Follow Nagaland’s example for food security, northeast urged
February 10th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 10 (IANS) Northeastern states must follow the example of Nagaland - the only food sufficient state in the region - and increase food production to ensure food ... Read more...
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Not obsessed about becoming PM: Rahul (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Making his stand loud and clear on the question of donning the prime minister's mantle, Congress general secretary and the party's star campaigner Rahul Gandhi ... Read more...
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UN declares end of famine in Somalia
February 4th, 2012 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 4 (IANS/AKI) Somalia's famine has ended but drought in the Horn of Africa region continues to pose a threat to the area, the UN has said."Long-awaited rains coupled ... Read more...
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PM terms food security bill historic, seeks PDS reform
February 3rd, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Terming the food security bill "historic", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday urged the states to speedily reform the public distribution system (PDS) so that ... Read more...
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Will clear all pending cases in three years in UP: Congress
January 27th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 27 (IANS) The Congress plans to bring to an end the rising pendency of cases before the courts in Uttar Pradesh in the next three years.Disclosing this while ... Read more...
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Anand Sharma cautions against protectionism
January 12th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Voicing concern over lack of progress in the Doha round of WTO talks, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma Thursday cautioned against protectionism, saying it would ... Read more...
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Animals in confined shelters harm human health
January 11th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Confinement of animals in industrial facilities threatens human health, degrades the environment and diminishes income-earning opportunities in rural areas, a report said Wednesday.The Impact of ... Read more...
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Difficult to meet 4.6 percent fiscal deficit target: Pranab
January 11th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) India is unlikely to meet the 4.6 percent fiscal deficit target for the financial year ending March 31, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday."It ... Read more...
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Congress synonymous with corruption: Buddhadeb
December 30th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Ridiculing the Congress-led union government for failing to pass the Lokpal bill, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Friday said the party had ... Read more...
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BJP blocked strong Lokpal: Rahul Gandhi
December 28th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lakhimpur-Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 28 (IANS) The anti-graft Lokpal ombudsman failed to get constitutional status due to the "betrayal" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi ... Read more...
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Proposed food bill will burden states: Dhumal
December 28th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 28 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Wednesday expressed his reservations to the draft Food Security Bill, 2011, saying the central government is burdening the states ... Read more...
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Corporates can blackmail with Lokpal: Vayalar Ravi (Interview, To go with Lokpal can destabilise the nation)
December 26th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi has warned that Lokpal could "one day become a tool in the hands of corporate houses to ... Read more...
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Obama announces more aid for Horn of Africa
December 23rd, 2011 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has announced an additional $113 million in emergency relief assistance for the Horn of Africa region hit by famine."As we enter ... Read more...
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Minister hopeful of passing food bill in budget session
December 22nd, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Food Minister K.V. Thomas Thursday expressed the hope that the food security bill would be passed in the budget session of parliament in February-March 2012.Speaking ... Read more...
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India may end 2011-12 with 7 percent growth: Montek
December 21st, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Economic deceleration is expected to continue in the third quarter of 2011-12 and India may end the financial year with a 7 percent GDP growth rate, ... Read more...
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Food security bill to be tabled in parliament Thursday
December 21st, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Food Security Bill, which seeks to provide legal entitlement of cheaper foodgrains to over half of India's 1.2 billion population, will be tabled ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill is pathbreaking legislation: Sonia
December 21st, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Describing the Lokpal bill as a pathbreaking legislation, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday urged Anna Hazare to accept it.Addressing the Congress Parliamentary Party, Gandhi ... Read more...
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Food security bill not sustainable: ADB official
December 20th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The food security bill, that seeks to legally entitle majority of India's population to cheaper foodgrains, is not sustainable as it would put further ... Read more...
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USAID, FICCI ink deal to support innovation
December 20th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Tuesday signed an agreement to set ... Read more...
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Akali Dal-BJP kick off Punjab poll campaign
December 18th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moga (Punjab), Dec 18 (IANS) Blaming the Congress government at the centre for rampant corruption, lack of development and the burden of price rise on the common man, Punjab's ... Read more...
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Cabinet meet likely Sunday on Lokpal, food security bills
December 17th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The union cabinet is expected to meet here Sunday evening to discuss the Lokpal and the food security bills, said official sources.The cabinet meeting, ... Read more...
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Maintain calm over Mullaperiyar: Chidambaram
December 17th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday appealed to the people of Tamil Nadu and Kerala to maintain peace on the Mullaperiyar dam controversy.Speaking at a ... Read more...
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CPI-M denounces Food Security Bill
December 16th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The CPI-M Friday dubbed the upcoming Food Security Bill "a travesty of food security", and demanded the "universal" supply of at least 35 kg of ... Read more...
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Discussing Lokpal at Jantar Mantar unjustified: Gogoi
December 14th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) Hitting out at Anna Hazare, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Wednesday said he saw no justification in discussing the Jan Lokpal Bill in Delhi's Jantar ... Read more...
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Judicial accountability bill in, food bill deferred
December 13th, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The cabinet Tuesday cleared two key anti-graft bills - the judicial accountability bill and the public grievances redressal bill - but deferred the food ... Read more...
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Cabinet likely to clear Food Security Bill
December 13th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The union cabinet, meeting Tuesday evening, is likely to approve the key Food Security Bill and the Judicial Accountability bill, official sources said.The meeting is ... Read more...
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‘PM, Group C employees may be brought under Lokpal ambit’
December 12th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Keen to silence criticism by the opposition and Team Anna over its resolve to fight corruption, the government is likely to take up several ... Read more...
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Odisha points out shortcomings in proposed food security bill
December 10th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 9 (IANS) Pointing out several shortcomings in the proposed Food Security Bill, 2011, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday urged the central government to have a re-look ... Read more...
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China refutes ‘land grab’ charges in Africa
December 8th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 8 (IANS) Refuting charges that it has been buying up land in Africa, China has called for "concrete" efforts to enable the continent's agricultural sector develop in a ... Read more...
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Experts push for stronger, wide-ranging India-Africa ties
November 25th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The curtains came down on a two-day conference Friday, with Indian and African experts pushing for more innovative methods for accelerating India-Africa engagement and developing ... Read more...
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Speed up public welfare work, Raman Singh tells collectors
November 21st, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 21 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh asked collectors of the state's 18 districts Monday to improve the government's image by speeding up public welfare and development ... Read more...
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Lokpal among slew of anti-corruption bills on winter session table
November 17th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it is determined to pass the Lokpal bill as it unveiled its agenda for the winter session of parliament that ... Read more...
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Club of Rome’s Indian chapter launched
November 9th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Indian chapter of international think tank Club of Rome, which deals with various developmental issues, was launched Wednesday and will be headed by Tata ... Read more...
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Need to integrate agriculture with other sectors: President
November 9th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday said experts should interact with farmers to enrich their knowledge base and observed that there was need to integrate agriculture ... Read more...
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Andhra’s rice scheme to benefit 75 mn people
November 1st, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 1 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy Tuesday launched Re.1 a kg rice scheme, which will benefit 75 million people out of the state's 84 ... Read more...
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