Indian Railway Sweeps Eight National Sports Awards

The Ministry of Railway swept eight National sport awards announced by the Government of India for the year 2012. These include Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2012, 6 Arjuna Awards and 1 Dhronacharya Award. Aug 26, 2012
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Respect Online Freedom, Says US to India

At a time when the Indian government is campaigning against inflammatory content on social media websites, the United States on Thursday stressed to India the importance of online freedom whilst overseeing the security of the nation. Aug 24, 2012
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SC Clears Chidambaram of 2G charges; Disappoints Swamy

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected petitioners' plea for a probe into his alleged role in the 2G spectrum scam, saying there was no sufficient evidence to prove that the minster misused his office to grant undue favours to then-telecom minister A Raja. Aug 24, 2012
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Chidambaram Supports 49 pct FDI in Insurance, Pension Sectors

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday approved a hike in foreign direct investment in insurance and pension sectors to 49 percent, allowing for a push in reforms in India's rigid investment sector despite opposition from left parties and trade unions. Aug 23, 2012
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Maruti Unrest: Sacked Employees may Pressurise Other Workers for Support, Says Bhargava

Manesar Maruti Suzuki India chairman RC Bhargava said that sacked employees of the leading car maker may try to instigate other workers in the company to either support their cause or completely boycott work in the Manesar facility, which reopened on Tuesday following a month's shutdown due to clashes that broke out between the workers and management in July. Aug 21, 2012
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CAG’s Coalgate Bomb: Is PM Manmohan Ready to Face it?

Over the past one year the Comptroller Auditor General of India was extensively involved in auditing expenditures by the government for public developmental works, which had invariably shed negative light on the UPA government, besides robbing top notch ministers of their jobs in the Cabinet. Aug 21, 2012
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North-East Exodus: India Likely to Crack Whip On Twitter

The government may initiate legal action against defiant social networking sites for refusing to clamp down web pages that spread malicious content that propagated a mass exit of North-East Indians from several cities across India. Aug 21, 2012