Six key bills cleared in a single day in Parliament

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 00:09

New Delhi: On the second last day of the monsoon session, Parliamentarians rushed through legislative business, clearing six crucial Bills on a single day.

Bill to set up first national aviation university passed in LS

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 22:41

A bill to set up the first-ever national aviation university in the country named after Rajiv Gandhi to train pilots, cabin crew and aircraft engineers was passed in the Lok Sabha on Friday.

Madras HC adjourns hearing on Nalini`s petition to Thursday

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 15:30

The Madras High Court adjourned to September 05 further hearing on the petition by Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case convict S Nalini.

Ronjan Sodhi conferred Khel Ratna; Arjuna awards for 14 others

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 23:17

Robbed of some sheen due to selection controversies this year, the National Sports Awards were presented on Saturday to the country`s top athletes and coaches with shooter Ronjan Sodhi getting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- the country`s highest sporting honour -- while cricketer Virat Kohli was among the Arjuna awardees.

Nalini moves HC seeking to quash charges framed against her

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 20:24

One of the main accused in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, S Nalini, moved the Madras HC seeking to quash the charges framed against her.

Sonia Gandhi to open KPCC`s campus for development studies

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 12:33

Named as Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Development Studies, the facility is conceived as an academically autonomous centre sponsored by the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee.

Gold worth over Rs one crore recovered from air passenger

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 15:05

The Air Intelligence Unit of Hyderabad Customs intercepted a middle-aged air passenger, who arrived at the airport around 7.30 AM while he was walking through the green channel.

69th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi: Congress leaders in TN, Gujarat offer cash gift for newborns

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 22:47

Some Congressmen on Tuesday observed the 69th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi in their own way-- announcing cash gifts to babies born on this day.

JKPCC celebrates 69th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 21:25

Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Tuesday organised several functions across the state to celebrate the 69th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Assam CM launches food security scheme campaign

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 21:22

Assam government launched a state-wide promotional campaign to showcase the centre`s ambitious food security scheme at the grassroots.

National Aviation University Bill in LS

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 18:08

The first-ever national aviation university in the country named after Rajiv Gandhi to train pilots, cabin crew and aircraft engineers would come up at Sonia Gandhi`s constituency of Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.

Food security bill unparallelled in the world: Sonia

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 16:24

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday launched the UPA government`s flagship food security programme in the national capital on the occasion of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi`s 69th birth anniversary.