Civil nuclear bill headed for delay, no consensus yet
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 11:51am
The tabling of the contentious nuclear liability bill in parliament
appears set for further delay as the term of a parliamentary panel
formed to look into it was extended by a week and the BJP insisted its
suggestions be included in the final draft.
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Amit Shah bail plea hearing put off till Aug 17
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 11:50am
The hearing on the bail application of former Gujarat minister of state
for home Amit Shah was Wednesday postponed till Aug 17 by a special
Central Bureau of Investigation court.
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Two Chandigarh cops arrested for taking bribe
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 11:49am
Two Chandigarh police officers were arrested here Wednesday evening by
the anti-corruption branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
for taking bribe from a person for helping him in a case, a CBI
official said.
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Meghalaya heightens security ahead of I-Day
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 11:49am
Security has been heightened in Meghalaya following the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council's (HNLC) call to boycott Independence Day celebrations, police said Wednesday.
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Madhya Pradesh police hunt for 60 explosives-laden trucks
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 11:48am
Madhya Pradesh Police are investigating the mysterious disappearance of at least 60 trucks loaded with explosives between April-June while these were on way to the state from neighbouring Rajasthan, an official said Wednesday.
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GoM favours caste census
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 11:47am
The Group of Ministers (GoM) on caste-based census headed by Finance
Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday decided in favour of caste
enumeration, official sources said.
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Dikshit satisfied with civic authority's CWG work: Mayor
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 11:44am
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit expressed satisfaction over preparations of the Commonwealth Games and the various projects carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Mayor Prithvi Raj Sawhney said Wednesday.
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Additional $1 bn sanctioned for Scorpene submarines
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 11:43am
Admitting that the delivery of Scorpene submarines was facing "problems", the government Wednesday said it had sanctioned an additional Rs.4,764 crore ($1 billion) for the project signed with France in 2004.
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Epson India eyes 25-30 percent growth
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 11:42am
Printer major Epson India is expecting a business growth of 25-30 percent in the current 2010-11 fiscal, a top company official said Wednesday.
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Navy launches survey of Mumbai harbour shipping channel
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 11:39am
The Indian Navy's survey vessel, INS Yamuna, Wednesday conducted a survey of the entire shipping channel leading to and from the Bombay Port Trust and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust to trace sunken containers that fell off the sinking Panamanian ship MSC Chitra, an official said.
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