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Attend I-Day flag hoisting or face action: Govt tells babus

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 16:04

Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, government has warned all invited officers that absence from flag hoisting ceremony will be viewed seriously.

Naxal efforts on to strengthen influence in South India: Govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 15:38

The CPI(Maoist) is making efforts to strengthen its influence in South India, particularly on the tri-junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

IBPS notifies common written exam for clerical posts in PSBs

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 15:34

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, Tuesday, notified that it will conduct a common written examination for recruitment of clerks in public sector banks, other than the State Bank Group, in December 2014.

Naidu slams Sonia`s remarks on communal violence

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 15:30

Hitting back at Congress President Sonia Gandhi over her remarks on spike in communal violence after BJP came to power, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday asked the party to "introspect" before making such "baseless allegations".

LS debates bill to set up commission on appointment of judges

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 15:25

The government asserted that a bill to set up a commission on appointment of judges is aimed at having a "fair procedure" for appointing judges to higher courts and it has no intention to have any confrontation with the judiciary on the issue.

Concern over SIM cards without verification of subscribers

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 15:22

A whopping 4.69 crore mobile subscribers in the country are using their cellphones without verified addresses and this situation can work to the advantage of terrorists, a member said in the Rajya Sabha.

Four youth from Maharashtra missing in Iraq

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 15:17

Government on Tuesday said four youth from Maharashtra have disappeared after leaving for Mosul from Baghdad in Iraq.

Around 200 militants active in J&K: Govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 15:15

The number of militants operating in Jammu and Kashmir has decreased considerably since 1995 and currently around 200 are active in the state, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

No fixed reservation for religious minorities in CAPFs: Govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 15:09

Government on Tuesday said there is no reservation fixed on the basis of religion in the Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles.

MPs complain of corruption in border area development schemes

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 14:48

Cutting across party lines, Lok Sabha members on Tuesday complained of rampant corruption in implementation of schemes under the Border Areas Development Programme (BADP).