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Guj ayurvedic doctor dupes people of crores of rupeesSubscriber Only

June 3, 2009 14:56 IST

Complaints against an ayurvedic doctor,picked up by the Gujarat police for allegedly duping people of crores of rupees,are pouring in from the national capital.

Govt planning NREGA-type scheme for urban poorSubscriber Only

June 3, 2009 14:04 IST

The government is mulling an NREGA-type poverty alleviation programme for the urban poor.

‘Candidates with criminal records should be barred from contesting’Subscriber Only

June 3, 2009 13:56 IST

Favouring strong steps to check criminalisation in politics,S Y Quraishi has said that candidates against whom courts have framed charges should be barred from contesting polls.

Meira Kumar becomes first woman speaker of Lok SabhaSubscriber Only

June 3, 2009 12:33 IST

Meira Kumar made history in the Lok Sabha when she was unanimously elected its Speaker and thus became the first woman to occupy one of the high Constitutional posts.

Swanky buses for Delhiites from JulySubscriber Only

June 3, 2009 11:36 IST

Bluelines will soon be a thing of the past as the Delhi Government will start phasing them out from next month and replace them with swanky buses.

Five IAS,9 IPS officers shuffled in UPSubscriber Only

June 3, 2009 11:21 IST

In yet another administrative reshuffle,the Uttar Pradesh government has transferred five IAS and 9 IPS officers.

Kerala woos tourists to experience magic of monsoonSubscriber Only

June 3, 2009 10:54 IST

As Kerala waits to be soaked in rain,players in tourism industry are trying to beckon visitors with a plethora of packages to enjoy monsoon season.

Foreign Minister Krishna meets PM after Saeed’s releaseSubscriber Only

June 2, 2009 20:18 IST

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and is understood to have discussed Hafiz Saeed's acquittal.

Lahore HC sets JuD chief Saeed free,India disappointedSubscriber Only

June 2, 2009 20:08 IST

Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Mohd Saeed,allegedly linked to last year's Mumbai terror attacks,was set free by the Lahore High Court.

I did not inform police about boat Kuber,says a top copSubscriber Only

June 2, 2009 19:54 IST

A top police officer told a special court that he had not informed the city police patrolling boat about the abandoned marine vessel 'Kuber'.

Extend MDMAS term to probe Rajiv assassination,CBI tells govtSubscriber Only

June 2, 2009 19:42 IST

The CBI has sought extension of the term of the Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency probing the conspiracy behind former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhis assassination.

Govt can’t free convicts on religious,political considerations: SCSubscriber Only

June 2, 2009 19:18 IST

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Govt cannot release a convict on considerations of religion,caste or political loyalties.

MP CM meets Manmohan,asks for special package for backward casteSubscriber Only

June 2, 2009 18:37 IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged the Centre to give the state a special package for backward castes.

Job seekers being duped by travel agents: StudySubscriber Only

June 2, 2009 18:30 IST

Fake travel agents squeeze from gullible youths around half the money spent by them to get overseas.

IGNOU halves its fees in agriculture coursesSubscriber Only

June 2, 2009 18:25 IST

IGNOU has decided to reduce by half the fees of programmes offered by its School of Agriculture from the session beginning next month.

Mamata Banerjee finds Bihar incident ‘mischievous’Subscriber Only

June 2, 2009 15:33 IST

Terming the ransacking of a railway station in Bihar as 'mischievous',Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked for a complete report on the incident.

BSP MP’s visit to temple invites ire of clericsSubscriber Only

June 2, 2009 15:03 IST

Kadir Rana,the MP from Muzaffarnagar,who visited a temple after winning,faced the ire of Muslim clerics who termed his act as 'unislamic'.

Mehbooba Mufti arrested in SrinagarSubscriber Only

June 2, 2009 14:54 IST

The President of the opposition PDP,Mehbooba Mufti along with a dozen sitting legislators and party leaders were taken into preventive custody.

J-K CM orders time-bound probe into womens deathsSubscriber Only

June 2, 2009 13:40 IST

J-K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has ordered a time bound judicial probe to investigate the mysterious death of two women in south Kashmir and also transferred the Deputy Commissioner of Shopian.

K’tka HC quashes proceedings against KarunanidhiSubscriber Only

June 2, 2009 13:39 IST

Karnataka HC has quashed further proceedings initiated against M Karunanidhi on a lower court order in connection with his controversial remarks on Lord Rama made about two years ago.