Minority Commission a toothless tiger: Qureshi

Chidambaram, Khurshid differ on reservation

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Mar 31: Apparently unhappy over non fulfilment of the demand for constitutional status to his panel, National Commission for Minorities Chairman Muhammad Shafi Qureshi Wednesday said the government should either make these bodies more effective or wind them up. “As long as you don More

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Right to Education law comes into force from today

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Mar 31: A historic law making education a fundamental right of every child will come into force from Thursday, directly benefiting close to one crore children who do not go to schools at present. Nearly 92 lakh children, who have either dropped out from schools or have never been More

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Graft ghost haunts Zardari

Press Trust of India

Islamabad, Mar 31: Bowing to pressure from the Supreme Court, Pakistan government has asked Switzerland to reopen graft cases against Asif Ali Zardari over alleged stashing of USD 60 million in Swiss banks, signalling growing rift between the President and an assertive Chief Justice. The chief More

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Depositors to get 3.5% saving interest

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Mar 31: Millions of savings accounts holders would get about 10 per cent more as the Reserve Bank asked banks to pay from tomorrow the 3.5 per cent interest on a day-to-day basis instead of taking the lowest deposit during the month for the purpose of computation. At present, the More

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Bicycle bomb kills 13 in Afghanistan

Press Trust of India

Kabul, Mar 31: A bomb concealed on a bicycle killed 13 people today in southern Afghanistan, as the Pentagon’s top military officer said NATO forces hope to reverse the Taliban’s momentum in the south with an upcoming offensive in Kandahar. Forty-five people, including eight children, were wounded More

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Home Ministry seeks comments on rape laws

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 31: The government today sought comments from the public, states and Union Territories on the suggestions made by a high powered committee headed by the Union Home Secretary for review of rape laws. The suggestions made by the committee have been formulated into The Criminal More

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Mumbai attack trial concludes, judgement on May 3

Mumbai, Mar 31: The trial of Ajmal Kasab in the 2008 Mumbai attack in which 166 people were killed concluded today almost a year after it commenced in a special court which will pronounce its verdict on May 3. In one of the fastest terror trials in history, Special judge M L Tahaliyani reserved More

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Census operation to be launched today

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 31:  The largest census exercise ever to be attempted in the history of mankind will kickstart tomorrow to cover India’s 1.2 billion population in one single database.The Rs 2,200 crore 2011 National Census project, in which President Pratibha Patil will be the first person More

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5 troops killed as Taliban fighters storm checkposts

Press Trust of India

Peshawar, Mar 31:  Hundreds of heavily armed Taliban fighters attacked Pakistani security forces’ checkposts at two places near the Afghan border triggering fierce gun battles which left six soldiers and 33 militants dead. Paramilitary Frontier Corps personnel repelled the attack in which More

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