New Lokpal Bill introduced in Lok-Shabha

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

The government on Thursday tabled the anti-graft Lokpal bill in the Lok Sabha. The long discussed bill images on the setting up of an ombudsman to check corruption in the country and bringing the prime minister under its sphere.

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Kalam frisked in US

Sunday, November 13, 2011

In a shocking incident, former President A P J Abdul Kalam was twice subjected to frisking at New York’s JFK Airport with US security officials even taking his jacket and shoes to check for explosives.

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Not possible to cut petro-products price: Pranab

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the two most vexed issues facing the nation are price rise in essential commodities and petro-products.It is not possible for the Centre to decrease the price of petro-products because huge subsidies are already being given to the oil companies for sale of fuel at controlled rates, Mr. Mukherjee told a Congress seminar here.

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Delhi Metro Gets UN Certificate for Reducing Pollution

Sunday, September 25, 2011

The Delhi Metro has been certified by the UN as the first Metro rail in the world that has helped in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, an official statement said Sunday.According to the UN, Delhi Metro has helped in reducing pollution levels in the city by 6.3 lakh tonnes every year, thus helping in mitigating impacts of global warming.

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Plane Crashed In Nepal - 10 Indian Tourists Died

Today's morning was not good for everyone, as one one aircraft of "Budh Airlines" was suddenly crashed early morning around 7:00 am due to bad whether conditions near Katmandu. A report from local media says that more than 22 peoples were died during this incident and out of these 10 are Indian tourists who are from Kerela.

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