Compensation paid to families of Metro accident victimsJuly 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Wednesday paid Rs.50,000 out of the Rs.500,000 it had announced as compensation for the families of each of those killed in the Metro accident. "Out of Rs 500,000, Rs.50,000 has been paid as interim relief in cash to the next of kin of each of the six persons who died in the accident.
Woman seeks Rs.1 million over son's deathJuly 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unhappy over the "meagre" compensation provided by Delhi High Court over the death of her son due to poor quality roads, a woman has decided to approach the Supreme Court seeking Rs.1 million as compensation. The high court Tuesday directed the Delhi government to pay Rs.628,000 within eight weeks to Madhu Kaur whose 24-year-old son Harpreet died after falling into a pit while riding a scooter in the city in 2006.
Compensation for injured air passengers raised: PatelJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has become the 91st member of the Montreal Convention on Civil Aviation that imposes strict penalties on carriers for the death of passengers due to negligence, the parliament was told Thursday. Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said after Indias accession to the Montreal Convention, the amount of compensation for death or bodily injury to passengers would now be enhanced from $20,000 to $140,000.
UAE seeks India's help in renewable energy sectorJune 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan met the Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah on Friday, for collaboration in the renewable energy sector. "Since ages, India has had good relations with UAE.
Consumer forum rejects compensation plea of Satyam investorsMay 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A consumer redressal forum Monday to hear an investor body's petition seeking a compensation of nearly Rs.5,000 crore (50 billion) for 300,000 retail shareholders of fraud-hit Satyam, saying it is not equipped to deal with such cases. 'We do not have the infrastructure to deal with such kind of petition...Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Company Law Board (CLB) are already seized with the matter,' observed a bench of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) while rejecting the Midas Touch Investors Association's (MTIA's) petition.
No party deserves my vote, says 'shoe scribe' Jarnail SinghMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Journalist Jarnail Singh, who flung a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram, did not vote Thursday as a sign of protest against parties negating the 'essence of the Constitution' and seeking power on grounds of region, religion and caste.
LTTE is a terrorist organization, India seeks Prabhakaran's extradition every year: PranabMay 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that there is no confusion regarding status of the LTTE, and added that every year India seeks the extradition of Tamil Tigers chief V. Prabhakaran.
Shoe scribe denies Tytler's 'conspiracy' allegationApril 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The scribe who tossed a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram earlier this month Tuesday denied Congress leader Jagdish Tytler's allegation that there was a conspiracy behind his protest.
Rev. Jesse Jackson seeks visit to Iran to appeal for freedom of US journalistApril 20th, 2009 Rev. Jackson seeks Iran trip to free US journalistCYBERJAYA, Malaysia — The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he would like to travel to Iran to personally appeal for the release of a U.S.
Scribe held for rape after sting on immoral traffickingApril 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A journalist has been arrested for allegedly raping two girls, one of whom is a minor, after filming a video showing them as victims of immoral trafficking. But social activists say it might be a plot by the police and traffickers against the scribe.
Compensation doubled for violence-hit poll officialsApril 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Friday announced doubling of the compensation amount from Rs.500,000 to Rs.1 million for poll officials who fall victim to attacks by extremist or anti-social elements during the elections. 'Vide its order dated February 17, 2009, the commission has doubled the amount of compensation from Rs.500,00 to Rs.1 million for ex-gratia payment to election related officials in the event of any mishap,' the Election Commission said in a statement issued here.
US seeks greater role for India in AfghanistanApril 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The US Wednesday sought a greater role for India in Afghanistan, at the same time saying it wouldn't pressurise New Delhi on its ties with Pakistan. 'What happens in Afghanistan depends on Pakistan.
Death on poll duty would get maximum Rs 10 lakh as compensation: ECMarch 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission has decided to grant a maximum compensation of Rs. 10,00,000 (a million rupees) to any poll officer in case of death on election duty caused by extremists or unsocial elements.
Bill seeks powers to fix capital of State Bank of India armsFebruary 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The finance ministry Tuesday tabled a bill in parliament that seeks to empower the government to fix the authorised and paid-up capital of the subsidiaries of the State Bank of India (SBI) and to appoint its top management. The bill was necessitated after the ownership of these subsidiaries of India's largest commercial bank was transferred to the government from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which is also the regulator for the banking industry in the country.
PM sanctions compensation for Guwahati blast victimsJanuary 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday sanctioned compensation of Rs.200,000 to the next of kin of each of those killed and Rs.100,000 each to those seriously injured in the bomb blasts in Guwahati Thursday. Manmohan Singh also expressed his grief over the loss of life in the blasts, an official statement said.
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