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Delhi court sends tax inspector to jail for bribe

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A Delhi court has sent an entertainmenttax inspector of the city government to two years imprisonment for accepting Rs.4,500 bribe from a cable service provider who had tax dues. Central Bureau of Investigation Special Judge Manoj Jain imposed a fine of Rs.20,000 and sentenced Krishan Sharawat to two years in jail. In 2007, the then […]

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Rajya Sabha passes bill on overseas Indians’ citizenship

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The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill, paving the way for registration of Overseas Indian Cardholders (OIC) instead ofOverseas Citizens of India (OCI) and seeking to bring within the scope of citizenship a person “who is ordinarily a resident” instead of the person who has been residing in India for a specified period. However, no person who […]

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Former PPSC chairman refused bail

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday refused bail to former chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), Ravinder Pal Singh Sidhu aka Ravi Sidhu. While admitting his appeal against his conviction by the trial court, the high court did not allow him any relief. Sidhu was last month sentenced to six years imprisonment […]

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Kashmir chief secretary told to file affidavit on Kishtwar

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The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Jammu and Kashmir’s chief secretary to file an affidavit stating steps taken by it on all aspects related to the communal violence in Kishtwar. Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the affidavit should cover all aspects of the situation. The state government’s […]

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SC bans green nod for new hydro-power units in Uttarakhand

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Expressing concern over the recent rain havoc in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court Tuesday told the central and state governments not to grant environmental clearance for any hydro-power project in the hill state. “We direct the MoEF as well as state of Uttarakhand not to grant any further environmental or forest clearance for any hydroelectric power […]

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Fodder scam: SC dimisses Lalu Prasad’s plea

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In a setback to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed his petition seeking transfer of his trial in the multi-crore fodder scam case in a Jharkhand court to another judge. While rejecting Lalu’s petition, the apex court said that the argument are incomplete it gives five days to the […]

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Delhi hospital to pay Rs.8 lakh for patient’s death

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Delhi-based St. Stephen’s Hospital has been directed by the apex consumer court to pay Rs 8 lakh to the widow of a private school teacher who was discharged despite being far from fit and died soon after due to medical negligence. Roshani Devi, wife of Ram Niwas and resident of Haryana’s Rohtak district, pleaded before the […]

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Three railway bribery case accused get bail

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A Delhi court Monday granted bail to three accused in the Rs 10 crore railway bribery case in which former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla was also arrested. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma granted bail to accused Rahul Yadav, Samir Sandhir and Sushil Daga on a personal […]

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UP court moved over Vadra land deals

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The petition, filed by social activist Nutan Thakur, sought an inquiry into the allegations made against Vadra’s land deals by Haryana Indian Administrative Service officer Ashok Khemka. The plea is likely to come up in court later this week.  Thakur also sought a probe into allegations made over the issue by activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal and […]

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Campaign against skewed child sex ratio from Aug 15

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Taking note of the sharp decline in child sex ratio in rural areas, a campaign focused on villages will be launched Aug 15 that will bring up the issue for consideration in special gram sabhas, officials said Monday. “BETI ZINDABAAD – a campaign for gender equality” is the brainchild of NGO Action Aid and partner […]

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Court proceedings against Facebook, Google on hold

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A Delhi court on Monday stayed the proceedings against 13 websites, including Facebook and Google, on a complaint which accused them of promoting “class enmity” and “undermining national integrity”. Citing denial of assistance from the US authorities, Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja stayed the proceedings against the websites, including Orkut, YouTube, Yahoo and Microsoft. The court said recording of […]

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Centre seeks review of SC decision on convicted lawmakers

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The Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking a relook on its two landmark judgements disqualifying MPs and MLAs on being convicted and debarring arrested persons from contesting polls. The Centre contended that protecting convicted MPs and MLAs from disqualification during pendency of appeal is necessary “to protect the House and to ensure that governance is […]

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