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September 16, 2011 8:43 AM

Singhvi reappointed as chairman of Lokpal standing Committee

Mr. Abhishek Singhvi has been reappointed as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justice, paving the way for early consultations over the Lokpal Bill. The 31-member Committee is among the several Parliamentary Committees reconstituted by Speak...

September 16, 2011 8:28 AM

India demands rich club of nations to address concerns of climate change

India has strongly demanded the rich club of nations to provide additional financial resources to developing countries for addressing the concerns of climate change. Talking to reporters in New Delhi on Thursday, Environment and Forest Minister Jayanti Natrajan said that access to resources for thes...

September 16, 2011 8:26 AM

US designates IM as terrorist organisation

The US on Firday slapped sanctions on India-based terrorist group Indian Mujahideen, IM, by designating it as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation. US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton slapped sanctions on the organisation. The US State Department said, IM maintains close ties to other US-designated t...

September 15, 2011 9:21 PM

‘Large presence of security forces necessary in NE states: Chidambaram

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said the large presence of security forces in the North Eastern states was necessary to deal with the threat of violence and cases of extortion. Addressing the conference of DGPs and IGPs in New Delhi on Thursday, Chidambaram said some splinter groups and some...

September 15, 2011 8:10 PM

Central Govt employees to get another installment of 7% DA from July

Central Government employees will get another installment of seven percent DA from July this year. An announcement to this effect was made by the Information and Broadcasting Minister Mrs. Ambika Soni after the Cabinet gave approval to the proposal. Mrs. Ambika Soni said the Union Cabinet today gave...

September 15, 2011 7:31 PM

Petrol Prices hiked by 3.14 per litre

State-owned oil firms have raised petrol prices by 3.14 rupees per liter . A top executive of Indian Oil told AIR that the hike will be effective from midnight. With this, petrol in Delhi will now cost 66.84 rupees a litre. Top Executives of the three oil marketing Companies, Indian Oil, Bharat petr...

September 15, 2011 5:07 PM

Large presence of security forces necessary in NE states: Chidambaram

Home Minister P Chidambaram today said the large presence of security forces in the North Eastern states was necessary to deal with the threat of violence and cases of extortion. Addressing the conference of DGPs and IGPs in New Delhi today, Chidambaram said some splinter groups and some smaller gro...

September 15, 2011 1:51 PM

Central Govt employees to get another instalment of 7% DA from July

Central Government employees will get another instalment of seven percent DA from July this year. An announcement to this effect was made by the Information and Broadcasting Minister Mrs. Ambika Soni after the Cabinet gave approval to the proposal. She said the pensioners will also get the same bene...

September 15, 2011 1:27 PM

Delhi HC blast: Death toll rises to 14

Toll in the Delhi High Court blast rose to 14 with one more victim succumbing to his injuries in the wee hours on Thursday at the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. According to hospital authorities, 34-year-old resident of Okhla, breathed his last at around 0400 hrs. Most of the seriously injured in the b...

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