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Guj Cong leaders meet prez, seek graft probe against Modi govt

Congress state in charge for Gujarat Mohan Prakash and others from the state unit of the party met president Pratibha Patil and submitted a memorandum alleging large scale corruption by the state`s BJP government headed by Narendra Modi Pr

Centre seeking feedback on half-baked Lokpal bill: Nitish

Bihar chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar turned the table on the centre, refusing to give feedback on the current draft of the Lokpal Bill. Kumar termed the centre`s decision to solicit feedback from states on the current draft as "a hurried mo

Air India chief comes clean on losses

How deep in the red is national carrier Air India has been revealed by the chief of the ailing airline in a letter to its pilots. For the

Jaya`s cable war

Apparently targeting the Maran brothers, the Jayalalithaa government in Tamil Nadu today announced its decision to nationalise private cable TV operations and revive the state-run Arasu Cable TV Corporation. In his customary address spelli

Looming Ramdev strike forces senior ministers to cancel visits

Ahead of their crucial meeting with Baba Ramdev on his proposed hunger strike from tomorrow, several cabinet ministers on Thursday cancelled their scheduled visits, including finance minister Pranab Mukherjee who is leading the government team hol

Cartels behind food price rise, suspects CCI

Anti-trust watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI)suspects that cartels in the agriculture, steel and paper sectors could have manipulated the market to cause food price rise. It has suo motu commissioned studies to ascertain the reasons fo

Anti-trust law enforcement stands legal scrutiny: CCI chairman

Even as competition law enforcement frequently gets tangled in the mesh of litigation, trial results show a just and efficient implementation of the competition laws, asserted outgoing Competition Commission of India (CCI) chairman Dhanendra Kumar

Fake job offer letter stumps RD ministry babus

A fake job offer letter, purportedly from MGNREGA director, on her letter head and bearing her signature has sent the rural development ministry babus in a tizzy. With the letter having been  received by many people across the country

Gujarat protests kerosene quota cut

Gujarat government on Thursday protested the central government’s decision to reduce kerosene quota by 32.19% from June 1, 2011. The quota for supplying kerosene to states for distribution through fair price shops under the Public Di

2G scam: Tata, Ambani get clean chit

A Delhi court today dismissed pleas for a direction to the CBI to make Reliance ADAG chairman Anil Ambani, Tata group Chief Ratan Tata, corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and DMK chief M Karunanidhi`s wife Dayalu Ammal, as accused in the 2G spectrum s

BJP`s two-day National Executive Meet to discuss corruption

BJP`s National Executive Meet beginning here tomorrow would chalk out the strategy for taking on the UPA Government on issues like corruption and black money as well as putting up a credible fight against BSP and SP in Uttar Pradesh, which goes to

Bhatta-Parsaul effect: UP govt will not buy land for realtors

Under fire from opposition parties over the blatant acquisition of land across the state, the UP chief minister Mayawati announced a new land policy. Adopting a carrot and stick approach she, one hand, tried to assuage angry farmers by mak

Centre launches housing scheme for slum dwellers

In a move aimed at checking proliferation of slums, Government today decided to launch an ambitious low-cost housing scheme to benefit 3.2 crore slum dwellers in 250 cities by roping in state governments and private developers. In a major

Yeddyurappa wins trust vote

The BJP government in Karnataka headed by B S Yeddyurappa won confidence vote in the assembly 119-0 amid a walkout by the Congress and independents and a boycott by the JDS. Law Minister S Suresh Kumar pressed for division of votes, as Con

Delhi govt. schools ride high on pass percentage

Delhi govt. schools with central board of secondary education (CBSE) affiliation have a cause for cheer with publication of the tenth grade results. The strength of schools with 100 percent passing of candidates appeared has doubled within a

National Rural Livelihood Mission from June 3

The centre`s flagship rural self-employment programme will be launched as a national mission on Friday allowing states to formulate their own poverty reduction action plans dovetailing local issues. Taking the Swarnjayanti Gram Swar

Panchayati Raj ministry urges states to use accounting software

With panchayats flush with funds flowing under various poverty alleviation and employment guarantee schemes, the government wants to keep a tab on its expenditure online. The ministry of Panchayati Raj has advised the states/UTs to adopt t

Kerala to become first state to get Unique ID number

Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday said Kerala would become the first state in the country to complete the Centre sponsored project of providing Unique ID number to its citizens. The state extended full-coperation to complete

How Tarun Gogoi won Assam for the third time

Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi has scripted his success story as the second politician after BP Chaliha to lead the government for the third consecutive term. Soon after his oath-taking on May 18, Gogoi commented that the voters of Assam elected

India tells IMF representative to be in touch with countries

India has asked its executive director in IMF to stay in touch with different countries on the issue of selection of the new IMF head even as the front- runner Christine Lagarde planned a visit here soon. "We have suggested to our exe

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