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  • Gehlot Cabinet resigns, reshuffle soon

    The entire Rajasthan Cabinet resigned on Tuesday to pave the way for Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to carry out a reshuffle after the Congress government was hit by a series of controversies including the mysterious disappearance of nurse Bhanwari Devi. The Ministers in the Gehlot government gave their collective resignation to the Chief Minister at […]

    Goa illegal mining: Shah panel to submit first report on 1st Dec

    The central government-appointed Shah Commission is likely to give its first report on illegal mining in Goa on 1st December, officials said on Tuesday. The Commission, probing into the charges of illegal mining in Goa, is in its final stages of preparing an exhaustive report that would bare the unlawful activity in the state. “The […]

    UP cabinet proposes division of state into four parts

    In a politically motivated move Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Tuesday announced bringing a resolution in the House for carving out four new states in the winter session beginning next week. Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, she said that the cabinet has approved a resolution for creation of Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, Awadh Pradesh and […]

    India needs creativity, innovation to address poverty: PM

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the country needs creativity and innovation to address the problems of poverty, health and environment. “We have made innovations in areas such as space technology, atomic energy and automobiles. But innovation in our country has focused mostly on the needs of the rich and not adequately on solving problems […]

    CAG Vinod Rai appears before JPC

    Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai on Tuesday appeared before the JPC, a day after his former colleague sought to dismiss the presumptive loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore due to 2G spectrum allocation as a mathematical guess. Rai, who appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) along with Deputy CAG Rekha Gupta, had […]

    Antony:Issue of Partial withdrawal of AFSPA sensitive; to be dealt with maturity

    The Defence Minister Mr. A. K. Antony has said that his discussions with the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah on partial removal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA, in the State will continue. Talking to newsmen on the sidelines of a defence function in New Delhi this evening, he said that […]

    India, Pakistan pledge to normalise trade ties

    Commerce Secretaries of India and Pakistan today emphasized on the need for complete normalization of trade ties between the two countries. This they said can be achieved through dismantling of non-tariff barriers and full implementation of South Asia Free Trade Agreement, SAFTA. In his opening remarks the Commerce Secretary Mr. Rahul Khullar said that New […]

    RC Singh asserts Govt lost 2645 crore rs in 2G case

    Former Director General of Posts and Telegraph (Audit), R.C.Singh, who was the lead auditor to the 2G Spectrum allocation today asserted that government only incurred a loss of two thousand six hundred and forty five crore rupees due to its allocation on first cum first serve basis. Appearing before the Joint Parliamentary Committee, JPC he […]

    Lokpal Panel plans report during Winter session

    Government has said that the Parliamentary Standing Committee looking into Lokpal will submit its recommendations by the end of this month and a decision will be taken over it at the earliest so as to introduce it during the forthcoming Winter session of Parliament. Addressing a function after inaugurating the water pavilion in the trade […]

    India and Britain to cooperate to develop innovative medical products.

    India and Britain have agreed to enhance cooperation in research to develop innovative medical products. The two countries have also agreed to increase funding pattern for cooperation in the field of science and technology. The decisions were taken at a meeting between Minister of State for Science and Technology Ashwani Kumar and Britain’s Minister for […]