned from his Lok Sabha seat and also quit the Congress party. He faxed his resignation to Lok Sabha Speaker this afternoon. In an open letter written to Party President Sonia Gandhi, Jagan stated that he has been suffering humiliation in silence ove...

November 29, 2010 7:51 PM

CBI court convicts 52 fodder scam accused

A special CBI court today convicted 52 fodder scam accused, including two former regional directors of the Animal Husbandry Department (AHD), for fraudulently withdrawing about 19.2 crore rupees from a treasury in Ranchi in the 1990s. The court of A H Ansari awarded eight of the convicts who had bee...

November 29, 2010 7:50 PM

Kalmadi claims has done no wrong

With CWG Organising Committee in the focus of probe into corruption charges, its chief Suresh Kalmadi today said he is ready to answer all queries of investigating agencies. He also claimed that he has done no wrong, and is willing to give a statement in Parliament. Welcoming the probe into the alle...

November 29, 2010 6:11 PM

Loopholes in Lavasa Corporation's reply: Environment Ministry

The Environment Ministry today said there are loopholes in Lavasa Corporation's reply to its notice for alleged violation of norms in its 25,000-hectares hill city project near Pune. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said in a statement that the ministry is studying it further and a response w...

November 29, 2010 6:10 PM

Adult literacy to empower people: Govt

Government says that adult literacy will empower the people and create better employment opportunities for them. The Minister of State for Human Resource Development Mrs. D. Purandeswari said this while speaking at the interactive meeting with State Literacy Mission authority and Zila Lok Shiksha Sa...

November 29, 2010 5:54 PM

Parliament adjourns for the day

The functioning in Parliament continued to be hit for the 12th working day over the opposition demand for a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum scam. With no breakthrough yet in sight to resolve the impasse, today also both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned, first till noon and later for t...

November 29, 2010 5:53 PM

Sonia Gandhi receives several complaints during her visit to Raebareli

Congress President Sonia Gandhi received several complaints from villagers regarding non implementation of welfare schemes in Raebareli district in Uttar Pradesh. She received these complaints during her visit to rural areas of the district.AIR Correspondent reports after reaching at district headqu...

November 29, 2010 5:40 PM

Congress demands immediate resignation of Yeddyurappa

The Congress today demanded immediate resignation of the Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in the wake of observations made by the State Lok Ayukta, Justice Santosh Hegde in the alleged land allotment scam. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, party spokesman Manish Tiwari alleged that the judi...

November 29, 2010 5:24 PM

Ratan Tata moves SC against leakage of tapes

Tata Group Chairman, Ratan Tata today moved the Supreme Court against the leakage of Niira Radia tapes containing his conversation with the corporate lobbyist. In his petition he sought restraint on the publication of the tapped conversation between him and Niira Radia. The petition also asked for a...

November 29, 2010 5:23 PM

Kalmadi claims has done no wrong

With CWG Organising Committee in the focus of probe into corruption charges, its chief Suresh Kalmadi today said he is ready to answer all queries of investigating agencies. He also claimed that he has done no wrong, and is willing to give a statement in Parliament. Welcoming the probe into the alle...

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