Cabinet clears key changes to Lokpal bill
Posted Date : 31-Jan-2013 , 01:26:50 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Union Cabinet met today and approved major amendments to the Lokpal bill, the proposed anti-corruption legislation that has seen much debate and sparring between the government and the opposition and civil society. The Bill is likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha in the budge...
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Late Rajesh Khanna, Jaspal Bhatti among Padma-2013 awardees
Posted Date : 25-Jan-2013 , 10:10:13 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
President has approved the conferment of108 Padma Awards. These comprise 04 Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and80 Padma Shri Awards. 24 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 11 persons in the category of Foreigners, NRIs, PIOs andPosthumous awardees.
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Aadhaar now must for new PF accounts
Posted Date : 24-Jan-2013 , 08:01:37 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Anyone entering the formal sector workforce from March will have to get a UID number before they can enroll with the Employees’ Provident Fund. The EPFO will use Aadhaar to issue individual account numbers to its members, independent of employers.
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Rajnath Singh is new BJP President
Posted Date : 23-Jan-2013 , 12:54:07 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Rajnath Singh was on Wednesday unanimously elected the new president of Bharatiya Janata Party, succeeding Nitin Gadkari who decided against a second term till he was cleared of alleged corruption charges.
A resolution supporting Rajnath Singh as party chief was unanimously adopted by the p...
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JBT scam: Om Prakash Chautala, Ajay Chautala get 10 year each in jail
Posted Date : 22-Jan-2013 , 12:53:26 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala to ten years in prison after he, his son Ajay Chautala and 53 others were found guilty of illegally recruiting 3,206 junior basic trained (JBT) teachers in the state in the year 2000.
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Rahul Gandhi appointed Congress
Posted Date : 19-Jan-2013 , 10:25:28 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a much awaited decision, the Congress party on Saturday appointed the 42-year-oldRahul Gandhi as its vice president.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC), meeting here on the sidelines of the party’s two-day ‘Chintan Shivir’, passed a resolutio...
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Diesel price hiked by 45 paise; petrol price cut by 25 paise
Posted Date : 18-Jan-2013 , 08:19:25 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Barely hours after the government permitted oil marketing companies to set diesel prices, the retailers increased the price of the fuel.
Oil companies hiked the price of diesel by 45 paise excluding taxes effective today, Indian Oil said in an official statement. The good news -- pet...
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Former Haryana CM Chautala, his son, 53 others convicted in teachers' recruitment scam
Posted Date : 16-Jan-2013 , 02:18:42 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, his MLA son Ajay and 53 others were convicted on Wednesday by a court in New Delhi for the illegal recruitment of over 3000 junior basic trained (JBT) teachers in the state during his tenure. After the court pronounced its judgement, ...
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Petrol price hiked by 35 paise
Posted Date : 16-Jan-2013 , 10:26:37 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Petrol price was hiked Tuesday night by about 35 paise per litre in line with firming raw material cost. Petrol will cost Rs 67.56 per litre in Delhi with effect from midnight, industry sources said.
Prices vary from city to city due to differential local sales tax or VAT rates.
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Train fare hike from January 21 midnight; prices up by 2 to 10 paise per km
Posted Date : 09-Jan-2013 , 03:49:42 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Train fares will be increased from midnight January 21, said Railways minister Pawan Kumar Bansal.
The price of train tickets had not been increased for a decade, he said. The minister said the fares, which he described as modest and reasonable, will not be increased when the Railways Budget i...
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Diesel price may be hiked by Rs 2 per litre, say sources as PM hints at fuel price hike
Posted Date : 08-Jan-2013 , 12:12:55 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned that the government must raise diesel, kerosene and cooking gas prices in a phased manner as India's fuel prices are well below international prices. Sources have told Network 18 that the government may consider hiking diesel prices by Rs 2 to 3 per...
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Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar answers critics with his bat, slams century in Ranji match
Posted Date : 06-Jan-2013 , 08:53:38 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Sachin Tendulkar scored his 80th first-class century for Mumbai to help his team post 272 for three on the first day of their Ranji Trophyquarter-final clash against Baroda at the Wankhede Stadium here today.
He was well-supported by opener Wasim Jaffer (137 not out), who scored his se...
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Delhi gang rape victim dies in Singapore hospital
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2012 , 08:28:30 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
A young woman who was flown to Singapore after her brutal gang-rape and torture in the Indian capital died here early Saturday, the Mount Elizabeth Hospital announced.
The victim, whose name has not been revealed, passed away "peacefully" at 4.45 am with her distraught family and In...
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Ratan Tata's farewell letter to all Tata employees
Posted Date : 28-Dec-2012 , 06:47:34 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Ratan Tata, who stepped down as the chairman of the Tata group today as he turned 75, has written a warm farewell letter to his employees saying, “we have every reason to feel proud and feel confident in facing the challenges ahead”. Mr. Tata handed over the reins of the $100 billio...
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Ratan Tata to retire today, Cyrus Mistry to succeed him
Posted Date : 28-Dec-2012 , 12:12:48 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Ratan Tata, who led the transformation of the Tata group from a conventional corporate house into a $ 100 billion global conglomerate with high-profile acquisitions abroad, will retire on Friday ending 50-year run in one of India's oldest business empires.
