BJP obdurate and stubborn in stalling parliament: Bansal
September 3rd, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) More than 75 percent of MPs are in favour of parliament functioning normally but the BJP is being "obdurate and stubborn" in holding up ... Read more...
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Himachal horticulture minister gets health portfolio too
August 14th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 14 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Minister Narender Bragta has been allotted additional portfolios of health and family welfare and ayurveda, a statement said Tuesday.Governor Urmila Singh gave ... Read more...
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Not aware president’s nod needed for Singur law: Narayanan
June 25th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Days after the Calcutta High Court struck down the law undoing the Singur land acquisition from Tata Group, West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Monday said ... Read more...
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Excerpts from Singur judgement
June 22nd, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Following are excerpts from the judgement delivered Friday by Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghosh and Mrinal Kanti Chaudhuri of the Calcutta High Court striking down the Singur ... Read more...
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Jolt for Mamata as court annuls Singur land law (Roundup)
June 22nd, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Delivering a jolt to the Mamata Banerjee government that rode to power capitalising on peasant agitations in Singur and Nandigram, the Calcutta High Court Friday ... Read more...
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PPP asks JUI-F chief to withdraw from PM race
June 22nd, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and its allies Friday requested Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to withdraw his candidature from the prime ministerial election, ... Read more...
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Calcutta High Court strikes down Singur land act (Lead)
June 22nd, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) In a major setback to West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government, the Calcutta High Court Friday struck down the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011, ... Read more...
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Bar foreign educational institutions: CPI-M
June 1st, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The CPI-M Friday asked the government not to allow foreign educational institutions into India.The Communist Party of India-Marxist said Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal ... Read more...
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Three northeastern states to get high courts by October
May 17th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 17 (IANS) India's three northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya would get their own full-fledged high courts by October this year as the required amendment bill ... Read more...
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Rajasthan enacts law on right to hearing
April 27th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 26 (IANS) The Rajasthan assembly Thursday passed a bill providing the people with the right to a hearing on governance related issues within a stipulated timeframe. The state ... Read more...
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Himachal assembly passes Lokayukta bill (Lead)
April 6th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 6 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly Friday passed the Lokayukta bill in the absence of the opposition Congress, with Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal saying it is "more ... Read more...
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Himachal assembly passes Lokayukta bill
April 6th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 6 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly Friday passed the Lokayukta bill in the absence of the opposition Congress, with Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal saying it is "more ... Read more...
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BJP asks governor to follow up on Goa Lokayukta bill
March 7th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dona Paula (Goa), March 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition, which has staked claim to forming the government in Goa, Wednesday asked Governor K. Sankaranarayanan to urge ... Read more...
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Anticipatory bail in UP: Court wants early decision
February 29th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 28 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Tuesday asked the union government to expedite its decision on the issue of anticipatory bails in Uttar Pradesh.A ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s poll panel is now independent
February 21st, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Pakistan's Senate has passed a constitutional amendment bill, providing an independent Election Commission and a neutral interim government set-up to oversee polls, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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GJM threatens to renew Gorkhaland demand
February 9th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, Feb 9 (IANS) Tempers are again rising in the hills of West Bengal, with the pro-Gorkhaland Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) threatening to renew its agitation for a separate ... Read more...
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Advani favours compulsory voting
January 26th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Thursday favoured compulsory voting, saying people should be encouraged to fulfil their responsibility to democracy.Speaking at a ... Read more...
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Seven-year jail for cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh
January 3rd, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 3 (IANS) A person found guilty of cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh will now face imprisonment of seven years, against the earlier three, and a minimum fine of ... Read more...
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Why president’s assent was needed for Lokpal bill
December 28th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil's assent was needed for tabling the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha in accordance with a constitutional procedure.The Lokpal bill needed ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha Thursday (Third Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) After confusion since morning about tabling of the Lokpal bill in the upper house, the government Wednesday afternoon said the legislation will be debated ... Read more...
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President gives nod to amended Lokpal Bill
December 28th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday gave her nod to the amended Lokpal Bill, as approved by the Lok Sabha Tuesday, paving the way for its ... Read more...
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MCD split: Special session Nov 30 to pass bill
November 25th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) With the home ministry approving the trifurcation of Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the state government Thursday called a special assembly session on Nov 30 to ... Read more...
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Frame right to education rules, Delhi government told (Lead)
November 9th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Delhi government to frame within three weeks rules to provide free and compulsory education to children under the ... Read more...
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‘Odisha’ it is - with sweets and shrugs!
November 5th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 5 (IANS) As the state formally changed its anglicised name of Orissa to Odisha, people distributed sweets, burst firecrackers and went about altering their letterheads and signboards ... Read more...
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Orissa heralds Odisha with state holiday
November 5th, 2011 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (IANS) Orissa declared Saturday a state holiday after President Pratibha Patil gave her assent to a bill to change name of the state to Odisha, official ... Read more...
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West Bengal is now Paschim Banga (Second Lead)
August 19th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) The West Bengal government, along with the opposition parties of the state, Friday unanimously decided to rename West Bengal as Paschim Banga, Chief Minister Mamata ... Read more...
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Tripura gets tougher law for illegal financial firms
August 18th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 18 (IANS) The Tripura government has enforced a tougher law which provides extra protection to those depositing money in unauthorised Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), a minister said here ... Read more...
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Tripura to soon appoint a Lokayukta
July 6th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 6 (IANS) Tripura would soon appoint a Lokayukta (ombudsman) to check corruption among public functionaries and maintain transparency in governance, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said Wednesday."President Pratibha ... Read more...
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Political tussle over Delhi industrial estates intensifies
June 22nd, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) A tussle over 22 industrial estates in the capital has intensified with the Congress-controlled Delhi government insisting these be handed over to it by the ... Read more...
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Governors political, officials pressurised: BJP chief ministers
May 10th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministers Tuesday accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of "compromising interests" of their states by putting pressure on ... Read more...
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Court halts sealing of illegal buildings in Ahmedabad
May 9th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, May 9 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Monday halted the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's (AMC) drive against unauthorised constructions.The bench comprising Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice J.B. Pardiwala gave ... Read more...
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Pakistan enacts law to safeguard foreign investors’ interests
April 29th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 29(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has accorded assent to a law aimed at reassuring foreign investors about the security of their investments in the country. The Arbitration (International Investment ... Read more...
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SC asks Centre to file CBI report on suspended Prasar Bharati CEO
April 1st, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central Government to file the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) report on the probe into alleged irregularities by former Prasar ... Read more...
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Cigarettes, bidis costlier in Himchal
April 1st, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 1 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Friday increased value added tax (VAT) on tobacco products from 9.75 percent up to 16 percent.To impose the hike, the assembly passed the Himachal ... Read more...
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BJP activists caned in Uttar Pradesh
March 15th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists were caned in various districts of Uttar Pradesh Tuesday after they clashed with the police, set up road ... Read more...
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