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CBI briefs court of progress in Jagan, Emaar cases
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday briefed a special court here of the progress made in two cases relating to the alleged illegal assets of Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy and the irregularities committed by
Read More »NASA turns on humanoid robot in space station
NASA Tuesday turned on a humanoid robot in the International Space Station for the first time since it was delivered in February, a media report said. The test involved sending power to all of
Read More »India, Switzerland to amend tax agreement soon
India and Switzerland will soon amend their existing double taxation avoidance agreement to help curb black money, parliament was told Tuesday. “The revised DTAA will allow India to obtain banking information from Switzerland in
Read More »Tharoor opposes Anna’s arrest, ‘omnipotent’ Lokpal
Terming Anna Hazare’s detention over a week ago “unwise”, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said Tuesday a strong Lokpal was needed, but “a large, omnipotent and unaccountable supra-institution” can itself fall prey to corruption. “Annaji’s
Read More »Rs.5 lakh each for Karnal blast victims’ kin
The Haryana government Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs.5 lakh to the families of each of the five people who were killed in a blast in a cracker factory in Karnal district Monday evening.
Read More »RTI activist attacked in Gujarat, critical
A 39-year-old Right to Information (RTI) activist is fighting for his life in Rajkot city of Gujarat following an acid attack on him, police said Tuesday. Jaysukh Bambhaniya, a tribal from the union territory
Read More »Mauritius unwilling to amend tax treaty with India: Minister
Despite a series of discussions and requests, Mauritius has shown “unwillingness” to amend a tax treaty with India, Minister of State for Finance S.S. Palanimanickam told parliament Tuesday. “Six rounds of discussions have taken
Read More »Japanese Encephalitis claims 89 lives in Assam
More than 350 cases of Japanese encephalitis and nearly 90 deaths due to the viral disease were reported in Assam this year, the Rajya Sabha was told Tuesday. “There were 351 cases and 89
Read More »INLD members suspended, evicted from Haryana assembly
All 31 legislators of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) were evicted and suspended from the Haryana assembly Tuesday after they protested inside the house. Speaker Kuldeep Sharma ordered the house marshals to physically
Read More »Hazare issue shows India a vibrant democracy: US diplomat
Anna Hazare’s anti-graft movement and indefinite hunger strike show that “India is a vibrant democracy”, a top US official said here Tuesday. “This (Hazare’s agitation) shows that India is a vibrant democracy,” US Consul
Read More »RDX seized in Kashmir
The Jammu and Kashmir Police said they had foiled a major terrorist plot with the recovery of 16 kg of RDX from a suspected militant-hideout in Reasi district Tuesday, but gave no further details.
Read More »Inflation will ease in 2011-12′s second half: Minister
Monetary tightening and easing demand-side pressure would help moderate inflation in the second half of the current fiscal, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena told parliament Tuesday. The minister said economic growth
Read More »Sonia Gandhi likely to return from US by month-end
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is expected to return to the country by the end of this month after her surgery in the US, a party leader said. “Congress president is expected to return by
Read More »Army rejects defence ministry’s order on chief’s age
Nearly a month after the defence ministry rejected Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh’s demand for correcting his birth year from 1950 to 1951, the Adjutant General’s branch has politely rejected the missive and
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