‘Safe’ vehicles can ply even if they are old
Vehicles need not have a date of expiry and should be allowed to ply on roads as long as they satisfy prescribed norms and standards, irrespective of how old they are, the Supreme Court was on Monday...
View ArticleFCI set to recruit 11K to give big push to food bill
Anticipating massive political dividend from the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in the 2014 general elections, the UPA government is going in a big way to put in place the administrative mechanism...
View ArticleSC dismisses Essar, Loop pleas on 2G jurisdiction
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the pleas of Essar Teleholdings Ltd and Loop Telecom Ltd, companies facing trial along with their executives in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, claiming that...
View ArticleCabinet Secy might look into Jet-Etihad deal
Following representations made against the Jet Airways-Etihad deal by members of Parliament (MPs) and political leaders belonging to various parties including the Left and the BJP, and various concerns...
View ArticleCBI may not file charges today
With the railway ministry delaying granting of permission to prosecute suspended Railway Board member Mahesh Kumar in the railway bribery scandal, it is likely that the CBI may not file the chargesheet...
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India defends US surveillance programmes
India’s foreign minister on Tuesday defended the vast US surveillance programme of phone logs and Internet data revealed by intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.“Some of the information they got out of...
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AP Police gets breakthrough in Hyderabad blasts case
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Police on Tuesday claimed a 'breakthrough' in the February 21 Dilsukhnagar twin bomb blasts case here and said they were close to nabbing the accused with the help of NIA. "We...
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CM: vigilance to investigate 108 scandal
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief minister Oommen Chandy has ordered a vigilance probe into the alleged corruption in running the 108 ambulance services by Ziqitza Healthcare Limited. Opposition Leader V.S....
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Andhra Pradesh panchayat polls to be held on July 23, 27, 31
Hyderabad: The Gram Panchayat elections in Andhra Pradesh will be held in three phases on July 23, 27 and 31. A notification to this effect was issued by the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission...
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KMRL board to finalise agency on Friday
Kochi: The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd is set to finalise an agency for conducting the feasibility study for the second phase of expansion. The 13th board meeting to be held here on Friday may take a final...
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Samajwadi Party takes on Beni, calls him ' insane '
New Delhi: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday hit back at Beni Prasad Verma over his comments on Mulayam Singh Yadav, saying the Union Steel Minister is insane. Verma had on Tuesday said that the SP...
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Senior Congress leaders meet Sonia on govt formation in Jharkhand
Congress president Sonia Gandhi today held consultations with senior party leaders, including A.K. Antony, as talks for an alliance with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) for the next Lok Sabha polls and...
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Jet-Etihad deal: BJP demands SC monitored CBI inquiry
BJP today demanded that the government order a CBI inquiry monitored by the Supreme Court to find out the manner in which the Jet-Etihad deal was carried out in “half-cooked” and “objectionable”...
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Separatists placed under house arrest ahead of protest march
Top separatist leaders were today placed under house arrest ahead of their march to a village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district where two youths were killed in alleged army firing on Sunday. The...
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66,000 pilgrims pay obeisance at Amarnath
Over 66,000 devotees have paid obeisance at the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas so far even as another batch of 2,176 pilgrims left here for their upward journey. Over 66,000 pilgrims...
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Fire at south Mumbai building
Mumbai: A fire was reported in an exchange building at Ballard Estate in South Mumbai on Wednesday. "The fire broke out on the third floor of the Exchange Building in Ballard Pier," fire brigade...
View ArticleShriniwas Patil is new Sikkim governor
Veteran parliamentarian Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil has been appointed as the new governor of Sikkim. President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Patil as the new governor of the northeastern state with...
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Very High Frequency system to help fisherfolk
Rajahmundry: With the third very high frequency(VHF} system shore station coming into existence from Wednesday, the fisheries department of East Godavari would be able to add one more service in the...
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Rs 400/ month for Brittle bone patients
Thiruvanathapuram: Amid the flurry of black flag demonstrations and the hullabaloo over the solar fraud, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy didn’t fail to notice the miseries of children suffering from...
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Teachers in city feel insecure
Visakhapatnam: Even though the teaching profession is supposed to be a peaceful and respected occupation, women teachers in several institutions face many problems. A study conducted by an Andhra...
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