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August 6, 2014 1:45 PM

SC to examine validity of Haryana Gurudwara Management Act

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the constitutional validity of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014 under which a separate committee was formed to manage the affairs of the Gurdwaras in the state.The formation of a new committee had sparked a bitter tussle between the Amritsar-ba...

August 6, 2014 12:24 PM

No more changes in UPSC exam pattern: Govt

Government has indicated that there will be no further change in the civil services examination pattern. Highly placed sources today said that whatever government had to do in the current exam pattern row, it has been done. The sources said that the UPSC is a constitutional body and the Centre will ...

August 6, 2014 11:58 AM

Egypt launches construction of New Suez Canal

Egypt has launched construction of a new Suez Canal that aims to speed up traffic along the existing waterway and boost the country's battered economy. The project, estimated to cost 4 billion US dollars, foresees the creation of a million jobs at a time when Egypt is struggling to recover from...

August 6, 2014 11:25 AM

Militant hideout busted in Kishtwar; huge arms cache recovered

A major tragedy has been averted by J&K Police and Army by busting a militant hideout while recovering huge cache of arms and ammunition in Chhechha forests of Kishtwar District in Jammu &Kashmir.A Defence spokesperson told AIR that 17 Rashtriya Rifles and J&K Police yesterday jointly la...

August 6, 2014 8:16 AM

Centre seeks report from UP government on alleged Meerut rape incident

The Centre has sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on the issue of the alleged abduction and rape of a girl in Meerut district after forcible religious conversion. In a communication, the Home Ministry has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to give a detailed factual report on the alle...

August 6, 2014 8:14 AM

CBI files three more cases in coal blocks allocation scam

The CBI has registered three more cases for alleged irregularities in the coal blocks allocation case, taking the total number of cases filed to 27.The fresh cases are against SKS Ispat and Power Limited, its promoters and directors, members of the 35th Screening Committee, public servants and other...

August 5, 2014 9:09 PM

RBI retains repo rate at 8 per cent; Cuts SLR by 0.5 per cent

In line with market expectations, the Reserve Bank of India today maintained the status quo with regard to the key interest rates in its third bi-monthly monetary policy review for 2014-15. In its monetary policy statement released in Mumbai, RBI stated that on the basis of an assessment of the curr...

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