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Special Investigation Team summons Narendra Modi in Gulbarg society case (12 Mar 2010)
The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), inquiring into the post-Godhra riots of 2002, has issued summons to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi asking him to appear before the team on March 21 for questioning.
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Delhi HC raps Delhi govt for delay in renewal of ration cards (12 Mar 2010)
The Delhi High Court pulled up the Delhi Government’s Foods and Civil supplies (F&S) Department for their lax attitude, causing delay in renewing the ration cards for lakhs of people who are below the poverty line (BPL).
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Tamil Nadu government to announce stand on Nalini’s release plea on March 29 (12 Mar 2010)
The Tamil Nadu government is likely to announce its stand on the plea of Nalini, the life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking pre-mature release, on March 29 after consulting the Centre.
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Mahindra Satyam sings new offshore contract with KMD (12 Mar 2010)
Mahindra Satyam, the brand identity of Satyam Computer Services Ltd, a leading global consulting and IT services provider, has signed a new four-year offshore contract with KMD, one of Denmark’s leading IT companies.
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Karnataka Coop Societies Bill passed in assembly (12 Mar 2010)
The Karnataka Cooperative Societies (second Amendment) Bill was passed in the Legislative Assembly.
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Delhi: Sajjan Kumar, 9 others granted bail in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case (11 Mar 2010)
Congress leader and former MP Sajjan Kumar was granted bail by a local court in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case.
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Karnataka HC Judge asks CJ Dinakaran not to discharge administrative functions (11 Mar 2010)
Justice D V Sylendra Kumar, who has been a bitter critic of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran for his alleged involvement in a land scam, has said Justice Dinakaran should not discharge administrative functions.
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SC to hear PIL on freezing of election symbols of political parties (11 Mar 2010)
The Supreme Court fixed March 22 for hearing of a PIL seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to freeze the election symbols of all major national political parties such as the Congress, BJP, CPI(M), CPI, BSP and SP for promoting their political ideologies and interests at the cost of public exchequer in gross violation of the guidelines dated March 28 and April 1 last year.
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Nalini case: Tamil Nadu government to file Prison Advisory Board report in HC today (11 Mar 2010)
The plea of Nalini, the life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking pre-mature release took a curious turn yesterday when Tamil Nadu government told the Madras High Court that it would file today the report of the Prison Advisory Board (PAB) before the court.
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26/11 attack amounted to waging war against India: Special Public Prosecutor (11 Mar 2010)
Special Public Prosecutor in the 26/11 terror attack trial Ujjwal Nikam said the Mumbai terror attack amounted to waging war against India with an intention to damage the country’s economy and liberate Kashmir.
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Lucknow HC forms 5 member committee to investigate illegal mining (11 Mar 2010)
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court constituted a five member committee to investigate incidents of illegal mining in Uttar Pradesh.
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SC gives green signal to Poly Vinyl Chloride project (11 Mar 2010)
The Supreme Court cleared the decks for Rs 600 crore chemical project for manufacture of Poly-Vinyl Chloride (PVC) at Semman Kuppam village in Cuddalore district Tamil Nadu.
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17 HC Judges appointments, CJ transferred (11 Mar 2010)
As many as 17 High Court appointments, including the transfer of a Chief Justice, were announced a week after the government acknowledged 273 of 895 judgeships across India to be vacant.
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Allahabad HC order CBI probe into mining contract (11 Mar 2010)
A division bench of the Allahabad High Court ordered a CBI probe into allotment of mining lease to private contractractors.
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Chhattisgarh government may move SC against BALCO (11 Mar 2010)
The Chhattisgarh government hinted at the likelihood of moving the Supreme Court against a recent ruling, by a division bench of the High Court, upholding a single judge’s providing a clean chit to the Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO) last month in an encroachment case.
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Google stands behind plan to stop China censorship (11 Mar 2010)
Google has not changed its decision to stop censoring its Chinese search site even if it means leaving that market, a senior executive told a US Congressional panel.
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Around $10 billion contracts to be signed during Vladimir Putin’s visit to India (11 Mar 2010)
About 15 agreements worth over 10 billion dollar are expected to be signed during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to India.
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Google to focus on language tools for Indian users (11 Mar 2010)
Google, the world’s biggest search engine, has been focusing on Indian languages to make internet more relevant for Indian users.
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SEBI suspends 73 brokers for default in fee payment (11 Mar 2010)
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has suspended 73 brokers from various stock exchanges for defaulting on payment of registration fees.
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Govt announced merger of Sponge Iron India Limited and National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (11 Mar 2010)
The Government has announced merger of two Andhra Pradesh based public sector companies Sponge Iron India Limited (SIIL) and National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC).
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Govt examining visa rules, may amend if required: Home Secretary (10 Mar 2010)
Faced with criticism for its guidelines on Conference Visas that make it mandatory for academics and scholars from eight countries including China and Pakistan to seek clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Government said it was examining the issue and will come up with changes, if required.
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Karnataka: Amendment to Cooperative Societies Bill passed (10 Mar 2010)
Karnataka Legislative Council passed an amendment to Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act 1959.
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Govt plans to bring Women’s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha in budget session (10 Mar 2010)
With the historic Women’s Reservation Bill being passed by the Rajya Sabha, a confident government is now planning to bring the legislation in the Lok Sabha during this session of Parliament only.
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SC: SEBI Chairman has power to debar company (10 Mar 2010)
The Supreme Court has held that the chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has the power to debar a company from associating with any corporate body to have an access to the share market and also prohibiting their company or its director from buying, selling or dealing in securities.
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Delhi HC restores 18 year old case slaps fine on petitioner (10 Mar 2010)
The Delhi High Court restored an 18-year old case, which was dismissed as the petitioners did not bother to pursue it, and slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on them.
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