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June 17, 2011 6:20 PM

No two drafts on Lokpal Bill: Moily

The government today ruled out sending two drafts of Lokpal Bill to the Union Cabinet in the wake of strong differences with the civil society on some issues. Talking to media in New Delhi, Law Minister Veerappa Moily, said if the representatives from both the sides fail to iron out differences duri...

June 17, 2011 6:20 PM

No two drafts in Lokpal Bill: Moily

The government today ruled out sending two drafts of Lokpal Bill to the Union Cabinet in the wake of strong differences with the civil society on some issues. Talking to media in New Delhi, Law Minister Veerappa Moily, said if the representatives from both the sides fail to iron out differences duri...

June 17, 2011 5:03 PM

Govt expresses serious concern over atrocities against Scheduled Castes

Government today expressed serious concern over atrocities against Scheduled Castes. Delivering his inaugural address at the conference of state ministers of Social Welfare and Justice, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said it was imperative that the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the SC a...

June 17, 2011 2:09 PM

India’s economic growth drivers intact: Pranab

Government today said, the growth drivers of Indian economy, the industry and services sector, are intact and any fiscal profligacy at this juncture is going be disastrous. Addressing a Banking Conclave in New Delhi, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that Indian manufacturing is making its pres...

June 17, 2011 1:16 PM

I-T Dept to provide political parties' tax return details

The Income Tax Department has decided to provide full details of tax returns of political parties under the RTI Act after the Central Information Commission (CIC) issued it directives in this regard. The department has taken the step to bring in transparency in the funding of both big and small part...

June 17, 2011 1:16 PM

Manual scavenging to be eliminated within six months: PM

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said manual scavenging will be eliminated from every corner of the country in the next six months. Speaking at the inaugural session of the conference of the state ministers of Welfare and Social Justice, Dr. Singh said that the conversion of dry latrines ...

June 17, 2011 8:52 AM

Kerala to bring new land acquisition policy

Kerala Chief Minister Ommen Chandy says the state government is planning to bring about a new land acquisition policy that will satisfy the interests of the land owners whose property is acquired for development projects. He was addressing a function at Moolampally in Kochi last evening, after distr...

June 16, 2011 9:04 PM

RBI hikes short-term lending and borrowing rates by 25 basis points

The Reserve Bank of India today raised the repo rate, or the rate at which its lends to banks, and the reverse repo rate, the rate at which it borrows from banks, by 25 basis points, each, to combat inflation. The repo rate has been raised to 7.5 per cent, and the reverse repo rate to 6.5 per cent. ...

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