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June 9, 2012 5:46 PM

All trapped civilians at Khardungla pass rescued

The Army and police Saturady rescued 400 civilians trapped in landslides at Khardung La Pass, in Ladakh region the world's highest motorable road.The civilians, including women and children, in 150 vehicles were trapped since last evening in multiple landslides in a stretch of 10 km at Khardung...

June 9, 2012 5:22 PM

Govt rubbishes Team Anna’s allegation

The Government has rubbished allegations against cabinet ministers by Team Anna. It also rejected demands of Team Anna to set up a Special Investigation Team to probe allegations of corruption against cabinet ministers and establishing fast-track courts to hear charges against them.Minister of State...

June 9, 2012 1:50 PM

All trapped civilians at Khardungla pass rescued

In Jammu and Kashmir, around 400 civilians, including children, trapped at Khardung La pass on Srinagar-Leh National Highway have been rescued. According to a defence spokesman, multiple land and snow slides occurred on Friday night along a 10 km stretch at Khardung La pass.Some 150 vehicles carryin...

June 9, 2012 1:33 PM

Lawmaker introduces Bill to stop US aid to Pak

A key lawmaker has introduced a Bill in the House of Representatives seeking to stop all US aid to Pakistan until Shakil Afridi is set free. Introduced by Florida Congressman Connie Mack, the Bill is companion to the similar legislation introduced in the US Senate early this week, which seeks to sto...

June 9, 2012 1:32 PM

400 persons rescued at Khardung La pass

In Jammu and Kashmir, around 400 civilians, including children, trapped at Khardung La pass on Srinagar-Leh National Highway have been rescued. According to a defence spokesman, multiple land and snow slides occurred on Friday night along a 10 km stretch at Khardung La pass.Some 150 vehicles carryin...

June 9, 2012 10:51 AM

RBI nods to much frequent NRI remittance

The Reserve bank of India (RBI) has permitted NRIs to send remittances more frequently. According to a latest RBI circular released on Friday, resident Indians are now allowed to receive as many as 30 remittances from NRI friends and relatives during a year as against 12 earlier.In the circular addr...

June 9, 2012 8:23 AM

Ministry grants over Rs 77 cr for annual sport competitions

The Sports Ministry has sanctioned over Rs 77 crore to 26 states for conducting annual sports competitions under the Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan scheme. These states include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh and...

June 9, 2012 8:23 AM

Generate unique customer identification code: RBI to banks

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all banks to generate a unique identification code for each of their customers. It will strengthen Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing Of Terrorism (CFT) mechanisms. RBI has said that since the formation of the e...

June 8, 2012 9:20 PM

GoM approves disposal of Union Carbide toxic waste in Germany

A Group of Ministers (GoM) today gave its approval to Madhya Pradesh government to dispose of 350 metric tonnes of Union Carbide toxic waste in Germany.As per the decision, the Centre will pay 25 crore rupees towards the cost of airlifting the waste which will be removed within a year.Madhya Pradesh...

June 8, 2012 8:50 PM

CBI arrests Navy war room leak case accused Abhisekh Verma & wife

CBI has arrested Naval War room leak case accused Abhishek Verma and his wife Anca Neascu, a Romanian national, under Prevention of Corruption Act. They were arrested by the agency today after Abhishek was questioned by the CBI in a separate case against him for allegedly taking money from a defence...

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