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AI flights bring 1034 Indians back from Libya

A total of 1,034 Indians arrived in New Delhi by three special flights of Air India on Thursday from strife-torn Libya, taking the number of evacuees from the North African country to 3,262. On Thursday, the first special flight carrying 251 passengers and 10 infants, landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport at around 02.20 […]

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No plans for offensive action against Somali pirates: Antony

The Defence Minister A K Antony on Thursday ruled out any plans for offensive action against Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden despite an increase in piracy-related incidents. Expressing concerns over the rise in such incidents, he termed the piracy threat as a serious problem and said that the government is getting alerts and […]

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Upto seven years jail term for child sexual offenders

A pathbreaking Bill dealing exclusively with sexual offences against children was passed by the Union Cabinet on Thursday providing for a jail term upto seven years and a fine of Rs 50,000 for such crimes. The Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill, 2011, also legalised consensual sex with a person aged between 16-18 years. […]

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Cong rejects demands for resignation of PM, HM

The Congress has dubbed as an “error” the appointment of P J Thomas as CVC, but rejected demands for the resignation of PM Manmohan Singh and Home Min P Chidambaram in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling quashing his appointment to the post. “Absolutely not”, was the refrain of party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi in […]

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CPI(M) Central Comm meeting to discuss polls, price rise

Preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections in WBengal and Kerala, corruption and price rise would be the issues that would dominate the three-day meeting of the CPI(M) leadership beginning in New Delhi on Friday. The meeting of the Central Committee comes after the party units of West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Pondicherry met […]

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Post of CVC should not be restricted to civil servants: SC

The post of Central Vigilance Commissioner should not be restricted only to civil services, the Supreme Court has said while asking the govt to also consider people of “impeccable integrity” from other fields. “In future, the zone of consideration should be in terms of Section 3(3) of the 2003 Act. It shall not be restricted […]

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SC decision on CVC a historic day for rule of law: Opposition

BJP on Thursday said the Supreme Court decision quashing the appointment of P J Thomas as the Central Vigilance Commissioner has helped restore the “dignity” of the constitutional post and it was a “historic verdict.” “The dignity of the office of CVC has been restored,” Sushma Swaraj, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, […]

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Telangana issue rocks Parliament; no business in LS

The issue of separate Telangana rocked Parliament on Thursday with the Lok Sabha failing to transact any business as members from TRS and BJP and Congress representatives from the region made common cause over the demand. The Lok Sabha was adjourned as many as six times before being adjourned for the day at 3.15 pm. […]

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Thomas resigns as CVC after SC declares appointment illegal

Central Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas has resigned after the Supreme Court decision to quash his appointment, terming it as illegal, Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said on Thursday.. “He has resigned…the Supreme Court has also held his appointment as illegal,” Moily told reporters in New Delhi. The Supreme Court quashed the appointment of P […]

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Govt never proposed to set up madrassa board: Sibal

Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said there was little support to the formation of a madrassa board from the Muslim community. He said at a function in New Delhi that he had only discussed the issue with MPs after a proposal was made in this direction by the National Commission for Minority […]