Marking a generational c...
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Diesel prices to go up by Rs. 10 in 2013: oil secretary
Posted Date : 27-Dec-2012 , 04:59:15 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Diesel prices are likely to go up by Rs. 10 per litre over the next 10 months while kerosene prices may be hiked by Rs. 10 per litre over the next two years, according to the petroleum secretary.
The price hike is being considered as the government scrambles to fi...
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Three-digit number (167) allotted for women's helpline in Delhi
Posted Date : 24-Dec-2012 , 04:39:24 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
A three-digit helpline number, 167, has been allotted by the Centre to the Delhi government for its 'office for helping women in distress.'
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had reportedly requested Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal for a three-digit number for the department. Usually, the ministry is...
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10 lakh new jobs expected to come up in 2013: survey
Posted Date : 23-Dec-2012 , 07:25:03 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Job seekers can look forward to a prosperous new year with more than 10 lakh new jobs expected across various sectors including FMCG and retail, says a survey.
Coming against the backdrop of uncertain economic conditions, the projected number of new jobs in 2013 is way higher than...
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Results of Assembly Elections 2012
Posted Date : 20-Dec-2012 , 10:49:50 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Gujarat
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Lead
Won
BJP
115
CONG
61
GPP
2
Others
4
Himachal Pradesh
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Lead
Won
CONG
36
BJP
26
Others
6
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Vijay Mallya offers 3 kg gold to Lord Venkateswara on his 58th birthday
Posted Date : 18-Dec-2012 , 06:07:23 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Promoter of crisis-ridden Kingfisher Airlines and UB Group Chairman Vijay Mallyamade an offering of gold bricks, weighing about three kg, at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara on his 58th birthday today. Mallya donated the gold after offerin...
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Naina Lal Kidwai becomes first woman President of FICCI
Posted Date : 16-Dec-2012 , 07:08:59 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Naina Lal Kidwai on Saturday took over as President of FICCI, becoming the first woman to head the leading industry body. FICCI said in a statement at the conclusion of its Annual General Meeting in New Delhi Kidwai, 55, is the first woman and professional manager to be elected as President of ...
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1,7000000 customers using mobile banking services : Fin Min
Posted Date : 14-Dec-2012 , 06:49:16 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Nearly one crore seventy lakh customers across the country are presently using banking services through mobile phones. Finance Minister P Chidambaram informed the Lok Sabha today in a written reply that the Banks are making efforts to introduce mobile-enabled banking services in Indian language...
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Firm failing to pay derivative liabilities can be branded
Posted Date : 12-Dec-2012 , 08:09:03 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Strengthening the hands of the Reserve Bank in ushering in financial discipline with respect to “credit policy and credit system of the country,” the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a company that fails to pay up its derivative liabilities can be branded as a...
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SC restores limit of 200 SMSes per day per SIM
Posted Date : 04-Dec-2012 , 07:22:41 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Supreme Court has stayed Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal ,TDSAT's order, which had quashed the sector regulator TRAI's circular limiting the number of SMSes to 200 per day per SIM.In a brief hearing on Monday, a bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi stayed the tribunal's order a...
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10 floors, 48 hrs; it is realty magic
Posted Date : 02-Dec-2012 , 09:04:56 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The architectural novel stood tall on an industrial plot in the township with no sand or bricks used in the process. After two days of relentless effort by nearly 200 technicians, skilled workers and 25 engineers, the red and grey building has a become the centre of attraction.
Work on the bu...
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EPFO launches e-Passbook service
Posted Date : 01-Dec-2012 , 07:50:30 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Over 50 million PF subscribers can now access their accounts online asretirement fund body EPFO launched its e-Passbook service today. Active subscribers whose electronic challan-cum-return is already uploaded, candownload their e-Passbook every month under the service launched by the EPFO...
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87 companies under scanner for multi-level marketing schemes
Posted Date : 30-Nov-2012 , 08:07:21 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
A total of 87 companies have come under the government scanner for allegedly running illegal multi-level marketing (MLM) investment schemes and seven of them are being probed for possibly serious frauds.
The government has ordered inspection of accounts of remaining 80 companies f...
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Identity proof must for sleeper-class passengers from December 1
Posted Date : 29-Nov-2012 , 10:53:59 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
It will be mandatory for sleeper- class train passengers to carry identity proof from December 1, this year as Railways firmed up steps to prevent misuse of tickets by touts and facilitate hassle-free travel by bonafide people.From Saturday (December 1), passengers failing ...
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Govt's guidelines to prevent misuse of Sec 66
Posted Date : 29-Nov-2012 , 10:50:08 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Yielding to public protests on the recent controversial arrest of some persons for their Facebook posts, Government today came out with guidelines where a police officer no less than the rank of DCP can sanction prosecution.
In metropolitan cities, such an approval would have to be given by...
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Fly to Vrindavan in a Pawan Hans chopper, service starts today
Posted Date : 28-Nov-2012 , 08:20:53 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Civil Aviation Ministry on Tuesday announced the start of a chopper service between Delhi and Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. The service, a joint effort with UP Tourism, will start from Wednesday.
The one-way ticket to the holy city will cost Rs 3,900 per person, while the ret...
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