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Cabinet Approves Rs 1 Cr Fine For Demanding Capitation Fee
India | Nov 16, 2011, 06:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 16: Government today approved amendments to a proposed bill to curb unfair practices in higher technical education institutes which include raising to Rs one crore the fine for demanding capitation fee and
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Property Rates To Go Up; Delhi Cabinet Hikes Circle Rates
India | Oct 31, 2011, 06:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 31: Buying a house in the city will now cost you more as Delhi Government today hiked the circle rates by up to 250 per cent for sale and purchase of property
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TN Cabinet Passes Resolution To Halt Work At Koodankulam
Sep 22, 2011, 10:14 PM ISTChennai, Sep 22: As the protesters formally ended their 12-day fast against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project, the Tamil Nadu government today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to suspend work at the project till the
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Cabinet Nod For Land Acquisition Bill
India | Sep 05, 2011, 09:57 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 5: The much-awaited Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Bill, which provides for enhanced compensation to land owners and a slew of other benefits, was today approved by the Union Cabinet.The bill, which was
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Cabinet Fails To Clear National Sports Bill
India | Aug 30, 2011, 09:04 PM ISTNew Delhi, August 30: A controversial bill, aimed at regulating the functioning of national sports federations and putting an age limit on their bosses, on Tuesday failed to go through Cabinet due to stiff resistance
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Cabinet Clears Lokpal Bill, PM Out Of Purview
India | Jul 28, 2011, 10:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 28: The Union Cabinet today cleared the much-debated Lokpal Bill keeping the office of the Prime Minister outside its purview notwithstanding incumbent Manmohan Singh's insistence on subjecting himself to its scrutiny.The Bill,
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Ministers Quitting Cabinet Like Rats Deserting A Sinking Ship, Says Bardhan
India | Jul 09, 2011, 07:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 9: Days after Dayanidhi Maran quit the union cabinet, CPI today took a dig at the government saying some “wise” ministers are abandoning the cabinet like “rats jump out of sinking ships”
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Cabinet To Raise MPLAD funds From Rs. 2 Crore To Rs. 5 Crore
India | Jul 07, 2011, 02:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 07: The Cabinet is to raise the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD) fund for each MP from Rs. 2 crore to Rs. 5 crore.There was a long-pending demand from
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Govt Rules Out Sending Two Lokpal Drafts To Cabinet
India | Jun 16, 2011, 06:36 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 16: Government today ruled out sending two drafts of Lokpal Bill to the Union Cabinet in the wake of strong differences with the civil society which it accused of “obstructing” the fight
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DMK Cabinet Resigns
India | May 13, 2011, 03:22 PM ISTChennai, May 13: Facing a rout in the Assembly polls with his bitter political foe AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa storming back to power, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today submitted the resignation of his ministry.
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Dikshit Turns 74
India | Mar 31, 2011, 05:12 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 31: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit turned 74 today and a large number of Congressmen including her Cabinet colleagues thronged her residence to wish her on the occasion.It was festive atmosphere at
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UP Minister Arrested For Leading Stir
National | Mar 28, 2011, 09:01 PM ISTLucknow, Mar 28: An Uttar Pradesh minister was today arrested for disrupting rail traffic during an agitation in Saharanpur and was later expelled from the BSP.Vinod Tejiyan, who holds the rank of a Minister of
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Yemen President Sacks Cabinet, Crowds Bury 'Martyrs'
World | Mar 21, 2011, 07:40 AM ISTSanaa, Mar 20: Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh sacked his government today as mourners massed in Sanaa to bury many of the 52 people gunned down by his loyalists, and more regime figures quit
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Cairn-Vedanta Deal To Go To Cabinet: Reddy
India | Feb 15, 2011, 07:15 PM ISTPanipat, Feb 15: Strongly backing state-owned ONGC's stand, Oil Minister S Jaipal Reddy today said his ministry is referring mining group Vedanta Resources' buyout of Cairn India to the Cabinet.The USD 9.6 billion deal is
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Unrest Spreads To Jordan, King Sacks His Cabinet
World | Feb 04, 2011, 11:48 PM ISTAmman, Feb 1: Jordan's King Abdullah II fired his government Tuesday in the wake of street protests and asked an ex-prime minister to form a new Cabinet, ordering him to launch immediate political reforms. The
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Tough Decisions While Finalizing Cabinet, Says Chavan
India | Nov 13, 2010, 04:25 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 13 : Taking over reins of the scam-hit Maharashtra government, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said he will have to take "tough decisions" while finalising his council of ministers to meet the
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Cabinet Approves Long-Pending Sexual Harassment Bill
India | Nov 04, 2010, 05:09 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) Women can now look forward to a more secure workplace with the government today proposing to bring in the long-pending sexual harassment Bill under which an employer would be liable
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Cabinet Nod To Direct Taxes Code Bill
India | Aug 26, 2010, 10:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a move that could leave more money in the hands of tax payers, the government on Thursday proposed to raise the income tax exemption limit from the present Rs 1.6 lakh to
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Indian Rupee To Have A Distinct Symbol
India | Jul 15, 2010, 07:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian rupee will have its own symbol, a mix of the Devanagri 'Ra' and Roman 'R', to become the fifth currency in the world to have a distinct identity. The new symbol,
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Pak's Interior Min Faces Disqualification From House, Cabinet
World | Jan 23, 2010, 03:25 PM ISTInterior Minister Rehman Malik is facing the possibility of being disqualified as an MP and from the federal cabinet once the government begins implementing the Pakistan Supreme Court's detailed judgement striking down a controversial graft