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  • Union Cabinet clears Nuclear Regulatory Authority of India Bill

    Union Cabinet has cleared the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of India Bill. The Bill envisages an Autonomous Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). Official sources said that a high level panel have finalised the rules of implementation of nuclear liability law. The Bill is expected to be introduced in Parliament in the current session. The bill seeks […]

    2G scam: ED orders attachment of properties of five companies

    The Enforcement Directorate has ordered freezing of bank accounts and attachment of immovable properties of five companies in connection with the alleged bribe of 200 crore rupees paid to Kalaignar TV in 2G spectrum allocation scam. AIR correspondent quoting official sources reports, the bank accounts and immovable property, especially land of Dynamix realty, Conwood Constructions, […]

    SC says hiring a lawyer is not mandatory to fight case at consumer forum

    The Supreme Court has said that hiring a lawyer is not mandatory for a person to fight his case in a consumer forum and he can plead his case personally or through his agent. A three-judge bench comprising Justice Dalveer Bhandari Justices M K Sharma and Anil R Dave said that the Consumer Protection Act […]

    High Court quashes acquisition of over 100 hectares of land by UP govt in Mathura district

    The Allahabad High Court set aside acquisition of more than 100 hectares of land by the Uttar Pradesh government in Mathura district for promoting tourism and developing residential colonies. The court held that invoking of urgency clause was not justified. The order was passed a division bench comprising justices Sunil Ambawani and Kashi Nath Pandey […]

    Japan confirms Noda as new PM

    Yoshihiko Noda became Japan’s sixth new prime minister in five years on Tuesday, starting a term in which he must push quake recovery, contain a nuclear crisis and revive the economy. His unpopular predecessor Naoto Kan, in office just 15 months, and his cabinet resigned in the morning, making way for Noda, the former finance […]

    Libya intervention was forced; no such plans for Syria: NATO

    NATO, which intervened in the Libyan conflict to throw out the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, has no plans of getting involved in other such uprisings elsewhere in the region, including Syria. While the situation in Syria continues to worsen, top NATO officials say they have no plans of any intervention in the country where a […]

    19 Chinese miners rescued in northeastern, 3 still trapped

    Nineteen coal miners were rescued on Tuesday from a flooded pit in northeastern China after being trapped underground for a week, taking the total number of rescued workers to 22 as three others remain trapped. Efforts to locate and rescue the three other miners from the flooded Hengtai Coal Mine in Heilongjiang Province are still […]

    Two sentenced to ten years’ RI in Thane, Navi Mumbai blasts

    Two members of Hindu right wing group Sanathan Sanstha were on Tuesday sentenced to ten years’ rigorous imprisonment by a court here for their role in carrying out three bomb blasts in Thane and Panvel in 2008. The court had acquitted them of more serious charges of 307 IPC (attempt to murder), 120(B) (criminal conspiracy) […]

    SC issues notice to 3 transport secys

    Transport secretaries of Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh and J&K were issued notices by the Supreme Court seeking their response on why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them for failure to implement its order on tamper-proof high security number plates and licences for vehicles. A bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia on Tuesday […]

    Parliamentary Panel submits report on Judicial Accountability Bill

    The Parliamentary Standing committee that examined the Judicial Accountability and Standards bill recommended that Judges should not make unnecessary comments on statutory authorities while adjudicating on issues brought before them. The report of the committee was tabled in both the houses of parliament on Tuesday. Later briefing media, the committee chairman Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the […]