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  • SC for probe into rural job guarantee scheme in Orissa

    The Supreme Court on Monday  favoured a Central probe into the diversion of funds and non-implementation of rural employment scheme, MGNREGA, in Orissa. “We are treating this matter seriously. We will give direction to the Centre to hold investigation into the allegation of diversion of funds. The report has to be submitted in a time-bound […]

    SC admits petition challenging creamy layer criteria for quota

    The Supreme Court admitted a bunch of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to fix Rs 4.50 lakh as the minimum annual income for the people among Other Backward Classes (OBCs) to be regarded as “creamy layer” or elite who would not be eligible for various benefits. A Bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia […]

    SC asks govt to produce complaint against Radia

    The Supreme Court has asked the government to place before it in sealed cover the copy of the complaint on which it started tapping corporate lobbyist Niira Radia’s telephonic conversations with a host of people including politicians, corporate leaders and media personalities. “The Attorney General may produce the copy of the complaint in a sealed […]

    Need to enhance infrastructure in NE: IAF chief

    Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal PV Naik on Monday said there was a need for infrastructure development in the eastern region to enhance faster adoption of the newly inducted equipment by the Eastern Air Command. Addressing the Eastern Air Command annual station commanders’ conference in Shillong on Monday, Naik emphasised that a large number of […]

    North Korea threatens South Korea with nuclear war

    North Korea warned on Monday that US-South Korean cooperation could bring a nuclear war to the region, as the South began artillery drills amid lingering tension nearly three weeks after the North’s deadly shelling of a South Korean island. The South’s naval live-fire drills are scheduled to run on Monday through Friday at 27 sites. […]

    Haiti needs ‘military airlift’ of supplies: Palin

    Sarah Palin has urged Americans not to forget Haiti as she wrapped up a weekend visit to an aid group’s sites in this country vexed by a cholera epidemic, earthquake reconstruction and political crisis. Accompanied by her husband, Todd, daughter Bristol, a Fox News crew and the Rev. Franklin Graham, who runs the aid group […]

    Govt asks airlines to rationalise level of airfares

    Talking tough, govt has asked the airlines to rationalise the level of airfares, saying it was not fully satisfied with the steps they have taken so far to lower the tariff rates. After a meeting of the newly-formed Civil Aviation Economic Advisory Council (CAEAC) in New Delhi on Monday, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said, “Astronomical fares […]

    EGoM may meet on 22nd Dec to decide on diesel price hike

    An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) headed by Finance Min Pranab Mukherjee may meet on 22nd Dec to decide on raising diesel prices by Rs 1-2 a litre in the backdrop of global crude rates climbing to near USD 90 a barrel. “The meeting of EGoM has been tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of December […]

    Set up commission to check corruption: Assocham to Govt

    Industry body Assocham on Monday suggested setting up an integrity and ethics commission on the lines of the Planning Commission and the Election Commission to check corruption in the country. “… (Assocham) proposes an integrity and ethics commission,” newly elected Assocham President Dilip Modi told reporters in New Delhi, adding corruption is worse than cancer […]

    Govt starts chemical dumping probe from China, EU, US

    The Government has initiated a probe into alleged dumping of morpholine-a chemical used in crop protection and rubber industry by exporters from the EU, US and China in the Indian markets. The Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties in the Ministry of Commerce and Industries started the investigations on a complaint by Maharashtra-based Balaji […]