Over 50 percent deaths from non-communicable diseases: Azad
September 8th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) About 50.5 percent of deaths in India occur due to non-communicable diseases (NCD) like diabetes, respiratory diseases, cancers and cardiovascular diseases, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi ... Read more...
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Gujarat Lokayukta rocks parliament for third day
September 5th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Parliament was disrupted for the third day Monday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) persisted with its demand for the recall of Gujarat Governor ... Read more...
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Renuka, Alvi appointed Congress spokespersons
August 5th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Congress Friday appointed party leaders Renuka Chowdhury and Rashid Alvi as spokespersons and former union minister Suresh Pachauri as convenor of its research ... Read more...
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Joshi attempts in vain to revive trashed 2G report (Lead)
June 28th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The political storm over the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on the alleged 2G scam brewed afresh Tuesday after panel head Murli Manohar Joshi ... Read more...
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Women MPs discuss matters relating to women
March 25th, 2011 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Around 22 women MPs Thursday discussed various issues and laws relating to women and planned to take up the matter in parliament.The National ... Read more...
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We are trying to make Delhi safer: Girija Vyas
March 22nd, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): National Commission for Women chairperson Girija Vyas on Tuesday said the commission is trying its best to make Delhi safer for women."We are trying to make Delhi ... Read more...
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Girija Vyas calls for collective responsibility in combating crime against women
March 11th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 11 (ANI): In the backdrop of the murder of 21-year-old Delhi University student Radhika Tanwar, National Commission for Women chairperson Girija Vyas on Friday urged the people to act ... Read more...
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Delhi student killed, incident shocks city
March 8th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): The killing of Radhika Tanwar, a second-year degree student, on the International Women's Day has shamed the national capital with political leaders condemning the incident described it ... Read more...
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India celebrates International Women’s Day
March 8th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 8(ANI): International Women's Day is being celebrated across the country on Tuesday to mark the achievement of women in different spheres of life.A week long campaign on women's health ... Read more...
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Mindset against women has to change: Women MPs (March 8 is International Women’s Day)
March 7th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Even as India boasts of reserving 50 percent seats for women in panchayats (village councils) and awaits passage of a bill to reserve one-third of ... Read more...
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India through a different prism (Capital Buzz)
February 20th, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Indians themselves may be casting a cynical eye at the current goings-on and its impact on the future of the nation, but for the outside world, ... Read more...
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Will it be exit Jagan, enter Muraleedharan? (Capital Buzz)
February 13th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Lose one son, gain another. That's the buzz in the Congress with the likelihood of late K. Karunakaran's son K. Muraleedharan being invited to rejoin ... Read more...
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Rape cases trials in fast track courts mooted
February 11th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The home ministry is mulling a proposal to try rape cases in fast track courts, an official said Friday.Sangeeta Verma, economic advisor to the women and child ... Read more...
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It is ‘rule of thugs’ in Uttar Pradesh: Krishna Tirath
February 7th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Monday lashed out at the Uttar Pradesh administration, terming it as "goonda-raj (rule of thugs)".The minister said that she ... Read more...
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Girija Vyas pulls up Mayawati Govt. over rising rape cases in UP
February 7th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Lucknow, Feb 7 (ANI): In the backdrop of the brutal attack on a minor Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh, National Commission for Women chairperson Girija Vyas on Monday criticized the ... Read more...
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Girls unsafe in Uttar Pradesh, say women’s panel, activists (Lead)
February 7th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday formed a committee to investigate the shocking case of a Dalit minor who was brutally attacked for resisting rape in ... Read more...
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Women remain ‘weak gender’ in UPA-II shuffle
January 20th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Not a single woman was inducted into the cabinet nor was any woman minister promoted to cabinet rank or minister of state rank with independent charge ... Read more...
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Aarushi’s parents lash out at CBI, Moily seek case’s review (Roundup)
December 31st, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Even as union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily, National Commission for Women chairperson Girija Vyas and Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Friday sought a review of ... Read more...
