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  • High Court blast not aimed at causing fatality: Police chief

    The Delhi Police has said the explosion outside the Delhi High Court was not aimed at creating any major damage and the motive behind the incident was being probed. Delhi Police Commissioner B K Gupta, who handed over a report of preliminary investigation to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday’s explosion, said as per […]

    India asks UN to take lead in combating international piracy

    India made a strong pitch to the UN to take the lead in evolving a comprehensive response to the threat of international piracy in the Red Sea and off the coast of Somalia to ensure unhindered maritime trade. Simultaneously, the international community should continue with efforts to restore stability in Somalia, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh […]

    Initial probe into crash points to malfunction, strong winds

    As aviation regulator DGCA began probing the Faridabad air crash that claimed ten lives, the preliminary probe pointed towards technical malfunction and high velocity winds as the major reasons for the accident. A Committee of Inquiry has been set up by the Civil Aviation Ministry to probe all aspects of the accident, Civil Aviation Secretary […]

    DD still popular among masses: Soni

    Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said Doordarshan and DD News were still popular among the masses despite the advent of a plethora of other channels. “The success goes to the entire team for this,” Soni said at the 10th DD National Awards function in New Delhi on Wednesday. She said that from the next […]

    SC refused to direct CBSE for re-examination of AIEEE

    The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to direct the CBSE to conduct a fresh All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), which was mired in controversy after its question papers were leaked. A vacation bench of justices G S Singhvi and C K Prasad dismissed the petition filed by some students who approached the apex court […]

    SC quashes land allotment to Sourav Ganguly by WB Govt

    In a setback to former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly, the Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the land allotment to him by the West Bengal Government in 2000. Quashing the allotment of 63.04 ‘katha’ land in the posh Salt Lake city, a bench headed by Justice A K Ganguly directed the cricketer to surrender […]

    Centre asks states to ensure free and cashless services to pregnant women

    The Centre has asked all the States to ensure free and cashless services to pregnant women delivering in government health institutions. Briefing media persons in New Delhi on Wednesday, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said, many new initiatives have been taken during the two years by the UPA government. He said, under the National […]

    Govt panel recommends hike in grant for India Awas Yojna

    A govt-appointed committee has recommended a hike in allocation of grants for construction of rural houses for Below Poverty Line category from Rs 45,000 to Rs 75,000 per dwelling unit. The Banker’s Committee on Rural Housing submitted its report to Rural Development Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Wednesday recommending the hike in grant for the Indira […]

    Delhi govt rejects Shunglu charges point-by-point

    The Delhi Government in its final report rejected all allegations made by the Shunglu Committee of bunglings in the Commonwealth Games projects. Directed by the Home Ministry to make its submission within stipulated time on the allegations by the Shunglu committee, Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday approved its final response, rejecting point-by-point the charges of the […]

    10 killed in small plane crash in Faridabad

    Ten persons including all seven onboard a small civil chartered aircraft have been killed when the medical ambulance flight to Delhi from Patna crashed into a densely-populated residential area in bad weather near Faridabad last night. Faridabad’s SDM Pradeep said three persons on ground were among the dead when the P-12 turboprop aircraft belonging to […]