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1987 Hashimpura Massacre: UP moves Delhi High Court
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS): The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday moved the Delhi High Court, challenging a court's verdict in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre case acquitting 16 police personnel accused of killing 42 Muslim men in Meerut.
The…
Centre says Lt. Governor has last word in Postings
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS): As the central government made it clear on Friday that lt.governor will have the last word in posting and transferring of bureaucrats in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made a scathing attack on Prime…
G. Mohan Kumar appointed New Defence Secretary
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS): Defence production secretary G. Mohan Kumar was on Friday appointed the new defence secretary for two years, an official statement said.
Mohan Kumar, who hails from Kerala, is an 1979 batch Indian Administrative…
Jayalalithaa to take oath as CM for 5th Time on Saturday
Chennai, May 22 (IANS): AIADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa will be sworn-in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the fifth time on Saturday, within less than a fortnight of the Karnataka High Court upholding her appeal and acquitting her in a…
Lt. Guv has powers on Public Order and Services Issues
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS): A week after a very public power tussle erupted between Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung and the AAP government in Delhi over posting and transfer of senior officers, the home ministry clarified that the former could…
Quick, Transparent decisions hallmark of Modi Government
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday the approach to governance in India has seen a complete transformation in the past year, not just with decisiveness but also in terms of speed, clarity and transparency,…
Rs.60,000 Crore Metal Trading Industry to desert Mumbai
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS): Fed up of what they call government's "indifferent attitude", the Rs.60,000 crore per annum metal trading industry headquartered in Mumbai has decided to desert Maharashtra for Gujarat, a top official said here on…
Coal Block Allocation case: Jindal, others get Bail
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS): A court here on Friday granted bail to industrialist Naveen Jindal, former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and eight others in a case relating to the allocation of coal blocks.
Central Bureau of…
Parrikar to begin Two-Day Jammu and Kashmir Visit Today
Jammu, May 22 (IANS): Defence minister Manohar Parrikar will begin his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
S.D. Goswami, spokesman of the army's Udhampur based northern command said, "The Raksha Mantri (defence minister) will…
Governor K. Rosaiah invites Jayalalithaa to Form Government
Chennai, May 22 (IANS): Accepting the resignation of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam and his council of ministers on Friday Governor K. Rosaiah invited AIADMK general secretary J.Jayalalithaa to form the ministry at the earliest,…