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  Govt asks states to implement SC order on death row convicts

  India | February 04, 2014 15:03 IST

  New Delhi : The Centre today directed all states to take “urgent suitable action” in implementing the Supreme Court's guidelines for safeguarding the interest of the death row convicts.In a communication, the Home Ministry said

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  Northeast political forum asks Centre to scrap AFSPA

  India | January 21, 2014 18:53 IST

  New Delhi: A forum of political parties from the northeast today demanded immediate scrapping of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and stop its “misuse” in the region.A delegation of North East Regional Political Front

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  HC issue notices to Central, state governments

  India | October 11, 2013 8:29 IST

  Chennai: Madras High Court yesterday ordered issue of notices to Central and Tamil Nadu governments on a petition filed by industrialist M A M Ramaswamy challenging the repealing of Annamalai University Act-2013.The First Bench comprising

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  Govt approves 10 pc DA hike, to benefit 80 lakh

  India | September 20, 2013 13:11 IST

  New Delhi : The government today approved a proposal to hike dearness allowance to 90 per cent from existing 80 per cent, a move that would benefit about 50 lakh central government employees and 30

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  Karnataka has over 47,000 severely malnourished children: Govt

  India | August 30, 2013 8:39 IST

  Bangalore: Karnataka has more than 47,000 severely malnourished children, according to government figures.As per the information made available by Women and Child Development Minister Umashree today, Belgaum district tops the list with 4896, followed by

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  Centre asks TRAI, Press Council to send comments on FDI in media

  August 22, 2013 6:34 IST

  New Delhi:  The I&B ministry has asked Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) and Press Council of India (PCI) to expedite their comments on foreign investment limits in broadcasting and print media sectors respectively.The I&B ministry

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  Govt's 'uncertain' response making Pak fearless:Kalraj Mishra

  India | August 13, 2013 7:26 IST

  Varanasi: BJP leader Kalraj Mishra today said the government's “uncertain” response to border skirmishes had made Pakistan fearless to carry out more attacks across the LoC.“Repeated ceasefire violations are challenging India's might. The Prime Minister

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  Enforce tobacco ad regulations at shops: SC tells Centre

  India | July 22, 2013 17:16 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 22 :  The Supreme Court today paved the way for the Centre to enforce rules on advertisement of tobacco products at their sale outlets that prohibits display of ads larger than 60

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  To shore up falling rupee, India opens gates a lot wider for foreign investment

  July 17, 2013 8:45 IST

  New Delhi, July 17: In a clear signal to global investors that economic reforms will be fast-tracked and norms for inflow of overseas capital eased further, India Tuesday decided to hike the foreign direct investment

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  IAF Wing Commander dismissed over bribery charges

  India | July 16, 2013 16:55 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 16: IAF has dismissed a Wing Commander who was allegedly caught demanding a bribe of Rs 20,000 from officials of a French defence firm at the Aero India show in Bangalore in

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  Uttarakhand: Centre appoints V K Duggal as nodal officer for rescue, relief

  India | June 21, 2013 16:30 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 21:  The Centre today appointed a former top bureaucrat as the nodal officer for relief and rescue operations in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, saying lack of proper coordination was hampering its mitigation efforts.After an

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  Uttarakhand tragedy: Supreme Court cracks the whip on Centre, state govt

  India | June 20, 2013 19:25 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 20 :  The Supreme Court today directed the Centre and Uttarakhand government to make all out efforts to rescue thousands of people stranded in the state due to flash floods and provide

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  Uttarakhand tragedy: Centre rushing more helicopters

  India | June 20, 2013 17:27 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 20 :  Government has decided to deploy more helicopters in Uttarakhand to rescue over 60,000 people still trapped in the rain-ravaged hill state and expedite relief operations.Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said so

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  Centre rules out talks, to intensify anti-Maoist operation

  India | May 28, 2013 20:07 IST

  New Delhi, May 28: Anti-Maoist operations will be intensified in the aftermath of the attack on Congress leaders, the government today said but ruled out holding peace talks with the extremists unless they abjure violence.Union

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  Centre hikes tariff value of gold to check imports

  India | April 02, 2013 20:45 IST

  Tokyo/New Delhi, Apr 2 : Government today raised the tariff value of gold to check its imports even as Finance Minister P Chidambaram virtually ruled out hiking the import duty on it.The tariff value of

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  Pulling out of UPA was the right decision: Karunanidhi

  Politics | March 21, 2013 22:23 IST

  Chennai, Mar 21: DMK Chief M Karunanidhi today said his party has taken the “right” decision to withdraw support to UPA government by looking at the developments with regard to the passage of the US

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  Centre turned down 232 CBI requests to prosecute tainted bureaucrats

  India | March 20, 2013 18:56 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 20 : Government has turned down 232 requests of the CBI seeking sanction to prosecute officials allegedly involved in corruption cases between 2009-2013, Lok Sabha was informed today.“From 2009 to February 2013,

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  Modi alleges, Centre promoting export of beef

  October 29, 2012 11:44 IST

  Ahmedabad, Oct 29: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reiterated the charge that the Centre was promoting beef exports by providing subsidies even while levying duty on cotton exports.Speaking at the 4th Annual General

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  Modi alleges, Centre promoting export of beef

  Politics | October 29, 2012 11:36 IST

  Ahmedabad, Oct 29: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reiterated the charge that the Centre was promoting beef exports by providing subsidies even while levying duty on cotton exports.Speaking at the 4th Annual General

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  Central govt employees, pensioners get 7% DA hike

  India | September 24, 2012 22:42 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 24: The Union Government today hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) by 7 per cent, benefiting its 80 lakh employees and pensioners and costing the exchequer an additional Rs 7,408 crore annually.The hike will