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Need for a re-look in Aarushi case, say Moily, NCW (Second Lead)
December 31st, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) As parents of murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar protested the closure of the over two-year-old unsolved case by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Law Minister M. ... Read more...
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Girija Vyas writes to home, law minister for Aarushi case
December 31st, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Calling the closing of the Aarushi murder case as 'saddening', National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Girija Vyas Friday said she has written to the home minister ... Read more...
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Aarushi case closure unfortunate: Krishna Tirath
December 30th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) A day after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought to close the Aarushi Talwar murder case due to lack of evidence, Women and Child Development ... Read more...
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Maoists Kangaroo court in Palamu
December 27th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar OjhaPalamu (Jharkhand), Dec.27 (ANI): Maoists organised a 'Kangaroo Court' and gave freedom to two Maoists belonging to 'Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad' (JJP) during the weekend in Jharkhand's Palamu District.Earlier, in ... Read more...
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Delhi top cop meets Girija Vyas over women’s safety (Lead)
December 14th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Delhi Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta Tuesday met National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Girija Vyas, who put forth measures that can be taken to increase the security ... Read more...
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Delhi police chief to meet Girija Vyas on women’s security
December 14th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Delhi Police chief B.K. Gupta will meet National Commission for Women (NCW) head Girija Vyas Tuesday to discuss the growing incidents of rape and assault on women ... Read more...
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Women’s commission demands strict punishment for rapists
December 13th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Stringent punishment for rapists is essential to discourage such crimes, chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) Girija Vyas said Monday. "It (rape cases) is a ... Read more...
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Women’s commission wants TV content monitored
November 19th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) Friday demanded that amendments to the Prohibition of Indecent Representation of Women and Children Act be passed promptly so that there ... Read more...
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CAG report tabled amid commotion in parliament (Second Lead)
November 16th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Parliament's proceedings were repeatedly disrupted Tuesday as opposition MPs continued to demand a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum allocation scam but the ... Read more...
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Jharkhand police arrest two Maoists in Palamu
October 18th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar OjhaPalamu (Jharkhand), Oct.18 (ANI): The Jharkhand police arrested two Maoists after a fierce gun-battle in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Monday.Acting upon information received about the Maoists' hideout, police arrived ... Read more...
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‘Shor’ Will Be Screened At MIAAC Film Festival
October 14th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 14, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Director Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK’s upcoming film 'Shor' starring Tushaar Kapoor will be screened on the opening day of 10th Annual Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council ... Read more...
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Goods train derails in Jharkhand’s Latehar District
October 8th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar OjhaLatehar (Jharkhand), Oct.8 (ANI): At least 28 wagons of a goods train derailed in Jharkhand's Latehar District on Friday.The derailment caused a disruption of services for over a dozen ... Read more...
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‘Sri Naga Shakthi’ Completes Its Major Shooting Schedule.
August 27th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Director Om Sai Prakash has completed a five day and night shooting of the upcoming Kannada movie titled "Sri Naga Shakthi'. The shooting was done in ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha nod to Nalanda university
August 26th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Thursday passed a legislation to establish a transnational university at Nalanda in Bihar with many MPs expressing the hope that the proposed varsity would ... Read more...
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President to inaugurate Mother Teresa centenary function
August 26th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate a commemorative meeting here to mark Mother Teresa's birth centenary Saturday.
Sister Prema, the superior general of Missionaries of Charity (the religious ... Read more...
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1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy: No police record about who let Anderson on bail
July 19th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, July 19 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh Assembly was on Monday informed that no record was found in Bhopal's Hanumanganj police station with regard to the bail given to former Union ... Read more...
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Implement our suggestions: Women’s panel
July 5th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Expressing its unhappiness over most of the recommendations made by women's commissions remaining unimplemented, the National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday said it will consult the government ... Read more...
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