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  • ISI ‘aided Mumbai attacks’: Report

    The ISI was heavily involved in preparations for the Mumbai terror attacks, according to classified Indian government documents obtained by ‘The Guardian’. The newspaper said that a 109-page report into the interrogation of key suspect David Headley, a Pakistani-American terrorist arrested last year and detained in the US, makes detailed claims of ISI support for […]

    PM to lay foundation stone of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research at Hyderabad Today

    Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone of the Regional Centre of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Hyderabad today. He will arrive in Hyderabad this morning on a day-long visit. The Regional Centre will commence its operations from the next academic year. The state Government has alloted 209 acres of land […]

    CM asks Delhi govt depts to keep CWC papers ready for probe

    With CVC widening its probe into alleged bunglings in Commonwealth Games related projects, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday asked all departments of Delhi Govt to keep relevant documents ready and “fully cooperate” with investigators. Dikshit, who chaired a high-level meeting attended by her Cabinet colleagues, said records of all expenditure incurred as part of […]

    Winter Session of Parliament from 9th Nov

    The Winter Session of Parliament will commence on 9th November, a day after US President Barack Obama addresses members of both the Houses at a joint sitting. Lok Sabha Secretariat on Monday issued a notification saying the session will commence on November 9 and subject to exigencies of government business, it is likely to conclude […]

    CAG to complete audit of CWG projects within 3 months

    With a controversy raging over the Commonwealth Games expenditures, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Monday said it will complete within three months a “comprehensive” audit of the projects. The report will be confidential and submitted only to Parliament, CAG Vinod Rai said. “We will complete the entire audit process of CWG in three […]

    Reliance Infocomm officials dispensed from personal appearance

    A special CBI court has “dispensed” from personal hearing Reliance Infocomm’s two top executives, Manoj Modi and Akhil Gupta, in the case relating to the alleged masking of international calls as local by the company then part of Mukesh Ambani led RIL and causing loss to the exchequer. “Manoj Modi, the Director and a top […]

    CPI(M) flays hike in petrol prices

    The CPI(M) on Monday opposed the latest increase in petrol price and demanded scrapping of de-regulation of petroleum pricing as it feared it would open the way for successive hikes. The party noted that public sector oil companies hiked petrol prices by 70 to 72 paise per litre, less than a month after raising it […]

    Sonia attacks Nitish Govt for failing to utilise central funds

    After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has accused the Nitish Kumar government of not properly utilising Central funds. “The Centre has provided crores and crores of rupees to the state under various centrally-sponsored schemes… but it is unfortunate that there are reports of corruption,” Gandhi told an election rally in Kishanganj on […]

    Mayawati to meet PM Today, seek spl package for flood relief

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday to seek a special package for flood hit districts of the state. This will be her first meeting with the Prime Minister since August 2009, when she had met him to demand a special package to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the […]

    Karnataka HC to hear petition of 5 independents MLAs Today

    The Karnataka High Court will commence on Monday the final hearing on the petition filed by five independent MLAs challenging their disqualification from the State Assembly. They were disqualified by Assembly Speaker K G Boppaiah along with 11 BJP MLAs for anti party activities on 10th October just before the first floor test of Yeddyurappa […]