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April 18, 2013 6:01 PM

German Bakery blast: Baig sentenced to death by Pune Sessions Court

In a landmark judgement, Pune sessions judge NP Dhote today awarded death sentence to German Bakery blast convict Mirza Himayat Baig.Earlier on April 15th, Baig was held guilty in the 2010 German Bakery blast case by the Pune sessions court . Seventeen people were killed and 65 injured when the bomb...

April 18, 2013 1:20 PM

Odisha district gram sabhas to decide on bauxite mining in Niyamgiri:SC

The Supreme Court has said that it's up to the gram sabhas or local self-government to decide on Bauxite mining in Niyamgiri Hills in Odisha. They have been asked to share their decision within three months with the union Environment Ministry. The mining project is a joint venture between UK-Ba...

April 18, 2013 12:49 PM

Indian downturn a temporary phenomenon: Chidambaram in NY

Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said the downturn in Indian economy was temporary and growth will return to 8 per cent in two years. He asserted that India can absorb 50 billion US Dollars foreign investment annually.Acknowledging the largeness of the current account deficit (CAD) at around 5 per...

April 18, 2013 12:36 PM

All party-meet ends in consensus;Land Bill to be tabled in Parl on monday

Political parties agree to bring Land Acquisition Bill in second half of Parliament's Budget session beginning on Monday.Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Minister Kamal Nath and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said the political parties have reached a broad conse...

April 18, 2013 10:15 AM

Fertiliser plant explosion in US town leaves as many as 100 injured

An explosion has ripped through a fertilizer plant in the US town of West sending a massive fireball into the sky and leaving scores of people injured. However, initial reports suggest that there is no evidence of an act of terror in the incident. A Fire Department official at West in Texas said tha...

April 18, 2013 8:16 AM

Iraq executes 21 prisoners convicted on terror charges & with al-Qaeda links

Iraq has executed 21 prisoners convicted on terrorism charges and links to al-Qaeda. Justice Ministry said, the prisoners were executed by hanging in Baghdad yesterday. All the convicts were Iraqi al-Qaeda operatives involved in bombings, car bomb attacks and assassinations. The hangings brought the...

April 18, 2013 8:13 AM

All-party meet to evolve consensus on Land Acquisition Bill today

The government has convened an all-party meeting in New Delhi today to evolve a consensus on the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011. The Bill seeks to address problems of industry regarding Acquistion of Land for setting up of projects.The Bill provides for Land Acquisition,...

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