Make new rules for chess quota seats, court tells DU (Lead)
September 12th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed Delhi University to lay down fresh physical standard criteria for students who take admission under the sports quota for ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on DU sports quota guidelines (Lead)
September 4th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday reserved its order on a student's plea seeking the quashing of Delhi University guidelines for a mandatory fitness test to ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on DU sports quota guidelines
September 3rd, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday reserved its order on a student's plea seeking the quashing of Delhi University guidelines for a mandatory fitness test to ... Read more...
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Street children’s group turns 10
July 9th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) More than 200 street children from all over the capital came together Monday to celebrate the 10th birthday of 'Badhte Kadam', an organisation run for ... Read more...
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National panel to study drug abuse among children
June 25th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) A study to gauge the extent of drugs and substance abuse by children will be taken up across the country, National Commission for Protection of ... Read more...
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Juvenile justice system ineffective: Enforcement agencies
May 27th, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) India's juvenile justice system has not been effective in safeguarding the rights of half a million street children in the capital, according to various enforcement ... Read more...
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‘Condition of Delhi’s street children hasn’t improved’
May 26th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The juvenile justice system has been ineffective in safeguarding the rights of around 500,000 street-dwelling children in the capital, representatives of the child welfare committees ... Read more...
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No green clearance to Jindal mining project in Chhattisgarh
April 20th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Friday cancelled environment clearance to the coal mining project of MP Naveen Jindal's steel and power plant in Chhattisgarh on ... Read more...
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Street, working kids open up to authorities
April 11th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) More than 100 street and working children Wednesday talked about their issues with representatives of the juvenile justice system, police and child welfare groups at ... Read more...
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BJP asks for Rahul’s views on black money
February 7th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to express his views on black money stashed abroad and how to bring it ... Read more...
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After polio, Bihar targets kala azar
January 30th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 30 (IANS) Bihar, which has not reported a single case of polio since September 2010, is now turning its attention to kala azar, a disease transmitted by the ... Read more...
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Was amazed to see Advani’s energy during yatra: Prasad
December 24th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad, who accompanied senior leader L.K. Advani during the Jan Chetna Yatra, would sometimes get tired after a hectic schedule, but he ... Read more...
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For homeless Delhi kids, winter means more sedatives
December 22nd, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The national capital's freezing winters bring an agonising time for the homeless. For many, especially children, the only way to escape the cold is to ... Read more...
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Children of lesser god living it out on the streets (Dec 10 is Human Rights Day)
December 10th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Fourteen-year-old Gudiya gets up at the crack of dawn and immediately gets on to work. Empty stomach, she walks the capital streets and around dump ... Read more...
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We don’t have illegal accounts abroad, declare BJP MPs
December 9th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Friday submitted a declaration to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari that they ... Read more...
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‘No black money abroad’, BJP MPs to declare Friday
December 8th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said its MPs will give a declaration on the occasion of world anti-corruption day Friday that they ... Read more...
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Jogi asks Advani to declare yatra expenditure
November 24th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 24 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ajit Jogi Thursday said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani should make public the total expenditure incurred on his 40-day Jan ... Read more...
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BJP to seek adjournment, government tries to break logjam
November 23rd, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has given notice of an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha Thursday to discuss the black money issue amid ... Read more...
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NDA MPs should also talk about assets in India: Congress
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Congress Monday said the proposed declaration by National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs to the presiding officers of parliament that they do not have illegal ... Read more...
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NDA to boycott Chidambaram in parliament
November 21st, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) In a move to put pressure on the Congress-led government on the eve of parliament's winter session, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Monday demanded ... Read more...
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PM, Sonia must apologise for cash-for-votes scam: Gadkari (Lead)
November 20th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Sunday raised the pitch on the 2008 cash-for-votes scam in parliament, asking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ... Read more...
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Ramlila ground washed in saffron, green as Advani ends ‘yatra’
November 20th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Bathed in saffron and green, the Ramlila ground and the roads leading to it were Sunday dotted with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) flags and ... Read more...
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Advani draws big crowd, many leave during speech
November 20th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Thousands of people filled the spacious Ramlila ground here to witness the conclusion of the 40-day Jan Chetna Yatra of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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His ‘yatra’ over, Advani calls for UPA’s ouster (Roundup)
November 20th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Ending a 40-day 'yatra' that many said was aimed at projecting himself as prime ministerial candidate, BJP star L.K. Advani Saturday called for the ... Read more...
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Congress rubbishes Advani charge on black money
November 20th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Congress Sunday rubbished Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's charge that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government lacked the political will to ... Read more...
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Leadership crisis in Congress: Jaitley
November 20th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Sunday accused the Congress-led government of suffering from a leadership crisis and trying to malign the opposition."This ... Read more...
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Advani calls for ouster of UPA government
November 20th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) BJP leader L.K. Advani Sunday gave a call for ousting the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on the issue of corruption, saying a situation had ... Read more...
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Missed Vajpayee on my yatra: Advani
November 20th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday said his 40-day Jan Chetna Yatra was a success but he missed ailing former prime minister ... Read more...
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PM, Sonia must apologise for cash-for-votes scam: Gadkari
November 20th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Sunday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi should apologise to the country for ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa emissary Thambidurai at Advani rally
November 20th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) In a gesture of support, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa sent her emissary M. Thambidurai, the AIADMK's leader in the Lok Sabha, ... Read more...
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Advani’s 40-day yatra reaches Delhi
November 20th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters gathered Sunday at Ramlila Maidan here to cheer party leader L.K. Advani as he prepared to conclude ... Read more...
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2012 to be year of accountability: Advani
November 20th, 2011 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani reached Ghaziabad Saturday on the last phase of his Jan Chetna Yatra, intended to "awaken India's masses against ... Read more...
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Advani’s Jan Chetna yatra concludes Sunday at Ramlila Maidan
November 19th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani will conclude his 40-day Jan Chetna Yatra -- to draw public attention to the issues of ... Read more...
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Law of diminishing returns dogged Advani’s yatra: Analysts
November 19th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) As Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani's 40-day Jan Chetna Yatra concludes Sunday after rolling across 22 states and five union territories, political ... Read more...
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Man held for planning to attack Advani
November 17th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 17 (IANS) A man has been detained here for allegedly planning an attack on L.K. Advani during the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader's Jan Chetna Yatra, police ... Read more...
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