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  • 1993 Bombay blasts: SC to hear Sanjay Dutt's plea today

    New Delhi: It is the D-Day for actor Sanjay Dutt, who has sought more time from the Supreme Court to surrender in the 1993 Bombay blasts case. The court will on Wednesday hear the actor's plea seeking six months to surrender after being convicted under the Arms Act.

    New Delhi: It is the D-Day for actor Sanjay Dutt, who has sought more time from the Supreme Court to surrender in the 1993 Bombay blasts case. The court will on Wednesday hear the actor's plea seeking six months to surrender after being convicted under the Arms Act.

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  • Funds no problem but don't waste money, Antony tells Indian Air Force

    New Delhi: The government is committed to the modernisation of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and funds are not a problem to ensure that it remains at the forefront of technology, Defence Minister AK Antony said on Tuesday while stressing the need to observe austerity measures.

    "Procurement and acquisitions span the entire spectrum of the capabilities of the IAF, including fighter aircraft,

    New Delhi: The government is committed to the modernisation of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and funds are not a problem to ensure that it remains at the forefront of technology, Defence Minister AK Antony said on Tuesday while stressing the need to observe austerity measures.

    "Procurement and acquisitions span the entire spectrum of the capabilities of the IAF, including fighter aircraft,

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  • Supreme Court stays own order on the working of information panels

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a part of its judgment which had said that the information commissions would comprise benches of two members with one of the two being a judicial member and the other being an expert member.

    The court also permitted the filling up the vacant position of the information commissioners.

    A bench of Justice AK Patnaik and Justice AK Sikri partly stayed the operation of its September 13, 2012 order.

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a part of its judgment which had said that the information commissions would comprise benches of two members with one of the two being a judicial member and the other being an expert member.

    The court also permitted the filling up the vacant position of the information commissioners.

    A bench of Justice AK Patnaik and Justice AK Sikri partly stayed the operation of its September 13, 2012 order.

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  • Himachal Pradesh: Twelve dead in road accident

    Shimla: Twelve people, some of them children, were killed in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a 700-metre-deep gorge while they were on their way back from playing a cricket match, police said on Monday. The accident took place on Sunday night.

    Shimla: Twelve people, some of them children, were killed in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a 700-metre-deep gorge while they were on their way back from playing a cricket match, police said on Monday. The accident took place on Sunday night.

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  • Odisha: One dead, eight injured in cracker explosion

    Bhubaneswar: One person was killed and eight others injured, some of them critically, when one of the fire crackers they were making exploded in a village in Odisha's Puri district, police said on Monday.

    Bhubaneswar: One person was killed and eight others injured, some of them critically, when one of the fire crackers they were making exploded in a village in Odisha's Puri district, police said on Monday.

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  • Gold futures hit 15-month low of Rs 27,100 per 10 gram

    New Delhi: Gold futures prices on Monday fell by 2.95 per cent to trade at a fifteen-month low of Rs 27,100 per ten gram as speculators engaged in offloading their positions after the precious metal dropped to a two-year low in overseas markets. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for delivery in June fell sharply by Rs 825, or 2.95 per cent, to Rs 27,100 per 10 gm, the lowest level since March last year. It clocked a business turnover of 3,190 lots.

    New Delhi: Gold futures prices on Monday fell by 2.95 per cent to trade at a fifteen-month low of Rs 27,100 per ten gram as speculators engaged in offloading their positions after the precious metal dropped to a two-year low in overseas markets. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for delivery in June fell sharply by Rs 825, or 2.95 per cent, to Rs 27,100 per 10 gm, the lowest level since March last year. It clocked a business turnover of 3,190 lots.

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  • Delhi: Five-star hotels asked to cut down water consumption

    New Delhi: With water crisis during peak summer months looming large, the Delhi government has asked 35 five-star hotels to take immediate steps to cut down their consumption and directed them to set up waste water treatment plants. Identifying the five-star hotels as major guzzlers of water, the government has directed them to take a number of "concrete steps" by June to conserve water and install waste water treatment plants by September.

    New Delhi: With water crisis during peak summer months looming large, the Delhi government has asked 35 five-star hotels to take immediate steps to cut down their consumption and directed them to set up waste water treatment plants. Identifying the five-star hotels as major guzzlers of water, the government has directed them to take a number of "concrete steps" by June to conserve water and install waste water treatment plants by September.

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  • SC to hear Sunil Mittal, Ravi Ruia's petition in 2G case

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court will take up Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia's petition challenging the summons of the CBI special court on Monday in a case related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of mobile phone bandwidth during the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance regime in 2002.

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court will take up Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia's petition challenging the summons of the CBI special court on Monday in a case related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of mobile phone bandwidth during the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance regime in 2002.

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  • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's family seeks Modi's help in solving the death mystery

    Kolkata: Family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose have sought the help of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for declassification of all secret files concerning the iconic leader. "Netaji belonged to the entire nation, so we extend our appeal to you for your kind support in demanding from the Prime Minister that the Central Government must release in public domain all records to help unravel the mystery about his fate and bring a closure to the issue," read the letter written to Narendra Modi .

    Kolkata: Family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose have sought the help of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for declassification of all secret files concerning the iconic leader. "Netaji belonged to the entire nation, so we extend our appeal to you for your kind support in demanding from the Prime Minister that the Central Government must release in public domain all records to help unravel the mystery about his fate and bring a closure to the issue," read the letter written to Narendra Modi .

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  • Odisha to implement coal corridor project

    Bhubaneswar: With Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) not keen for the proposed Rs 8,000 crore common coal corridor project, Odisha government on Wednesday decided to take up the corridor work through its own agency.

    "From today's negotiations, we have come to know that RVNL is not keen on implementing the coal corridor project.

    "Therefore, the state government will implement the project in Talcher-Angul area through Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO)," Odisha Chief Secretary BK Patnaik said.

    Bhubaneswar: With Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) not keen for the proposed Rs 8,000 crore common coal corridor project, Odisha government on Wednesday decided to take up the corridor work through its own agency.

    "From today's negotiations, we have come to know that RVNL is not keen on implementing the coal corridor project.

    "Therefore, the state government will implement the project in Talcher-Angul area through Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO)," Odisha Chief Secretary BK Patnaik said.

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