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Fake pilot license scam: Senior DGCA official sacked

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Aviation regulator DGCA, which has come under the scanner over the fake pilot licenses issue, has stripped one of its top officials off his responsibilities following charges against him of influencing an airline to employ his daughter, who had failed pilot test.

SC defers hearing on decriminalisation of gay sex

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred its hearing on the issue of legalisation and decriminalisation of gay sex among consenting adults in private.

Govt notifies export of 5 lakh tonnes of sugar

The government on Tuesday notified its decision to allow five lakh tonnes of sugar exports, nearly a month after its approval by the panel of ministers.

MoEF team visits Nirma cement plant

The MoEF has deputed a team of experts to look into the whole issue of the 1.91 million tonne Nirma cement plant coming up in Mahuva taluka in Gujarat.
This is a follow up of a order by the Supreme Court asking the MoEF to look into the grievances of the farmers.

Uttarakhand gov gives her nod to APMC bill

The APMC bill, which seeks to provide effective regulation in marketing of agricultural produces as well as establishment of proper marketing system in Uttarakhand, has received assent from governor margaret alva.

‘Print newspaper circulation rising in India’

Despite boom in broadband and mobile phones segments, print newspapers too are growing along with them, according to editor of a national business daily Sanjaya Baru.

Himachal tea firm gets ISO certification

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Himachal Pradesh's Dharamsala Tea Company has become the first tea firm in the state to get an ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) certification, the company said on Tuesday.

CBI will quiz Kalmadi again for irregularities

The CBI is all set to question sacked chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, Suresh Kalmadi, again in connection with irregularities committed in several CWG-related contracts in a day or two.

PMO allows ED to quiz Puducherry Lt-Governor

The Prime Minister's office has given the nod to questioning of Puducherry Lt Governor Iqbal Singh by the Enforcement Directorate for his alleged links with suspected money launderer Hasan Ali Khan.

Maken brings athlete to AIIMS

National-level volleyball player Arunima Sinha, alias Sonu, who lost a leg after being pushed off a moving train, has now been taken to Delhi for further treatment.
Union sports minister Ajay Maken and UPCC president Rita Bahuguna Joshi met the girl and her family at the Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University in Lucknow with a team of doctors and the girl’s family insisted that she should be shifted to Delhi for further and advanced treatment.

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