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  • CBI to take over probe in Bhanwari Devi missing case

    The CBI will soon take over probe in the mysterious disappearance case of nurse Bhanwari Devi in Rajasthan in which allegations of a state cabinet minister’s involvement have been levelled. The request for handing over the case had come from the Rajasthan government last month. The Department of Personnel and Training on Monday issued notification […]

    Telangana activists reject PM’s appeal, KCR may go on fast

    Rejecting PM Manmohan Singh’s appeal,Telangana protesters on Monday threatened to intensify their agitation if the Centre does not immediately announce the formation of the state even as TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao declared he may go on a fast-unto-death. After a 30-minute meeting with Singh, Rao and Joint Action Committee convener Prof Kodhandaram said they […]

    Cash-for-vote case: Amar Singh moves HC for bail

    Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, an accused in the 2008 cash-for-vote case, on Monday moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail. Singh moved the high court after his interim and regular bail pleas were rejected on 28th September by a Delhi court which had said his role was “major” in the entire episode aimed at […]

    CBI searches office of Reddy’s wife, JSW Steel

    The CBI on Monday searched offices of two companies, including one owned by the wife of arrested mining baron and former minister G Janardhana Reddy, and also the residence of his close associate B Nagendra. The 25-member CBI team, led by its Karnataka wing Superintendent of Police Subramanya Rao, conducted searches at the office of […]

    Custodial death row in J-K escalates

    The row over the custodial death of a NC worker escalated on Monday with Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessing high drama and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah saying he is ready to appear before a judicial probe after Opposition PDP levelled allegations against him. Stung by the allegations in connection with the death of Sayeed Muhammad […]

    Plan panel distances from Rs 32 poverty yardstick

    Distancing itself from the controversial Rs 32 poverty cut off limit, the Planning Commission o Monday said a new methodology will be worked out to determine entitlements of beneficiaries under various schemes for poor. A Socio-Economic and Caste-Economic census was also underway to survey all rural households to collect information about socio-economic indicators that is […]

    Karzai reviews Taliban peace strategy

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai is reviewing his strategy for making peace with the Taliban after his top peace envoy was murdered, a spokesman said on Sunday, as officials said the killer was Pakistani. Karzai’s pointman on Taliban talks, High Peace Council chairman Burhanuddin Rabbani, was assassinated last month by a turban bomber who had purported […]

    Montek meets PM on poverty line, to make statement today

    Amid a raging controversy over the Rs 32 per capita per day poverty line definition, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday and will clarify the panel’s stand on the issue on Monday. The Planning Commission deputy chief, who returned from a 10-day foreign visit on Saturday, met […]

    India an attractive destination for global investments: President

    The President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil has said that India has become an attractive destination for global investments. Addressing a reception in Geneva hosted by Indian Ambassador to Switzerland, she said that the global economic downturn had a limited impact on India and the Indian economy has consistently recorded high rates of growth. She said, […]

    MCI to introduce percentile score system for CET to MBBS

    The proposed National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to MBBS courses from next year will have objective type questions and a percentile score to determine the merit of all applicants. The decision was taken at a meeting of Medical Council of India’s Board of Governors held last week. MCI sources said, this is […]