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Lok Sabha clears FDI in retail

Lok Sabha gave the approval to FDI in multi-brand as the opposition motion seeking immediate back down of the decision was rejected convincingly as BSP and SP walked...

December 7, 2012

1.86 lakh crore is the loss to exchequer in Coal Blocks Allocation Scam: CAG

As per the audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, allocation of coal blocks without bidding has caused a huge loss of 1.86 lakh...

August 20, 2012

Derek O’ Brian: First Anglo-Indian to Vote in Presidential Election

Derek o’ Brian, became the first Anglo Indian to vote in the Indian Presidential elections. Brian, a Rajya Sabha MP from West Bengal, belongs to Trinamool Congress. The...

July 25, 2012

Alan Isaac to command the reins of ICC

Alan Isaac of New Zealand will replace Sharad Pawar as ICC President as the term of the latter comes to an end. Sharad Pawar will complete his two-year...

June 25, 2012

‘Medara community’ included in K’taka ST list

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2012 seeks to amend the Constitution to include the Medara community in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka. It received...

May 23, 2012

Parliament approves Railway Property Unlawful Possession Amendment Bill 2011

The Railway Property Unlawful Possession Amendment Bill 2011 was approved by the Parliament with the Lok Sabha adopting it with a voice vote. The Rajya Sabha had already...

May 23, 2012

IIM, IIT graduates to help Centre plan in Naxal-hit areas

Under the Centre’s Integrated Action Plan (IAP), the Union Rural Development Ministry has deputed a team of fresh IIM and IIT graduates in Jharkhand to support the senior...

May 17, 2012

Govt approves package of around Rs. 14,000 crore to revamp cooperative credit structure

A package of around Rs 14,000 Crore approved by the Govt in order to revamp the cooperative credit structure in India. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar held that the...

May 17, 2012

May 13, 2012: Parliament celebrates 60th years of its existence

A Special Session of the Lok Sabha held on May 13, 2012 to mark its 60th anniversary. Both houses of the Parliament held day-long special sittings with party...

May 14, 2012

UP Govt junks reservation-based promotion for SC & ST in State Govt departments

UP government scrapped the reservation-based promotion for the socially backward classes – SC and ST in the State government departments. This reservation system was brought in by former...

May 9, 2012

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