Sex offender registry: MHA task force to submit report by Apr 15
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)’s task force on sex offender registry is expected to submit its report by April 15. The sex offender registry will have details of all convicted sex offenders. Sources in the MHA said that the sex offender registry was being set up on the lines...
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Sharma visits militancy hotbed Tral, holds talks with locals
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Govt to decide on action after FB, AC respond, says Prasad
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ED attaches IAS officer's properties worth 2.51 cr
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Shiv Sena flays BJP for K'taka poll date leak
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CBI registers 3 FIRs in IDBI loan case
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Twin towers of Hyd to be ready by Oct-end
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Son not to contest polls: Moily
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Irani questions Rahul on Sibal's dealings
Senior BJP leader Smriti Irani on Thursday demanded an explanation from Rahul Gandhi over Congress leader Kapil Sibal’s alleged land dealing with a businessman who was investigated by the CBI in 2013 for alleged bribery. Sibal denied the allegations and threatened to file a defamation suit against news website opindia.com, which...
IT publicly names defaulters owing Rs 490 crore taxes
The Income-Tax Department on Thursday released a pan-India list of 24 defaulting individuals and companies who owe about Rs 490 crore in taxes to the exchequer but have either gone untraceable or have reported inadequate assets for payment of dues. The department issued an advertisement as part of its name and...
CPI backs Mamata's stand on Cong inclusion in anti-BJP front
The CPI has backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s stand favouring inclusion of the Congress in a front to take on the BJP in the general elections next year. On the Trinamool Congress leader’s efforts to forge opposition unity, the Communist Party of India general secretary Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy said...
GSAT-6A satellite put into orbit
Scripting yet another success story, ISRO today placed into orbit its latest communication satellite GSAT-6A launched on board its geosynchronous rocket GSlV-F08 from the spaceport here. At the end of the 27-hour countdown, the 49.1-metre Geosynchronous Satellite launch Vehicle (GSlV-F08), fitted with indigenously developed cryogenic third stage, lifted off from the...
Odisha to take action on lokayukta appointment after examining SC order
The Odisha government on Thursday said it will take appropriate action regarding appointment of a lokayukta after examining the Supreme Court’s order. State Parliamentary Affairs Minister BK Arukha said this in the Assembly after the opposition members created ruckus for three days over delay in appointment of a lokayukta. “The state government...
Govt sees 1 crore new jobs on 12% pension incentive
The government hopes to create 1 crore new jobs by bearing the entire 12 per cent of the basic salary that employers are mandated to make towards pension for the first three years for new employees. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved...
Rly plans new toy train at Rewari loco shed
Tourists and locals would soon be able to enjoy a ride on a new toy train at the Rewari loco shed in Haryana, as part of the Railways’ efforts to develop it as a tourist hotspot, officials said on Thursday. Railway Board Chairman Ashwani lohani, who visited the Rewari section,...