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  • Bal Thackeray’s health stable: Uddhav

    The condition of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray continues to remain stable, on Thursday night Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray said his father’s health was improving and stable. “Balasaheb is responding to medical treatment,” Uddhav said on Thursday night. Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and other prominent persons from the […]

    PM talks to Gogoi over Assam violence, curfew in Kokrajhar

    PM Manmohan Singh called up Assam CM Tarun Gogoi on Thursday evening to discuss law and order in violence hit BTAD where one person was killed taking the toll to six since 10th Nov. Gogoi gave the prime minister, who is a Rajya Saba MP from the state, a detailed account of the situation and […]

    Dept of Posts launches Mobile Money Transfer service

    The Department of Posts and Telecom Company BSNL has launched a Mobile Money Transfer service through which anyone can transfer money from one location to other location instantly. The service was inaugurated by Telecom Minsiter Kapil Sibal at a function in New Delhi yesterday. The facilites have been rolled out in states like Delhi , […]

    FM asks RBI to finalise guidelines for new bank licences

    Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that he has asked RBI to finalise guidelines for new bank licences and start accepting applications for the same, pending passage of the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill. He exuded confidence that the amendment bill will be passed in the Winter Session of Parliament and if not,then in the Budget […]

    CMC directs K’taka to release 4.81 tmc ft water to TN over next fortnight

    The Cauvery Monitoring Committee has directed Karnataka to release 4.81 thousand million cubic feet of water to Tamil Nadu over the next fortnight. The CMC, headed by Water Resources Secretary DV Singh, said that Karnataka will have to release 4.81 TMC of water between November 16 and 30. Tamil Nadu maintains that there was a […]

    Rahul made head of Congress Coordinaton Committee for 2014 LS polls

    In a move signaling his larger role in the party, Rahul Gandhi was today made the head of the Congress Coordinaton Committee for 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Senior leaders Ahmed Patel, Janardan Dwivedi, Digvijay Singh, Madhusudan Mistry and Jairam Ramesh are the members of the Election Coordination Committee headed by Rahul Gandhi. AICC General Secretary […]

    PGI Chandigarh cancels MD/MS entrance exam held last week

    The PGI, Chandigarh has cancelled its MD/MS entrance examination held last week after CBI unearthed a cheating racket. PGI’s spokesperson, Manju Wadwalkar said today that new date for the exam will be announced later. She said, the decision to this effect was taken a meeting chaired by the institute’s acting director, Dr Vinay Sakhuja and […]

    Centre notifies rules to protect Children from sexual offences

    Child victims of sexual offences will now get swift and adequate compensation as well as immediate medical care and rehabilitation with the Government on Wednesday notifying new rules. As per the new rules under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012; state governments shall pay compensation ordered by Special Court within 30 days […]

    Thackeray improves, off life support system

    Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, whose condition turned critical last night, is showing signs of improvement and has been taken off the life support system. Party spokesman Sanjay Raut said today in Mumbai, Balasaheb is stable and responding to treatment. Meanwhile, security outside Thackeray’s ‘Matoshree’ bungalow in suburban Bandra has been stepped up following yesterday’s […]

    Thackeray in critical condition, put on life-support system

    The health condition of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray turned very critical on Wednesday night and he was put on life-support system. Thackeray, 86, is in a very critical condition and he is on life support system, doctors treating the Sena leader said on Wednesday. As the news spread, several party workers assembled outside his […]