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Madras HC asks EC to examine model code violation by DMK

   25 July 2009 at 10:19

Madras High Court has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to examine and take action on the alleged violation of code of conduct by the DMK and its 18 candidates in the recent general elections. Passing orders on a petition filed by Mr K R R ..

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Madras HC orders eviction of Viduthalai Chiruthaikal Katchi

   25 July 2009 at 10:18

Madras High Court has ordered eviction of the Viduthalai Chiruthaikal Katchi (VCK), led by Thol Thirumavalavan, MP, headquarters from a piece of land in Ashok Nagar in Chennai, declaring it an encroachment. Mr Justice M Jayapaul directed the Commissi ..

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Madras HC notice to Election Commission on EVM's

   25 July 2009 at 10:18

The Madras High Court today issued notice to Election Commission (EC) on a petition challenging the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during elections on a PIL filed by Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) President G K Mani.While admitting the PIL, a ..

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DSGMC to seek review of Sikh definition verdict by P&H HC

   24 July 2009 at 15:51

The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has decided to seek a review of the verdict handed down by the Punjab and Haryana High Court two months back on the definition of the Sikh. DSGMC president Paramjit Singh Sarna today authorised Sik ..

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Indo-Pak joint statement not legally binding: Tharoor

   24 July 2009 at 13:28

In what clearly looks like a distancing act, MoS for external affairs Shashi Tharoor on Thursday downplayed the significance of the controversial India-Pakistan joint statement and said it was a "diplomatic paper" and not a legally bindin ..

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Don't shut English-medium schools, says apex court

   24 July 2009 at 13:27

In a victory for lakhs of parents who want their children to learn the global language English, Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Karnataka government not to stand in the way of parents’ dreams. Castigating the state governmen ..

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Continental did no wrong in frisking Kalam: US regulator

   24 July 2009 at 12:30

There may have been an uproar in India over the treatment meted out to former President APJ Abdul Kalam by the staff of Continental Airlines in April, but US regulatory body Transportation Security Administration (TSA) insists that ..

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RS passes landmark Right to Education Bill

   24 July 2009 at 12:29

A landmark bill providing for free and compulsory education as a fundamental right of children in the 6-14 age group - one of the flagship programmes in the 100-day agenda of the UPA government - was passed by Rajya Sabha on Monday ..

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P&H HC notices to Haryana Govt, DGP on Gotra row

   24 July 2009 at 10:01

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notices to Haryana Home Secretary, state police chief and several others on a petition filed by a Jhajjar family embroiled in a Gotra row with the Kadyan Khap over a controversial marriage.Justice K C Pu ..

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National Wakf Development Agency

   23 July 2009 at 15:55

The Government has approved, in principle, restructuring of National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation(NMDFC). Setting up of a National Wakf Development Agency will be a part of this restructuring. The details of the proposal are to be f ..

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