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  • Second arrest in Samjhauta Express blast case by NIA in MP

    Another accused in the Samjhauta express blasts, Ram Lakhan Maharaj alias Dhan Singh alias Swami, has been arrested by Satna police in Madhya Pradesh.He was handed over to the National Investigation Agency, NIA yesterday. This is the second arrest in Samjhauta Express blast case in three days. Earlier, on Saturday, the NIA had nabbed another […]

    Govt to set up Real Time Water Quality Monitoring stations along Ganga

    The Government has decided to set up 113 Real Time Water Quality Monitoring Stations along the river Ganga. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha yesterday, Environment and Forests Minister Jayanti Natarajn said these stations will be set up in the next five years. They included eight in Uttarakhand, 57 in Uttar Pradesh, 13 […]

    Prez to present Presidential Standard to IAF squadrons in Coimbatore

    President Pranab Mukherjee will present the Presidential Standard to 25 and 33 Squadrons of the Indian Air Force today at a function in Sulur in Coimbatore. A Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said that Mukherjee, who is undertaking a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, would also inaugurate centenary celebrations of the award of Nobel […]

    Delhi Police arrest two persons in gang rape case of student in moving bus

    In the wake of the rape incident involving a 23-year-old girl, Delhi government has indicated that it might set up fast track courts to ensure speedy justice to victims of such crimes. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s Parliamentary Secretary Mukesh Sharma told reporters that the Delhi Cabinet is expected to take up a proposal in this […]

    Paid News: 126 cases reported in Guj, 91 in HP says CEC

    Large scale practice of ‘paid news’ is reported in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections. In Gujarat, 126 confirmed cases of paid news were reported whereas in Himachal Pradesh 91 such cases reported in the Assembly elections. The Chief Election Commissioner, V S Sampath told reporters in New Delhi yesterday that while 444 suspected cases […]

    Guj Assembly polls: About 68 turnout for 2nd phase

    An estimated 68-69 per cent of 1.98 crore electors on Monday cast their votes in the second and final phase of Gujarat polls that would decide whether Chief Minister Narendra Modi would do a hat-trick for BJP or Congress return to power in the state after a gap of 22 years. “An estimated 68 to […]

    Govt launches Census Info India Software

    Government has launched Census Info India Software in New Delhi. The specially developed software is an innovative and flexible database technology used for the dissemination of population and housing Census results. It was launched by Registrar General and Census Commissioner, C. Chandramouli today. The software has been developed by the United Nations Statistics Division, in […]

    Govt lowers growth projection for current fiscal to 5.7%

    The Government today expressed confidence that the economy will improve with an overall growth rate of GDP to around 5.7 to 5.9 percent in the current financial year. In its Mid-Year Economic Analysis for 2012-13 tabled by Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena in the Lok Sabha, the government said the growth rate […]

    Pakistan misled India on 26/11 conspirator Saeed’s arrest: Shinde

    New Delhi : The Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has informed the Rajya Sabha that the Pakistani Interior Minister lied on the charges on which Jamaat Ud Dawaa chief Hafiz Saeed was arrested. Rahman Malik had told the Indian Government that he was arrested on the charges of hatching the 26-11 conspiracy which was not the […]

    Pakistan misled India on 26/11 conspirator Saeed’s arrest: HM

    Union  Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday that the Pakistani Interior Minister lied on the charges on which Jamaat Ud Dawaa chief Hafiz Saeed was arrested. Rahman Malik had told the Indian Government that he was arrested on the charges of hatching the 26-11 conspiracy which was not the […]