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  • Notification for fourth phase of UP polls issued

    Notification for the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections was issued on Wed, setting in motion the process of filing nominations, polling for the fourth phase of elections covering 56 seats would be held on 19th Feb. The fourth phase would test the fate of several heavyweights including three ministers, 32 sitting MLAs, 12 […]

    PMO debuts on Twitter

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Office made its debut on popular microblogging site Twitter. The new media foray by the PMO comes in the wake of TV journalist Pankaj Pachauri taking over as Communications Adviser to the Prime Minister. “The Prime Minister’s work should be in the public domain so that people know that the government […]

    US remains the one indispensable nation in world affairs: Obama

    America remains the one indispensable nation in the world affairs and those who talk that its power is towards decline do not know what they are talking about, US President Barack Obama said. “Yes, the world is changing; no, we can’t control every event. But America remains the one indispensable nation in world affairs and […]

    Bus driver runs amok in Pune; 9 killed

    A rogue bus driver went berserk on the crowded streets of the city on Wednesday morning, smashing all vehicles coming in its way and leaving nine persons dead and 27 others injured. It was a nightmare in the Swargate area in the heart of the city, as the bus driven by a Maharashtra State Corporation […]

    PM meets senior ministers to sort out UID project

    In order to resolve the issue of continuation of UID project, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday held discussions with senior Cabinet colleagues. Dr. Singh will call a Cabinet meeting on Friday to take final call on extension of the UIDAI project, under which national identity cards are issued to entire population. “I think we […]

    Egypt declares partial lifting of emergency

    In Egypt, the military rulers have declared partial lifting of emergency in the country. The move comes into effect from today, the first anniversary of 25th January revolution which saw the overthrowing of decades long Mubarak regime in the country a year ago. The emergency laws gave sweeping powers to the police to arrest and […]

    100 million job opportunities for urban poor in the proposed NULM

    Centre will create job opportunities for the nearly 100 million urban poor. Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja said in New Delhi yesterday that Government has proposed a National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) to address issues related to urban poverty like skill upgradation, entrepreneurship development and providing credit at affordable rates. […]

    Memo commission gives Ijaz last chance to appear on 9th Feb

    The Pakistani judicial panel probing the memo scandal on Tuesday gave the American businessman Mansoor Ijaz a final opportunity to depose before it on February 9 after the star witness failed to appear for the second time citing security concerns. The three-judge commission appointed by the Supreme Court issued the direction after Interior Minister Rehman […]

    EC to observe National Voters’ Day tomorrow

    The Election Commission will observe the National Voters’ Day on Wednesday. This will be the second Voters’ Day celebration with the first ever observed last year. Observed on the foundation day of the Election Commission of India, the main purpose behind celebrating the day is to encourage young voters to participate more in the election […]

    PIL challenging EC’s order on covering elephants dismissed

    The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the Public Interest Litigation challenging Election Commission’s order of covering statues of Bahujan Samaj Party symbol Elephants. The Bench comprising Justice Amar Saran and Justice Ramesh Sinha on Tuesday dismissed the grounds on which PIL was filed. Earlier the High Court bench had reserved its order on 16th January […]