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What’s objectionable is that the government not only adopted secrecy in amending the rules but also seemingly ‘misplaced’ the file containing suggestions from citizens, as revealed in an RTI reply In a shocking move, the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has in the last...

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MDT/PTI 16 August 2012
The Income Tax overseas units would obtain information on tax and financial data of investments made by individuals and institutions in these countries and facilitate exchange of data on legal investment or routing of money in the country and vice-versa New Delhi: The Indian government...

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MDT/PTI 16 August 2012
In three cars, the BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen, the seat belts spooled out too much after the crash, causing the crash-test dummies to strike hard surfaces, says Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the US, which conducted the new crash tests   Detroit: Most midsize luxury cars,...

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Shooting incidents in the USA have become a nightmarish reality thanks to the regularity of their occurrence. Has it anything to do with easy laws of acquisition of fire arms license for individuals? While the horrendous Wisconsin Gurudwara shooting has sent shock waves across the...

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Do we really have the freedom of choice when it concerns basic issues like hunger, shelter, clothing and shelter for the millions? The prevailing policy paralysis has to be put to an end with radical reform measures   On the eve of the 66th Independence Day, we as Indians need to ask...

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Happiness is in the human mind. Problem with mankind is that they don’t know where the mind is and how to keep it cleansed of all the negative thoughts to remain ever happy   “There is no logic to science. Scientists create and adhere to scientific theories for what are ultimately...

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Cama Motors, a highly reputed and one of the oldest dealers of foreign cars, has made allegations of murderous malpractices of Mercedes Benz. It charges Mercedes of being neck-deep in a variety of immoral and unethical practices   Would you believe it if you received a letter from...

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MDT/PTI 13 August 2012
Admitted for hernia surgery in 1996, the woman had slipped into coma after administration of anaesthesia and eventually died of hypoxia because no oxygen cylinder was readily available with the nursing home   New Delhi: The apex consumer commission has asked a nursing home to pay an...

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MDT/PTI 13 August 2012
'More Delhi', a card which aims at making travel in Delhi cashless, can be used by commuters for travel on Metro trains and select feeder buses to start with   New Delhi: Travel on Delhi Metro and its feeder buses just got more easier with the launch of common mobility card 'More...

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MDT/PTI 13 August 2012
The PIL alleges cost of 38 irrigation projects executed by Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corp escalated by a whopping Rs20,050.06 crore from Rs6,672.27 crore within seven months Nagpur: A public interest litigation (PIL) filed in the Bombay High Court has alleged that an unholy nexus...

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Shun the plastic bag and carry a reusable cotton/jute bag when going shopping! If each one of us can spare a few minutes, we can make the earth a better place to live Although India is reeling under the depressive conditions of the poor monsoons with most areas having received...

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MDT/PTI 10 August 2012
In an advisory, the Environment Ministry has said that there is an 'urgent need' to refine the Indian standard on safe limits of exposure to electro-magnetic radiations   New Delhi: Environment Ministry feels radiation emitted by mobile towers has ill effects on wildlife, especially...

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MDT/PTI 10 August 2012
In an affidavit, the state government said its amendment to restrict RTI application 150 words was not issued to curtail freedom of express or to cause unwarranted harassment to citizens seeking information   Mumbai: The Maharashtra Government has contended before the Bombay High...

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Moneylife Digital Team 09 August 2012
Can the government give the Padma award to a wilful defaulter, as it came out in the case of Kinetic group chairman Arun Firodia, questions an RTI activist   Should a wilful defaulter be awarded “Padma Shri” by the government? This is a question asked by a Right to Information (RTI)...

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It’s time for big-budget advertisers to start asking a few questions before shareholders begin to ask tough questions. Many leaders of the corporate and advertising world have reacted to NDTV’s decision to sue TAM (Television Audience Monitoring) India in the US with scepticism and...

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Deutsche Bank’s microfinance investments certainly need good explaining by their management.  This is because of the claims that the bank makes with regard to microfinance and microfinance investments Folks, the last few weeks have indeed been a revelation on how investors operate in the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 09 August 2012
Dr PS Deodhar, who was the chairman of the Research Advisory Committee of the ministry of information and broadcasting in 2002, had emphasised that a media industry owned and government sponsored TV Media Rating Organisation need to be created. This becomes relevant in the view of the TAM...

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Why couldn’t outgoing President Pratibha Patil follow the norms like other VVIPs and buy the gifts she received officially, instead of getting them loaned to her proposed museum? Gifts which VVIPs including President of India receive during their official foreign tours are the property...

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MDT/PTI 08 August 2012
The state government appointed senior Excise officer Surve and Osmanabad's SP Karale as director-vigilance in the Excise Department, all within a span of five days   Mumbai: In a major goof-up, Maharashtra Government has appointed two senior officials to the top post in Excise...

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MDT/PTI 08 August 2012
With AERAAT being defunct, the FIA had filed an appeal in the High Court against an 24th April decision of AERA by which DIAL was allowed to have a 345% hike in its aeronautical tariff for the IGI Airport   New Delhi: The Centre has been ordered by Delhi High Court to revive within...

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