Lokpal bill introduced in Parliament

New Delhi, Aug 4: The Lokpal bill, which seeks to combat corruption in high places, was Thursday introduced in parliament amid protests from Gandhian Anna Hazare and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which objected to the prime minister's exclusion from its ambit while in office. The most vocal More

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Sonia to undergo surgery in US; Rahul Gandhi in Congress panel

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 4: Congress President Sonia Gandhi will undergo a surgery in the United States for an undisclosed medical condition even as she constituted a four-member group comprising Rahul Gandhi to oversee its functioning in her absence that is likely to be for nearly a month. Making More

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Gowda sworn in as Karnataka CM

Bangalore, Aug 4: D.V. Sadananda Gowda Thursday took over as Bharatiya Janata Party's second chief minister in Karnataka with the immediate task of uniting the party split over his leadership and proving he is not a proxy of his scam-hit predecessor B.S. Yeddyurappa.The 58-year-old Gowda took More

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Make public details of reserved orders: CIC to SC

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New Delhi, Aug 4: The Central Information Commission has directed the Supreme Court to make public details of cases where orders have been reserved so that citizens know about the "status of pendency". Overruling the stand of the apex court that it does not maintain such data, Chief Information More

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Panamanian ship sinks off Mumbai coast

Mumbai, Aug 4: About 30 crew members of a Gujarat-bound cargo ship were rescued today before the vessel carrying 60,000 tonnes of coal sank off the Mumbai coast this afternoon, sparking fears of environmental pollution."Panama-flagged M V Rak has sunk 20 nautical miles off the Mumbai coast due More

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Chidambaram for study on right-wing terror groups

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New Delhi, Aug 4: Expressing serious concern over the growth of right wing terror groups, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has favoured a proper research and study of the phenomenon.  Asking the security forces to deal with the right wing terror groups "sternly and fearlessly", he said that More

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‘Indian module could be involved in Mumbai blasts’

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New Delhi, Aug 4: Home Minister P Chidambaram today said there are indications of involvement of Indian module in the July 13 Mumbai blasts that killed 26 people. It is for the first time that the government has pointed towards the involvement of a homegrown group for the three explosions in More

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CENTRE APPROVES 5,000 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR JK YOUTH

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New Delhi, Aug 4: The Government today approved a special scholarship scheme of Rs 1,200 crore for the Jammu and Kashmir youth to encourage them to pursue higher studies outside the state. Only those students are eligible for the scholarship who will pass the Class XII or equivalent exam from More

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Strike to affect banking operations today

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New Delhi, Aug 4: Operations of public sector and old private sector banks in the country are expected to be affected tomorrow due to a day-long strike by employees to protest against banking sector reforms. "Over 10 lakh employees will be a part of the strike and you will see a direct impact More

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China has geographical advantage in border areas: Defence Secy

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New Delhi, Aug 4: The Defence Ministry has told a Parliamentary Committee that China has "geographical advantage" over India along the border between the two countries. "China has been building its infrastructure. They have advantage of the topography also because they have the Tibetan plateau More

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Tourist buses can't load luggage on roof: SC

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New Delhi, Aug 4: The Supreme Court has ruled tourist operators cannot keep the luggage on the roof of the buses as it would imperil the life and safety of passengers. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and H L Dattu in a judgement rejected the argument of transporters that restrictions imposed More

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‘Govt has not received sufficient proposals on vacant posts’

Appointment Of Judges In HCs

New Delhi, Aug 4: Minister of Law & Justice Salman Khurshid said Thursday that pursuant to the Supreme Court Judgment of October 6, 1993 read with their advisory opinion of October 28, 1998, the entire process of initiation of proposal for appointment of a Judge of a High Court rests with the Chief More

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CBI exempt from RTI for 'security' reasons

New Delhi, Aug 4: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has exempted from the Right To Information (RTI) Act "in the interest of the security of the state", parliament was informed Thursday. The RTI would cover the CBI only "in respect of ... allegations of corruption and human rights violations More

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