Be sensitive to public concerns: President to police brass
September 8th, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Saying that the constable is the face of the government in rural India, President Pranab Mukherjee has urged police to be sensitive to public ... Read more...
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Badal takes up cause of Punjabi farmers in Gujarat
September 4th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday wrote to his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi and BJP president Nitin Gadkari over the grievance of Punjabi farmers of ... Read more...
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Pass Lokpal, whistle blowers bills in monsoon session: Aruna Roy
August 24th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) National Advisory Council (NAC) member Aruna Roy Friday demanded passage of the Lokpal bill, the grievance redressal bill and the whistle blowers' protection bill ... Read more...
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Four Odisha officials held in rural job scheme fraud
August 10th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 10 (IANS) Four senior government officials in Odisha's Nuapada district have been arrested for embezzling funds sanctioned under the central government's flagship rural jobs scheme, an official said ... Read more...
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Wives of Andhra cops protest against officers
August 5th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Officers of the Andhra Pradesh Special Police (APSP) are facing the wrath of the wives of the constables over the denial of leave to their husbands ... Read more...
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Rajasthan’s new empowering law to address citizen complaints
August 5th, 2012 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 5 (IANS) After being the first state to implement the Right to Information Act, Rajasthan has taken the lead in executing another far-reaching legislation, which entitles citizens swift ... Read more...
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Delhi University gets court notice on dalits’ admission (Lead)
July 24th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Delhi University on a plea challenging the allegedly discriminatory policy adopted for admitting students from the ... Read more...
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Rajesh Khanna: The custodian of his own famous avatar (Tribute)
July 18th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
In an unexpectedly deep and thoughtful comment Jatin Khanna once described himself as the "custodian" of his own movie screen avatar Rajesh Khanna."I am Jatin (his real name). I ... Read more...
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Talk, settle dispute: Court to Air India, striking pilots (Lead)
July 2nd, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday asked Air India and its striking pilots to amicably settle the matter out of court and gave them a day's ... Read more...
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Young CM reaches out to people of Jammu and Kashmir
June 7th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 7 (IANS) When Omar Abdullah became the youngest chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir at the age of 39 in 2009, his political opponents targeted him for "inexperience ... Read more...
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World Bank’s $152 for UP healthcare
June 6th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 6 (IANS) The World Bank will give $152 million for the Uttar Pradesh Health Systems Strengthening Project, officials said.The ambitious project is meant to help improve the healthcare ... Read more...
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White paper gives no estimate of black money abroad (Lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The government Monday released the much-awaited white paper on black money, which makes a strong pitch for setting up the Lokpal and Lokayuktas but ... Read more...
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Cable networks must go digital by 2014
May 8th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2011 has made it mandatory for switch-over of the existing analogue Cable TV networks to Digital Addressable System ... Read more...
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Know where ‘Lakshman Rekha’ begins, SC tells media
May 2nd, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said that the media should know where the 'Lakshman Rekha' of reporting sub-judice matter begins while the Editors' Guild of India ... Read more...
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Journalists must know their limits: Apex court (Lead)
April 26th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said it wanted journalists to know their limits in reporting court proceedings even as the central government favoured framing of guidelines ... Read more...
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Punjab seeks centre’s help over Thapar University quota
April 20th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) The Punjab government has sought the intervention of the central government on the controversy over the Thapar University in Patiala abolishing the 50 percent reservation quota ... Read more...
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Curb reporting on police probes, apex court urged
April 19th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Rajasthan government Thursday pleaded before the Supreme Court for restraining the media from reporting on matters related to police probes in criminal cases for ... Read more...
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‘Right to fair trial can’t overshadow freedom of speech’
April 17th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A person's right to free and fair trial enjoys no primacy over the right to freedom of speech and expression of the media, senior counsel ... Read more...
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Jaya Jaitley refused visiting rights to meet George Fernandes
April 16th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has refused to grant visiting rights to Jaya Jaitley, close friend and political colleague of former defence minister George Fernandes, ... Read more...
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Don’t cross ‘Lakshman Rekha’ on media curbs, Supreme Court urged
April 11th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) While protecting the rights of an accused to a free and fair trial not prejudiced by media reporting, the Supreme Court should not cross the ... Read more...
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Don’t be party to curtailing press freedom: Shanti Bhushan
April 10th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Do not be a party in curtailing the freedom of the press, a lawyer told the Supreme Court Tuesday.Senior counsel Shanti Bhushan, appearing for mediapersons, ... Read more...
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Amendments to AFSPA pending, says Chidambaram
March 31st, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) A day after the United Nations Special Rapporteur asked India to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said ... Read more...
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Cannot ban news as it is perishable, SC told (Lead)
March 28th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) As Supreme Court Wednesday explored the option of postponing the publication of court proceedings in sensitive matters, including criminal cases, it was told that news ... Read more...
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Students demand teachers for their school in Srinagar
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 22 (IANS) Students of a government higher secondary school here came together Thursday for a demand of a different kind - teachers for their school.Dozens of students gathered ... Read more...
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CM involved in Madhya Pradesh illegal mining: Digvijay Singh
March 9th, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders were involved in illegal mining in the state, Congress ... Read more...
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Amendments to Lokpal bill being considered, says Narayanasamy
February 11th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The government is committed to a strong Lokpal bill and is looking at amendments suggested by its allies as well as the opposition parties ... Read more...
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Taurani files complaint against Deepika
February 11th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Bollywood producer Ramesh Taurani has filed a complaint against actress Deepika Padukone with cine-associations for quitting Tips Films' "Race 2" at the eleventh hour.Deepika ... Read more...
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SC issues notice to government on clinical trials (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government on a plea seeking investigation into illegal and unethical clinical trials of new drugs which ... Read more...
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Standards made mandatory for consumer items
January 31st, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Manufacturers and traders of consumer items like mineral water, baby food, tea, coffee and soap, besides other articles, will have to sell the products only ... Read more...
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HRD ministry preparing citizen’s charter
January 24th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The human resource development ministry Monday announced it was preparing a citizen's charter to bring more transparency in its functioning.Under the charter, 25 working ... Read more...
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Amidst age row, Indian Army chief meets key aides
January 2nd, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Amidst a raging row over his request for reconciling the official records to show his year of birth as 1951 instead of 1950, army ... 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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Lokpal bill in parliament Thursday, Sonia says she will fight for it (Roundup)
December 21st, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The much-awaited Lokpal bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha Thursday and will be discussed during parliament's extended session Dec 27, amid solid ... Read more...
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Malicious misinformation that Congress is not tackling graft: Sonia
December 21st, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Taking on social activist Anna Hazare and his team, Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi Wednesday said there was a "deliberate and malicious misinformation" campaign ... Read more...
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Proposed Lokpal bill a weak legislation, says Hazare
December 21st, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi, Dec 21 (IANS): Anna Hazare Wednesday again described the Lokpal bill being brought by the government as a betrayal of the people and said it would in ... Read more...
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