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  • Civil Aviation Ministry sets up expert committee to examine selection process of Pilots, Engineers

    The Ministry of Civil Aviation has set up an Expert Committee to examine the current system of examination of pilots and engineers with a view to make the examination system secure, credible, efficient and in line with modern and best practices. The Committee will also examine introduction of electronic technology in conduct of examinations and […]

    Supreme Court quashes allotment of land to BJP leader late Kushabhau Thakre by MP Govt

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the decision of the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh to allot land to a trust named after late party leader Kushabhau Thakre. The Apex court cancelled the state government notification for alloting around 30 acres of land to the Trust whose trustees include senior party leaders L K Advani, […]

    CBI registers case and begins probe into death of Sadiq Batcha

    The CBI has registered a case and begun a probe into the death of Sadiq Batcha, a close aide of former Telecom Minister A Raja who has been arrested in the multi-crore spectrum allocation scam. The agency has started its investigations in the mysterious death of Batcha who was found hanging at his home in […]

    Over 400 fall ill after consuming contaminated buck wheat flour in Delhi

    More than 400 people fell ill in the national capital and parts North India on Monday after consuming food articles prepared from contaminated buckwheat flour. While 200 people fell ill in Uttar Pradesh, 187 were hospitalised in Delhi and 34 in Haryana. The Delhi Government ordered a probe into the incident. Delhi police Spokesman Rajan […]

    Japan Stops Leak of Radioactive Water into the Ocean

    Workers managed to stop highly radioactive water from flowing into the Pacific Ocean from a crippled Japanese nuclear power plant early Wednesday morning by injecting a chemical compound, the plant’s operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said. According to TEPCO, the leak was slowed on Tuesday following the injection of a mixture of sodium silicate, […]

    Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo negotiating surrender?

    France has said that Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo’s  was  negotiating the terms for his departure. “As we speak we are speaking to two generals to negotiate President Gbagbo’s surrender,” French Prime Minister Francois Fillon told parliament. Gbagbo was said to be trapped in his home after forces loyal to his rival and internationally-recognized presidential claimant […]

    Japan dumping over 10,000 tonnes of radioactive water into Pacific

    Japan has started dumping more than 10,000 tonnes of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific. The government insists the water is contaminated with only low levels of radiation and is not harmful to humans. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) started dumping the water on Monday, saying a total […]

    New crew for ISS blasts off from Russia’s Baikonur space port

    A new crew for the International Space Station has blasted off from Russia’s Baikonur space port in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz rocket. The two Russians and one US astronaut are to join three others – a Russian, an American and an Italian – aboard the station. Their spacecraft is emblazoned with the name and portrait […]

    PMO appeals Anna Hazare to abandon proposed hunger strike against corruption

    The Prime Minister’s Office expressed disappointment over social activist Anna Hazare’s decision to go on fast unto death from Tuesday on the issue of the Lokpal Bill. “The PMO has noted with deep disappointment that Hazare is still planning to go ahead with his planned hunger strike,” a PMO release said. However, Prime Minister Manmohan […]

    PAC summons Anil Ambani, other Companies CEOs to appear before it today

    The Public Accounts Committee (PAC ) probing the alleged irregularities in the 2G scam has asked Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani, Etisalat DB Telecom CEO Atul Jhamb, S-Tel CEO Shamik Das and Unitech Wireless Managing Director Sigve Brekke to appear before it today. Top industrialist Ratan Tata and corporate lobbyist Niira Radia were quizzed by […]