Government seeking highest probity in defence deals, says PM
byGurgaon: With the CBI probing alleged kickbacks in the VVIP chopper deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted that his government will continue to seek…
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Rajeev Shukla defends BCCI chief
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) IPL chairman and union minister Rajeev Shukla Thursday came out in defence of BCCI president N. Srinivasan, saying there…
Bengal to acquire two closed Saradha TV channels
byKolkata, May 23 (IANS) In the wake of the shutting down of media houses owned by the scam-tainted Saradha Group and leaving hundreds of…
Tenfold hike in minority welfare spending: UPA
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The expenditure on minorities’ welfare has seen a ten-fold increase during the United Progressive Alliance’s (UPA) tenure, says a…
Shashi Kant Sharma sworn-in as new CAG
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Shashi Kant Sharma, a Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was Thursday sworn-in as the new Comptroller and…
Amar Singh cuts sorry figure at PM residence
byNew Delhi: The once confident Amar Singh was a pale shadow of his old self when the UPA celebrated nine years in power at…
Telangana Nagara Samithi to merge with BJP on June 3
byHyderabad, May 23 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh minister Nagam Janardhana Reddy Thursday announced that he would merge his Telangana Nagara Samithi with Bharatiya Janata…
Shashi Kant Sharma sworn-in new CAG
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Shashi Kant Sharma, a Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was Thursday sworn-in the new Comptroller and Auditor…
IPL is den of gambling: Yashwant Sinha
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a den of gambling, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said Thursday and pressed for…
‘Invisible forces’ trying to stall Kerala’s progress: Minister
byThiruvananthapuram, May 23 (IANS) Kerala Industries and Information Technology Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty Thursday said some invisible forces were trying to stall the state’s progress…