Companies have no choice but to be in India: Ashwani Kumar
January 27th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 27 (IANS) India and China will emerge as the only destinations for companies seeking business as Asia will lead the world economic growth in the coming decade, ... Read more...
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Bihar to launch health drive for poor
January 25th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 25 (IANS) The Bihar government will launch a three-month-long health drive Saturday to treat some 10 million poor people.Officials hope to reach out to the poorest of the ... Read more...
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Union minister’s Mullaperiyar remark irks Kerala
January 16th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kottayam (Kerala), Jan 16 (IANS) Union Science and Technology Minister Ashwani Kumar's statement that the 115-year-old Mullaperiyar dam is safe has not gone down well in Kerala with ruling ... Read more...
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Israel seeks closer education, tech ties with India
December 13th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Israel Tuesday pitched for greater collaboration with India in fields of education, technology and academic research."Education and R&D; are the comparative advantage of both ... Read more...
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More ministers tasked to articulate government’s position better
December 2nd, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Facing attacks from an aggressive opposition on a range of issues including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government ... Read more...
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National Mission on Monsoon to improve weather forecast
December 1st, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) A detailed project report has been finalised for the National Mission on Monsoon (NMM) to develop an advanced system for forecasting monsoon in the country, ... Read more...
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140 tremors rocked India so far this year
November 28th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) About 140 earthquakes, in and around the Indian subcontinent, have been felt since January this year, parliament was informed Monday.Replying to a question in the ... Read more...
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New survey for BPL list to be over by January
November 24th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) A new socio-economic survey to prepare the below poverty line (BPL) list of families will be completed by January 2012, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) ... Read more...
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Advani only wants to be PM, says Congress
October 11th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Hitting out at Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani for his 38-day rath yatra which began in Bihar Tuesday, Congress leader Ashwani Kumar said ... Read more...
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Parliament alone should draft laws, say government, opposition (Lead)
August 27th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Though the opposition was unsparing in its attack on the government on the issue of corruption, both the government and the opposition were unanimous ... Read more...
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14 percent rainfall deficit in July
August 25th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The countrywide rainfall during July was 14 percent deficient with the largest shortfall in Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh, the Lok Sabha was informed Thursday.Minister of ... Read more...
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Trouble in Rajya Sabha as BJP targets Sonia (Lead)
August 9th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A war of words broke out between the opposition and the treasury benches in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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New test detects kidney disorder early
August 6th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The risk of cardiac disorders due to kidney diseases can now be reduced by an X-ray that makes early detection possible, health experts said here ... Read more...
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Congress defends Dikshit in wake of CWG report
August 5th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Congress Friday defended its Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit as the opposition stepped up its attack after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report ... Read more...
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Navy to help save tsunami buoys
August 4th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The help of the Indian Navy has been sought to protect tsunami buoys which are being increasingly vandalized, Minister of State for Earth Sciences Ashwani ... Read more...
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Man posing as cop held
August 1st, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) A 24-year-old man who once worked in a police canteen and then started cheating people by posing as a sub-inspector in
Delhi Police has been finally ... Read more...
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Teraflops for non-flop rain forecast (With ‘No need to fear drought or flood this year: Earth Sciences Minister’)
July 31st, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Indian meteorologists have weathered many jokes whenever they failed to accurately forecast monsoon rainfall. Their problem is that they still depend on an old statistical ... Read more...
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I’ve been falsely implicated: Sacked Haryana judge
July 3rd, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 3 (IANS) A Haryana judge who settled 148 cases in a single day last year has been dismissed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court for favouring an ... Read more...
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WHO experts investigate Bihar’s mystery disease
June 24th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 24 (IANS) Health experts, including a team of the World Health Organisation (WHO), are visiting villages in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district to investigate the cause of mystery disease that ... Read more...
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Bihar’s mystery disease identified as toll rises to 41
June 23rd, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 23 (IANS) The mystery disease that has rocked Bihar and killed six more children by Thursday morning, has at last been identified. It is encephalitis, an official ... Read more...
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Mystery disease kills three more in Bihar (Lead)
June 22nd, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 22 (IANS) Three more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar, taking the toll to 35, officials said Wednesday.Two children died after contracting high fever followed ... Read more...
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Mystery disease kills two more in Bihar
June 22nd, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Patna, June 22 (IANS) Two more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar, taking the toll to 34 in the state, officials said Wednesday.The children died after reporting ... Read more...
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Mystery disease kills four more in Bihar (Lead)
June 21st, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 21 (IANS) Four more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar, taking the death toll to 32. A central team examined patients to identify the ailment, ... Read more...
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Mystery disease kills four more in Bihar
June 21st, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 21 (IANS) Four more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, taking the death toll to 32, officials said Tuesday.The children died after reporting ... Read more...
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Mystery disease kills eight more in Bihar (Lead)
June 20th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 20 (1ANS) The Bihar government voiced alarm after eight more children died in Muzaffarpur district, taking the toll from a mysterious disease sweeping the state to 28, officials said ... Read more...
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Five more children die of mystery disease in Bihar
June 20th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 20 (IANS) The Bihar government is alarmed at five more deaths of children in the past 24 hours in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, taking the toll from a mysterious ... Read more...
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Seven more children die of mysterious illness in Bihar
June 19th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 19 (IANS) Seven more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district taking the death toll to 20, officials said Sunday.The children reported high fever, ... Read more...
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India develops technology to fight aliens in the sea
June 12th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dona Paula (Goa), June 12 (IANS) India has developed an eco-friendly technology to treat sea water brought in by cargo ships into our domain, bringing along with it alien organisms ... Read more...
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UPA committed to bringing in Lokpal bill in monsoon session
June 11th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Vasco-da-Gama, June 11 (IANS) In the wake of the high drama of yoga guru Baba Ramdev's anti-corruption fast, Minister of State for Science and Technology Ashwani Kumar Saturday said the ... Read more...
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India confident of extending exclusive economic zone
June 11th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Vasco-da-Gama (Goa), June 11 (IANS) India Saturday said it was confident that the UN will soon clear its claim to almost double the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extending to the ... Read more...
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Vayalar skips, Preneet Kaur to lead India at Pravasi Divas
June 8th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 8 (IANS) Vayalar Ravi, minister of overseas Indian affairs and civil aviation, is skipping this week's mini Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) here. Instead, Preneet Kaur, minister of state ... Read more...
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11-year-old disabled girl gets Rs.8 lakh compensation
June 8th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) More than four years after her lower limbs were left disabled following an accident, a Delhi court awarded Rs.8 lakh compensation to 11-year-old Rupali.Motor Accident ... Read more...
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Rs.9 lakh relief for kin of woman killed in accident
May 31st, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) A Delhi court has awarded over Rs.9 lakh as compensation and interest to the family of a woman who was killed in a road accident ... Read more...
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Rs.10 lakh awarded to road accident victim’s family
May 27th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A Delhi court has awarded over Rs.10 lakh as compensation to the family of a man killed in a road accident in 2007.Motor Accident Claims ... Read more...
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Ambika Soni, Tewari in Congress’ Punjab coordination panel
May 11th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Union ministers Ambika Soni and Ashwani Kumar and party spokesman Manish Tewari have been included in the Congress' Punjab coordination committee, a party release ... Read more...
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