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May 18, 2012 11:45 AM

RS adjourned till noon on Opp demand to take up Guj Gov'nor issue

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice till noon following noisy scenes. As soon as the House met for the day, BJP members were on their feet to demand the suspension of question hour to take up the issue of the alleged involvement of Gujarat Governor, Kamala Benival in a land grabbing case. Chairman M...

May 18, 2012 10:50 AM

Facebook prices initial offer at $38 per share

The Social networking company, Facebook has priced its initial share offer at 38 dollars per share. At this price the firm will be worth 104 billion dollars. But some analysts are questioning the company's valuation saying it will have to achieve remarkable things to justify it. Facebook is jus...

May 18, 2012 10:44 AM

Violence at Army recruitment rally in Jaipur

In Rajasthan unruly youth created nuisance during an Army Recruitment rally at Govindgarh town in Jaipur today.Rejected candidates of physical test set ablaze a police bus and jeep and damaged railway signals and rail track in Govindgarh. They blocked Jaipur-Bikaner National Highway and damaged some...

May 18, 2012 10:41 AM

Alleged horsetrading in J'khand RS poll:CBI raids in J'khand, Bihar & K'kata

The CBI today conducted raids at 35 places in Jharkhand, Bihar and Kolkata in West Bengal in connection with the allegations of horse trading that led to countermanding of the March 30 Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand. Our Ranchi correspondent quoting CBI sources reports that the places where the raid...

May 18, 2012 9:48 AM

Govt nod for GAIL agreement with Turkmenistan Oil co on TAPI Gas project

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to permit GAIL to sign the Gas Sale & Purchase Agreement, GSPA, with Turrnen Gas, Turkmenistan's national oil company, for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India, TAPI Gas Pipeline Project. The P...

May 18, 2012 9:12 AM

Govt nod for GAIL agreement with Turkmenistan Oil co on TAPI Gas project

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to permit GAIL to sign the Gas Sale & Purchase Agreement, GSPA, with Turrnen Gas, Turkmenistan's national oil company, for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India, TAPI Gas Pipeline Project. The P...

May 18, 2012 9:08 AM

Govt approves amendments in pending RS bill to give property share to wife

The government has approved fresh amendments in a bill pending in Rajya Sabha to give the wife a clearly defined share in her husband's immovable residential property. A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday, took up new amendments to the Marriage Laws...

May 17, 2012 10:16 PM

India to raise Mumbai blasts mastermind Hafiz Sayeed’s issue

India says it will take up handing over of mastermind of Mumbai Blasts Hafiz Sayeed with Pakistan in the forthcoming Home Secretary level talks with Pakistan. The talks are scheduled to be held on 24th and 25th of this month in Islamabad.Home Secretary Mr. R. K. Singh who was on a visit to Jammu and...

May 17, 2012 10:14 PM

Parl Panel asks govt not to acquire land for private businesses

A Parliamentary panel on Thursday said the government should not acquire land for private businesses and stressed on a clearer definition of public purpose in this regard. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development, headed by BJP leader Sumitra Mahajan, in its report on the Bill said publ...

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