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New Delhi: India has sent a reminder to Mauritius for its cooperation in the 2G spectrum scam probe citing information about some companies and its directors under the Mutual legal Assistance Treaty. After sending the Letters Rogatory, the CBI has despatched a reminder requesting the Mauritius Government to give details about certain transactions of 12 […]

New Delhi: Unearthing major tax evasion, Delhi Government has detected swindling of tax to the tune of staggering Rs 230 crore by mobile phone dealers who imported handsets from China and sold them "illegally". Top officials in the tax department said apart from evasion of tax, the dealers were found selling Chinese mobile phones not […]

New Delhi: Civil engineering and construction company Simplex Projects has said it has provided all the information and clarification to CBI officials during search operations in connection with the irregularities in Commonwealth Games related contracts. The agency officials had on March 10 carried out searches at the company`s premises at Kolkata and here. "The search […]

New Delhi: Civil engineering and construction company Simplex Projects has said it has provided all the information and clarification to CBI officials during search operations in connection with the irregularities in Commonwealth Games related contracts. The agency officials had on March 10 carried out searches at the company`s premises at Kolkata and here. "The search […]

Jajpur: A mob torched at least six vehicles of a construction company following recovery of the body of a contractor from a construction site at Jenapur area in Jajpur district on Sunday, the police said. Suspecting that Subash Swain, 38, a small contractor working for a company which was awarded construction of railway line, was […]

Paradip: With state government set to submit its report to Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) on proper implementation of Forest Rights Act-2006 (FRA), opponents of Posco on Sunday threatened statewide agitation if the BJD regime gives false assurance to the Centre. "If the state government tells MoEF that no tribals or other traditional forest […]

Cairo: After a series of counter-attacks by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the outgunned and loosely organized rebels were on Sunday pushed out of eastern oil town of Brega, as the Arab League supported a `no-fly` zone to halt the advance of the Libyan military to opposition stronghold of Benghazi. The military, loyal to Muammar […]

New Delhi: As many as 30 Indians in Tanida, one of the Tsunami-hit areas in Japan, have been shifted to a hotel, according to official information reaching here. "30 Indians in Tanida, centre of Tsunami area, Japan found safe in the rehabilitation camp being shifted to hotel, according to our Ambassador there," official sources told […]

Kolkata: Apparently fearing anti-incumbency, the Left Front on Sunday dropped nine ministers and a number of sitting MLAs as it announced a list of 292 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly polls – its toughest electoral battle since assuming power in 1977. The list, which was announced in a press conference by Left front chairman […]

New Delhi: As the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) prepares to go into the 2G issue, its chief P C Chacko has made it clear that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would be called before the panel only if it is "absolutely necessary" and there is a "consensus" among members. He pointed out that none of the […]

New Delhi: An Air India pilot has been arrested in the capital for allegedly using forged marksheets to procure a licence from country`s airline regulator, the second such incident in the past four days. Captain J K Verma was apprehended here late last night after following investigations into a complaint filed by the Directorate General […]

New Delhi: India has sent a reminder to Mauritius for its cooperation in the 2G spectrum scam probe citing information about some companies and its directors under the Mutual legal Assistance Treaty. After sending the Letters Rogatory, the CBI has despatched a reminder requesting the Mauritius Government to give details about certain transactions of 12 […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the issue of extending scheduled caste benefit to dalit Christians and dalit Muslims is being "seriously looked", according to a Mumbai-based Christian body whose members met him on Saturday. "On extending SC benefit to dalit Christians and Muslims, the Prime Minister said the same was being seriously […]

New Delhi: Congress on Sunday expressed the hope of resolving differences on seat-sharing with the Trinamool Congress for the West Bengal Assembly polls, saying it was optimistic of forming a "strong alliance" with its UPA partner. The first round of formal talks between the two parties began with Union Ministers Sultan Ahmed and Mukul Roy […]

Dharamsala: Having announced his retirement from active politics, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will formally convey to the Tibetan Parliament-in- Exile tomorrow his decision to devolve his "formal authority" to an elected leader of the community. The 75-year-old spiritual leader, who has been leading the struggle for a "meaningful and genuine" autonomy to Tibet […]