Tripura to ask CBI to probe Aadhaar fund utilisation
March 1st, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 1 (IANS) The Tripura government will approach the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the alleged irregularities of central funds in execution of the ambitious "Aadhaar" ... Read more...
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Tripura Congress holds sit-in fast to press demands (Lead, superseding earlier story)
February 9th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 9 (IANS) Tripura Congress leaders, led by opposition leader Ratan Lal Nath, Thursday began a fast for 30 hours to press for their 15-point demands, including a high ... Read more...
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Congress leaders fast in Tripura
February 9th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 9 (IANS) Tripura Congress members, led by leader of opposition Ratan Lal Nath, Thursday began a fast for 30 hours in front of the Congress Bhavan here to ... Read more...
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NRIs get right to vote in Indian elections (Second Lead)
January 8th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 8 (IANS) Fulfilling a long-standing demand of its diaspora, India Sunday said it would allow NRIs to vote and participate in the election process."Pursuant to the law ... Read more...
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Non-resident Indians get voting rights (Lead)
January 8th, 2012 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 8 (IANS) Fulfilling the long-standing demand of its diaspora, India Sunday said it would allow Non-resident Indians (NRIs) to vote and participate in the election process."Pursuant to ... Read more...
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Tripura leads in UID enrolment
September 26th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 26 (IANS) Tripura leads in enrolments for the the ambitious "Aadhaar" scheme, a 12-digit number being issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for all ... Read more...
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India eases joint venture norms to draw foreign funds (Lead)
March 31st, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) India Thursday announced an updated foreign direct investment (FDI) policy that simplifies joint venture norms and opens up new areas for overseas funds.The updated policy ... Read more...
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India eases investing norms for foreign firms
March 31st, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) India Thursday announced measures to ease investing norms for foreign firms in the updated foreign direct investment (FDI) policy by allowing overseas companies in existing ... Read more...
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Don’t pay money to receive large funds from abroad: RBI
February 15th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Cautioning the people against fictitious offers of receiving money from abroad, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Tuesday said such transactions were illegal and the general public ... Read more...
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Aadhaar number to help deprived people get banking services
January 21st, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 21 (IANS) Aadhaar, a 12-digit identity number to be issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for all Indian residents, will help millions of people open bank ... Read more...
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Goa could soon be on NRI holiday radar
January 15th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 15 (IANS) Goa could soon emerge as a favoured holiday destination of US-based non-resident Indians (NRIs) who visit India on their annual sojourn, a tourism body said here.Atlanta-based Asian American ... Read more...
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Nobel to Chinese dissident: Indian envoy awaits Delhi orders
December 8th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) With China unrelenting on the issue of stapled visas for Indian residents of Jammu and Kashmir, India has decided to attend the ceremony to award the Nobel ... Read more...
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Unique identification number launched in northeast India
December 2nd, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 2 (IANS) Aadhaar, a 12-digit identity number to be issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for all Indian residents, was formally launched in the northeastern state ... Read more...
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Nothing wrong with Omar’s Kashmir accession remarks: Krishna
October 15th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday said he found "nothing objectionable" in Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's remark that the state had acceded to ... Read more...
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Government has no data on Swiss bank money: RTI activist told
September 16th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) There is no verifiable data about the quantum of Indian money kept in Swiss banks, the government has told a Right to Information (RTI) activist.
Responding to ... Read more...
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IT@School to enroll 60 lakh Kerala students under UID project
September 14th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 14 (IANS) The IT@School project will provide close to six million students in Kerala with the Unique Identity Number, as part of the central government's UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of ... Read more...
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Bank of Baroda becomes a registered bank in New Zealand
September 1st, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Sep. 1 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has given permission to the Bank of Baroda to begin trading in the country, making it the nation's 19th registered bank.India's third-largest ... Read more...
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Nilekani ensures prevention of duplication of national ID cards
July 13th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, July 13 (ANI): The newly designated chief of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIAI), Nandan Nilekani, called on Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday before leaving for New ... Read more...
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Unique ID card to end duplicate identity, says Nilekani
July 13th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 13 (IANS) Nandan Nilekani, chairperson of the newly set-up Unique Identification Authority of India (UIAI) to provide each Indian an identity card, said Monday a major problem at present is ... Read more...
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Thrillers make comeback in Indian fiction market
May 15th, 2009 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Remember Feluda, the suave Bengali sleuth from Kolkata? Since legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray created the detective for millions of his fans in the 1960s, the ... Read more...
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Indians in Nepal can’t be bothered to vote
April 17th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, April 17 (IANS) They think nothing of hopping across the border to India to attend a wedding, obtain medical treatment or attend business conferences.But tens of thousands of Indians ... Read more...
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Oman allows 2,600 illegal Indian residents to go home
September 23rd, 2008 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 23 (IANS) A total of 2,603 Indians, who have been illegally overstaying in Oman will be allowed to go home without paying any fine.Oman's Inspector General of Police and Customs ... Read more...
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‘Sanjay Dutt an icon in South Africa’
March 19th, 2008 - 10:51 am ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) In South Africa, Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has woven a hypnotic web among the natives, says a business honcho from the country who is visiting India's commercial capital. ... Read more...
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Security, welfare of NRIs, a top priority: Manmohan Singh
January 8th, 2008 - 3:40 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi , Jan 8 (ANI): The security and welfare of Indian residents living abroad is a top priority of our diplomatic missions, said Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh while inaugurating the Sixth ... Read more...
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