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Rajya Sabha names 10 Members for Land Bill Committee
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Ten Rajya Sabha members have been named for a joint parliamentary committee on the land acquisition bill.
The members are Prabhat Jha and Ram Narain Dudi of the BJP, Digvijaya Singh, Jairam Ramesh and P.L. Punia of…
HC to hear PIL against AAP Parliamentary Secretaries
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it would hear on May 20 a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against the Arvind Kejriwal-led government's move to appoint 21 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs as parliamentary…
Supreme Court prohibits Politicians’ Photos on Govt Ads
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday prohibited the use of photographs of political leaders, including ministers, in advertisements issued by the government and its agencies, saying that it leads to promotion of…
FEMA Norms Violations: SRK, Juhi Chawla get ED Summons
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders co-owners, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta, have been served Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons for allegedly violating FEMA norms, official…
May 12 Earthquake: 65 Killed in Nepal, 17 in India
Around 33 aftershocks rocked Nepal in the last 24 hours, as the death toll reached 65 in yesterday's 7.3 magnitude earthquake. At least 17 people died in India too. One person died in Chinese Tibet. Total death toll rises to 83. In total,…
4 New Governors Appointed, 2 Governors Shunted
The Centre has appointed four new Governors and transferred two existing Governors in a major reshuffle, mostly aimed at the North Eastern states. Senior BJP leader from West Bengal, Tathagat Roy, has been assigned the charge of Tripura.…
Land bill referred to Joint Committee of Parliament
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday referred the contentious land acquisition bill to a joint committee of the two houses consisting of 30 members.
The motion was moved by Rural Development Minister Birender Singh after a…
Fresh Earthquake kills 57 in Nepal, 10 in India
Kathmandu/New Delhi, May 12 (IANS): At least 57 people were killed and over 1,000 others injured when a massive earthquake and 14 aftershocks shook Nepal on Tuesday causing panic in the Himalayan nation which is still recovering from the…
3 Women killed as Delhi Cop rams Car into Them
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS): A Delhi Police sub-inspector rammed his speeding car into three women sanitation workers on a flyover in the capital on Tuesday morning killing them, police said. The official was arrested for rash driving, but…
Home Ministry in touch with States on Quake
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The home ministry said on Tuesday that it was in constant touch with states following the fresh earthquake in Nepal and parts of India.
A quake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale jolted Nepal on Tuesday. The…