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  • Mayawati sacks two more tainted ministers

    A day after UP Lokayukt recommended his dismissal on disproportionate assets charges, Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday sacked secondary education minister Rangnath Misra and also labour minister Badshah Singh, who too is under scanner of the anti-graft ombudsmen. Cracking  the whip, the chief minister ordered vigilance inquiry against them, state president of BSP Swami Prasad […]

    Govt committed to pass Lokpal Bill in winter session

    Government on Tuesday renewed its commitment to pass a strong Lokpal Bill in the winter session of Parliament. This is to firmly deal with the menace of corruption. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Bansal expressed hope that Standing Committee on Lokpal Bill will submit its report during the session. Charging […]

    President appoints two new SC Judges

    The President Ms Pratibha Devisingh Patil has appointed two new Judges to the Supreme Court. An official release said, Justice Dipak Mishra, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court Justice Justice Chelameswar have been appointed to the Supreme Court.

    21 gun salute for President Patil in Vienna

    The President reached Vienna, the capital city of Austria in the second leg of her eight days visit to Switzerland and Austria on Tuesday night. Mrs Pratibha Devisingh Patil was received by Mr. Karlheinzer Tockteler, the Austrian Minister for science and research at the airport and was given 21 gun salute. Earlier in an impressive […]

    Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria; India abstains

    India has abstained from voting while Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that threatened action against Syria if it didn’t immediately halt a deadly crackdown on anti-regime protesters. Russia and China, both permanent members of the Security Council, vetoed the European-backed resolution, killing the draft. Apart from India, countries that abstained from […]

    Indian professionals in UK to return after expiration of work visa

    UK has announced that Indian and other non-EU professionals will have to return to their countries of origin after their work visa expires. Currently, immigration rules allow non-EU professionals to settle in Britain indefinitely after working for five years. Speaking at the Conservative party conference in Manchester, Home secretary Theresa May said temporary immigration led […]

    Studies of universe’s expansion win physics Nobel

    Three US-born scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their studies of exploding stars that revealed that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said American Saul Perlmutter would share the 10 million kronor (USD 1.5 million) award with US-Australian Brian Schmidt and US scientist Adam […]

    India, Afghanistan elevate bilateral co-operation to strategic partnership

    India and Pakistan on Tuesday took a major step forward in bilateral ties in the form of a strategic partnership agreement as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Afghan Prez Hamid Karzai signed the path breaking agreement after discussions between both sides. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held “detailed and frank discussions” […]

    UP Lokayukta recommends removal of BSP minister

    Recommending action against yet another member of the Mayawati govt, Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta has sought removal of Secondary Education Minister Rangnath Misra following a probe into disproportionate assets charges against him. Lokayukta Justice N K Mehrotra, in his report sent to Chief Minister Mayawati yesterday, said the inquiry has found Misra guilty of possessing assets […]

    Gilani seeks proposal for amendment into Pak anti-terror act

    Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday directed authorities to propose comprehensive amendments to Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Act so that “detrimental punishment” could be given to people involved in heinous crimes like terrorism. Gilani issued the directive interior and law ministries while chairing a meeting that was attended by Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Law Minister Mola […]