Himachal legislator for ‘no work, no pay’ in house
March 16th, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 16 (IANS) With the Himachal Pradesh assembly being stalled for the fifth consecutive day, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ravinder Singh Ravi Friday favoured "no work, no pay" if minimum ... Read more...
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Lokpal debate in first part of budget session: Bansal
March 14th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Lokpal bill will be taken up for debate in the first half of the budget session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said in ... Read more...
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Congress, allies for better coordination in parliament: Chidambaram (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Under pressure from its allies, the Congress-led UPA government Tuesday agreed for better coordination and requested them to ensure that all members are present ... Read more...
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Ruckus in Himachal assembly over corruption
March 13th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 13 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly was adjourned for the day as members of the treasury and opposition benches virtually came to blows Tuesday following arguments over ... Read more...
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Uproar in Rajya Sabha over Sri Lankan ‘war crimes’ (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was disrupted Tuesday as opposition parties demanded to know the government's stand on atrocities on Sri Lankan Tamils after a picture ... Read more...
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Government to pursue Lokpal bill in budget session
March 12th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The government Monday said it will pursue the contentious Lokpal bill in the budget session of parliament which began earlier in the day.The bill was ... Read more...
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Land acquisition hampering embankment building in Sunderbans
February 29th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) The building of embankments in the Sunderbans areas devastated by the 2009 cyclone Aila has been hampered due to land acquisition problems, a West Bengal ... Read more...
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Will not close down Kingfisher due to losses: Ajit Singh
February 29th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Wednesday discounted the possibility of Kingfisher Airlines closing down due to its inability to raise fresh funds and mitigate losses."You ... Read more...
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Media continues boycott of Jammu & Kashmir House proceedings
February 28th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 28 (IANS) Media persons Tuesday continued to boycott proceedings in the Jammu and Kashmir legislature in protest against assembly Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone's controversial remarks made the previous ... Read more...
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Media boycotts Kashmir legislature
February 27th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 27 (IANS) Media persons boycotted the proceedings of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature Monday in protest over the remark of Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone.The media persons are ... Read more...
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‘Corruption is policy of Omar government’
February 24th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 24 (IANS) "Corruption is a policy of the Omar Abdullah government," main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti declared after leading a walkout ... Read more...
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National competition policy will lower prices: Minister
February 23rd, 2012 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) A National Competition Policy will be ready by March 31 with several positive benefits for the country's economy, including lowering of food prices, says Corporate ... Read more...
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Government denies plans to curb poll panel (Roundup)
February 21st, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Stung by attacks from the opposition, the government Tuesday denied it planned to curb the Election Commission's powers to implement the model code of ... Read more...
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Maharashtra budget session from March 15
February 21st, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) The Maharashtra legislature's annual budget session will begin here from March 15 and the budget will be presented March 26, it was announced Tuesday.Parliamentary Affairs ... Read more...
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Congress to reply to poll panel on Verma’s comments
February 20th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Congress party Monday said it would reply to the Election Commission on Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma's sub-quota comment within the stipulated time, ... Read more...
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Jordan condemns Israeli settlers’ breaking into Al-Aqsa mosque
February 20th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Amman, Feb 19 (IANS) Jordan Sunday condemned breaking into Al-Aqsa mosque by Israeli settlers, calling on Arabs and Muslims to intervene to halt such violations, media reports said."Jewish settlers, a ... Read more...
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Andhra assembly adjourned again
February 15th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 15 (IANS) The liquor mafia and the issue of Telangana saw the Andhra Pradesh assembly adjourned without any business as the opposition stalled proceedings for the ... Read more...
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Bihar buys six crore gunny bags
February 14th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 14 (IANS) The Bihar government has purchased six crore gunny bags worth Rs.200 crore to achieve the paddy procurement target, an official said Tuesday.Government agencies involved in procurement ... Read more...
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Tripura Left Front ministry to be expanded Sunday
February 10th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 10 (IANS) The Left Front ministry in Tripura will be expanded Sunday with the re-induction of former minister Sahid Chowdhury, an official said here Friday."Tripura Governor D.Y. Patil ... Read more...
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Pranab to present 2012-13 budget on March 16 (Second Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will present the budget for 2012-13 on March 16, the government announced Tuesday.Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will present his budget ... Read more...
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Pranab to present budget on March 16
February 7th, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will present the budget for 2012-13 on March 16, the government announced Tuesday.Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will present his budget ... Read more...
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New competition policy can bring down prices: Moily (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) A proposed national competition policy, which is slated to get cabinet approval by next month, will help bring a financial revolution in the country and will ... Read more...
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‘New competition policy will bring down food prices’
February 6th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Describing the proposed national competition policy as the second financial revolution, that would also bring down foodgrain prices, Corporate Affairs Minister M. Veerappa Moily Monday hoped ... Read more...
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2G verdict will have no impact on foreign investments: Moily
February 6th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court judgment regarding cancellation of 2G licences will have no impact on the inflow of foreign investments in the country, Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa ... Read more...
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Congress legislator arrested in Ujjain for morphing picture
February 4th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 3 (IANS) Congress legislator Kalpana Parulekar was Friday arrested by officials of CID in Ujjain district for using morphed pictures to show Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta P.P. Naolekar ... Read more...
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Brazil cabinet minister quits
February 3rd, 2012 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Feb 3 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's urban affairs minister resigned Thursday amid allegations of corruption, becoming the seventh member of President Dilma Rousseff's cabinet to step down under fire since she ... Read more...
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Three Indian fishermen killed by Bangladeshi pirates
January 28th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Three Indian fishermen were killed and eight others injured in an attack by Bangladeshi pirates in West Bengal's Sundarbans area Friday night, police said."Three Indian fishermen ... Read more...
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Khurshid remark no interference in 2G case, apex court told (Lead)
January 17th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The government Tuesday described as "baseless" the allegation that Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid's opinion on a service provider facing trial in the 2G ... Read more...
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Rushdie trip to Jaipur uncertain, cleric seeks apology (Roundup)
January 17th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur/New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Controversial writer Salman Rushdie may not attend the Jaipur Literature Festival beginning Friday, informed sources said Tuesday, as a leading Muslim scholar asked him ... Read more...
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Rushdie unlikely to attend Jaipur Festival
January 17th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur/New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Controversial writer Salman Rushdie is unlikely to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival beginning in Jaipur Friday, highly placed sources said Tuesday.Although there is no ... Read more...
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Unfair to let Jarawas live in beastly conditions: Minister
January 13th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Tribal Affairs Minister V.Kishore Chandra Deo Friday indicated that the Jarawa tribes people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands could be gradually exposed to modern ... Read more...
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No policy paralysis in government, stresses Chidambaram (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Brushing away as "absurd and patently untenable" the view that a policy paralysis has gripped the government, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday said that ... Read more...
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Government seeks report on Andaman tribals dancing for food (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The government Wednesday sought a report from the administration in the Andaman islands after a shocking video clip released by a leading British newspaper ... Read more...
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Youth Festival kicks off in Mangalore Thursday
January 11th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore, Jan 11 (IANS) Hundreds of youth from across India have descended on this Karnataka coastal town along the Arabian Sea for 'Celebrating Diversity in Unity' at the National Youth ... Read more...
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Andaman asked about semi-naked dance
January 11th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Indian government Wednesday asked the Andaman and Nicobar administration to explain how half naked tribal women were forced to dance for tourists.Terming the incident ... Read more...
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