Thursday, September 29, 2011

Narendra Modi to skip BJP national meet

Narendra Modi to skip BJP national meet

Narendra Modi to skip BJP national meet

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 06:32 PM PDT

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi has decided to skip the party's national executive beginning here on Friday.

Omar’s reservations on SC’s Afzal judgment

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 06:07 PM PDT

"I personally feel that the Supreme Court, without quoting evidences and law, decided the Guru case,'' Omar said on Afzal Guru's death penalty.

Punjab offers foreign junkets to staff, family

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 06:04 PM PDT

With an eye on assembly elections in early 2012, Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine is trying to woo a vote bank of 3.5 lakh state government employees by offering them a chance to vacation abroad.

Hate mail: Digvijay approaches cops

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:56 PM PDT

Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Thursday approached the Delhi Police with a complaint against the hate mail, objectionable pictures and abusive comments posted ahainst him on social networking sites.

Deal with additional charges separately: 2G accused

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:54 PM PDT

All the 17 accused in the 2G scam case on Thursday asked a special CBI court to separately deal with the additional charges slapped by the agency so that they could seek bail.

2G scam: ADAG executives may turn approver, says CBI

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:48 PM PDT

CBI expects the three senior Reliance ADAG executives currently in jail in connection with the 2G scam to turn approver in what can have repercussions for people other than those chargesheeted in the case.

UID valid residence proof for opening bank acount: ​Nandan Nilekani

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:24 PM PDT

UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani said the Aadhaar cards issued by it are a valid residence proof for opening a bank account.

SC: Trai ‘no loss’ report will not influence anyone

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:14 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Thursday gave a thumbs down to the "zero loss" estimate of the 2G spectrum scam by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

Live on Rs 32 a day: Aruna Roy to Montek Ahluwalia

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:42 PM PDT

NAC's Aruna Roy and Harsh Mander have demanded that Montek Singh Ahluwalia withdraw the poverty line affidavit filed before the Supreme Court.

Pranab calls truce, Chidambaram ‘accepts’

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:28 PM PDT

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Thursday leaned on finance minister PranabMukherjee and home minister P Chidambaram to patch up over a blame game on spectrum pricing.

Rural development ministry, states to launch month-long sanitation programme from Oct 2

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:56 PM PDT

The Centre is keen to put the sanitation programme back on the centrestage by sensitizing the population about public hygiene.

Govt moves to check use of ammonium nitrate in explosives

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:53 PM PDT

The government proposes to treat any combination that contains over 45% ammonium nitrate as an explosive, provided it does not include fertilizer.

SC raps Medha Patkar’s NBA in Omkareshwar dam case

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:49 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to withdraw its caustic remarks on Medha Patkar-headed Narmada Bachao Andolan.

ED probing into Rs 167-cr NAFED scam

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:47 PM PDT

The Enforcement Directorate has started a money laundering probe against all accused in the Rs 167-crore National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation cheating case.

New mining law to give Rs 10,000 crore to 60 tribal districts

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:45 PM PDT

The bill for the new mining law and the repeal of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 is on the agenda for the Cabinet meeting on Friday.

Anna launches blog, attacks govt for spreading 'false propaganda’ about his fast

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:34 PM PDT

Just a month after ending his Ramlila fast, activist Anna Hazare launched his blog by attacking the government for spreading "false propaganda'' by taking credit for ending the crisis.

Karzai to brief Manmohan on Afghan developments next week

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:18 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai will brief Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about recent developments in the ongoing reconciliation process in the country.

Financial sops likely for officers probing graft charges against errant babus

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:27 PM PDT

The Centre may start paying extra money to officers for conducting inquiries, an initiative aimed at expediting disciplinary proceedings against government employees plagued by pendency.

CBI probing corporate donations to Kanimozhi’s NGO ahead of spectrum allocation

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:22 PM PDT

The CBI on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was inquiring into the generosity of telecom companies towards a Tamil cultural NGO, of which DMK MPKanimozhi was a director, ahead of irregular allocation of 2G spectrum by A Raja on January 10, 2008.

No criminality on Chidambaram’s part: CBI

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:12 PM PDT

The CBI on Thursday told the Supreme Court that jailed former telecom minister A Raja dodged past then finance minister P Chidambaram's insistence to auction 2G spectrum.

U K Bansal named new BSF DG

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:04 PM PDT

Government on Thursday appointed secretary (internal security) in home ministry U K Bansal as next director general of the Border Security Force.

AK Antony to visit Russia next week to review military projects

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 12:37 PM PDT

In the run-up to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's summit-level talks in Russia later this year, defence minister A K Antony will be in Moscow next week to review ongoing and proposed bilateral military projects.

CBI to file FIR against Mauritian firm for Rs 18-cr CWG fiddle

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 12:34 PM PDT

The CBI may soon file an FIR to probe various irregularities by a Mauritian firm in executing a Rs 70-crore contract related to the Commonwealth Games, 2010.

Wildlife zones being destroyed by faulty clearances: experts

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 12:31 PM PDT

The Pandora's Box has opened on clearances given to dodgy wildlife and forest projects.

Chidambaram favoured 2G auction, CBI tells SC

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:10 AM PDT

The CBI strongly defended home minister P Chidambaram, saying that the finance ministry under him had consistently favoured "auction andindexisation" of 2G spectrum price.
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