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  • New system to fasten applications for grant of citizenship

    The government has put in place a new system to fasten and facilitate submission of online applications for grant of Indian citizenship with the development of a new software. “The Ministry of Home Affairs has developed a software to facilitate submission of online applications for grant of Indian citizenship. The applicants can make application online […]

    CWG scam: Bhanot, Verma sent to Tihar Jail till 15th Mar

    Former top CWG Organising Comm officials Lalit Bhanot and V K Verma were sent to Tihar Jail under 14-day judicial custody by a Delhi court for striking an “irregular” Rs 107 crore deal with a Swiss firm to provide various logistic supports for the Games. Special Judge Talwant Singh remanded the duo in judicial custody […]

    Godhra judgement does not justify Gujarat riots: Moily

    Law Minister Veerappa Moily has said the Gujarat court’s judgement in the Godhra case does not justify the riots that followed the train burning incident. “Judgement does not justify the riots that followed after (train burning) it,” Moily told reporters outside Parliament on Tuesday. Eleven convicts in the Godhra train burning case were on Tuesday […]

    BJP describes Union budget as politically oriented

    BJP Parliamentary Party discussed the merits of the budget for 2011-12 at its weekly meeting, describing it as a “politically oriented” in view of the impending elections in five states and said it did not address key issues of inflation, corruption and black money. “This budget is entirely politically oriented keeping in mind the Assembly […]

    Srikakulam firing: Minister says police fired rubber bullets

    Police had fired only rubber bullets to disperse a mob protesting against the construction of a thermal power plant in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P Sabita Reddy said on Tuesday. About 700 villagers (who were opposing the construction of the power plant) armed with sticks and rods surrounded the policemen at H N […]

    Rizwanur case:SC sets aside HC order for murder case agst Todi

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a Calcutta High Court order for registration of murder case against prominent industrialist Ashok Kumar Todi and some police officers in the mysterious death of computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rahman. However, the court upheld the earlier orders of the High Court for a probe against the accused by […]

    2G Spectrum Probe: PM to move motion in Rajya Sabha today

    Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will on Tuesday move a motion in the Rajya Sabha to constitute the 30-member Joint Parliamentary Committee for probing the 2G spectrum allocation issue. The motion is expected to have the names of ten members from the Rajya Sabha for the JPC which already has 20 members from Lok Sabha. […]

    Godhra Case: 11 people given death penalty, 20 others to face life imprisonment

    A special Ahmedabad court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to 11 accused and slapped life sentence to 20 others in the 2002 Godhra train burning case. Designated judge P R Patel hearing the case inside the Sabarmati Central Jail, upheld prosecution demand for death penalty for eleven convicts. The court had accepted the prosecution’s contention […]

    Infosys’ Pai to head committee on new IIITs

    The government has decided to set up a six-member committee headed by T V Mohandas Pai of Infosys to study and recommend the criteria for selecting private partners for setting up of 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology, IIIT. A Human Resource Development Ministry official said, the committee has been asked to submit its […]

    Another batch of Indians airlifted from Libya

    The government has airlifted 597 more Indians from the strife-torn Libya. While the fourth special Air India flight with 331 Indians on board arrived in New Delhi this morning, the third special flight with 266 Indians arrived late last night at Indira Gandhi International Airport. Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi, who is also Overseas Indian […]