| 1300
cases pending against sitting MPs, MLAs
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New
Delhi, Mar 10:
In statistics that do not show the country's politicians in
good light, around 1,300 cases are pending against sitting MPs
and MLAs in various courts. Law and Justice Minister H R Bhardwaj
provided the...
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| Scarlett
death case: Family seeks CBI probe |
Panji,
Mar 10:
The family of British teenager Scarlett Keeling, who was found
dead on a Goa beach, has demanded a CBI probe into the case.
Making allegations against the police, the family's counsel
Vikram Varma said "Scarlett's mother has no faith in police
investigations."
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| UPA-Left
panel on nuke deal to meet on March 17
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New
Delhi, Mar 10:
The UPA-Left committee on the Indo-US nuclear deal will meet
here on March 17 in the face of an ultimatum by the Government's
Communist allies to make its stand clear on the controversial
agreement.
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| Sarkar
sworn in as Tripura CM 4th time |
Agartala,
Mar 10:
A CPI(M)-led Left Front government headed by Manik Sarkar assumed
office for the fourth consecutive term in Tripura on Monday.
Sarkar was sworn in as the chief minister for the fourth time
along with 11 ministerial colleagues by Governor Dinesh Nandan
Sahaya.
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| Preventive
detention justified: SC |
New
Delhi, Mar 10:
Preventive detention of a person in public interest is justified
and courts cannot interfere with it unless there are "exceptional"
circumstances, the Supreme Court has said. Such detention is
intended to strike ...
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| No
proposal to bring big farm firms under tax net: Govt
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New
Delhi, Mar 10:
The government today said there is no proposal to bring the
big agricultural firms under the tax net. "Under the existing
provisions of the income tax act, 1961, agricultural income
...
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