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  • 2G scam: ED chief to brief JPC

    Chief of Enforcement Directorate Arun Mathur and officials of the Finance Ministry will brief the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the ongoing investigations into the 2G scam on Wednesday. Mathur, along with other senior officials of the Directorate and representatives of the Department of Revenue in the Finance Ministry, will brief the JPC separately about the […]

    CM announces Rs one lakh as solatium to kin of deceased

    The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced Rs one lakh as solatium to the kin of those killed in last night’s road accident at Vellore. Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa informed the Assembly that 22 persons had been killed in the accident after the Pollachi bound private bus lost control and hit a culvert before falling […]

    Civil Society representatives to attend next JDF

    Representatives of the Civil Society in the Joint Drafting Committee, JDF, for Lokpal Bill will be participating in the next sitting of the committee scheduled for 15th of this month. This was stated by Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi on Tuesday. Union Minister Kapil Sibal had said earlier that government is committed to draft the […]

    GJM signs bipartite agreement for ending Darjeeling issue

    The GJM put aside its demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland and agreed to a new hill council with more autonomy in a bipartite agreement signed with the Bengal govt, signaling an end of the 15-year-old movement in Darjeeling. “Today is a historic day. The Darjeeling issue which has been lingering for a long […]

    India doesn’t commit support to Lagarde for IMF Chief’s post

    India has not given any commitment to French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde who is in New Delhi to seek support for her candidature to the post of Managing Director of the IMF. On a day long visit to India on Tuesday, Lagarde met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Planning Commission Deputy […]

    India-Nepal sign MoU on Electoral practices & Procedure

    India and Nepal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Electoral practices and Procedures. The MoU was signed by Chief Election Commissioner of India S.Y Quraishi and Acting Chief Election Commissioner of Nepal Nil Kant Uprety in Kathmandu today. According to the MoU, it promotes co-operation based on mutually agreed terms and conditions in priority […]

    PM asks ministers to declare their assets

    The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has asked ministers to declare their assets including those of their spouses and dependents along with any business interests, as per the annual exercise. The ministers have been asked to furnish the details by August 31st . A letter written by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar to ministers on […]

    Cong authorises Rahul to finalise pre-poll alliance in UP

    Congress has authorised party general secretary Rahul Gandhi to finalise alliance with smaller parties and decided not to enter into pre-poll tie-up with BJP, SP and BSP for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. “Election commmitee of the party has decided not to enter into pre-poll alliance with BJP, BSP or SP in state Assembly polls. It […]

    Kuchipudi exponent Guru Nataraja Ramakrishna passes away

    Guru Nataraja Ramakrishna, noted exponent of classical dance forms of Andhra Pradesh, passed away following a prolonged illness at a hospital in Hyderabad on Tuesday. 88-year-old Ramakrishna, a doyen of Andhra Natyam and Kuchipudi, born in a family of artistes and developed ‘Perini’, one of the popular styles of Kuchipudi dance while reviving and popularising […]

    Uma Bharti returns to Bharatiya Janata Party

    Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti today returned to Bharatiya Janata Party. BJP President Nitin Gadkari inducted her formally at the party headquarters in New Delhi. Announcing this at a press conference, Mr Gadkari said she will be given responsibilities in Uttar Pradesh. Ms Bharti was expelled from the party in December 2005 for […]