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    Bill to replace MCI board with panel of doctors

    A bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday to amend the Medical Council of India Act to replace the existing board of the MCI, facing corruption charges, with a seven-member panel of eminent doctors. The corruption-ridden MCI, set up 76 years ago to regulate medical education in the country, has already been dissolved […]

    National

    Congress Core group meets on CWG controversy

    Concerned over controversies surrounding the Commonwealth Games, Congress top brass including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi met in New Delhi on Friday to discuss a mechanism to supervise the event in the wake of corruption charges. With the Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi in the eye of a storm following allegations, […]

    National

    ED looking at QBR money trail leading to London firm

    Widening its probe into alleged financial irregularities in the Commonwealth Games, the Enforcement Directorate is looking at the source and gateways through which payment was made for the Queens Baton Relay in London last October. The ED has scrutinised the bid documents that led to the awarding of the work of arranging display services to […]

    National

    Report on N liability bill to be tabled on Wednesday

    Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology voiced confidence that the report on the nuclear liability bill will be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, despite differences among members “I am fully confident that the Standing Committee will be able to give the report on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Bill (2010) to the government by […]

    International

    Iran confirms launch of first nuclear power plant

    Iran’s atomic energy chief Ali Akbar Salehi Friday confirmed next week’s launch of the Islamic republic’s first nuclear power plant, as announced by Russia which has helped build the facility. “We are preparing to transfer the fuel inside the plant next week… Then we will need seven to eight days to transfer it to the […]

    National

    61 Explosive-laden Trucks Go Missing in India

    Some 61 trucks loaded with over 300 tons of explosives have gone missing in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a senior police official said Friday. “The trucks were sent from a state-owned factory, Rajasthan Explosives and Chemicals Limited, in Dholpur to a private company called Ganesh Explosives in the state’s Sagar district. But […]

    National

    Coal India set to be country’s largest listed employer

    State-owned Coal India said it would become India’s largest listed employer among the firms registered on the bourses, after completion of its public issue. “Post listing, Coal India will become the largest employer amongst listed entities in the country,” the world’s largest coal producer said in a statement in New Delhi. The PSU had earlier […]

    International

    World-Famed Tower in E China to Enshrine Buddha Remains

    An ancient Buddhist tower in east China’s Jiangsu Province, which was a world wonder during the medieval ages, will enshrine part of the skull bone of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism. The Buddha’s remains, or sarira, would be worshipped in the tower after workers rebuild the tower by the end of 2011, said Kong Li, […]

    Politics

    SC stays trial against senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar

    In a reprieve for Sajjan Kumar, the Supreme Court stayed trial proceedings against the Congress leader facing murder and other charges in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. A bench of Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan also issued notice to the CBI on Kumar’s appeal challenging his prosecution. The high court had […]

    National

    Man killed in police firing in Kupwara

      A stone-pelting mob on Friday clashed with police which opened fire killing a man and injuring two others in Kupwara district. The incident happened in Trehgam when a group of protestors pelted stones at police personnel resulting in firing, police said. Police said Muddasar Ahmed, who was injured in the firing, was taken to […]

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