Mock drill conducted at Agartala airport
May 18th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 18 (IANS) Agartala airport authorities Friday conducted a mock drill to test its preparedness for crises like crash, emergency landing and hijacking, officials said.Unaware about the exercise, passengers ... Read more...
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Finetune policies to promote community tourism: Study
April 15th, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The government should reinforce policies and focus on effective marketing to promote domestic tourism which has a huge potential to contribute to the social and ... Read more...
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Court extends custody of two Italians till March 5
March 1st, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam/Kochi, March 1 (IANS) A court in Kollam Thursday extended till March 5 the police custody of the two Italian security men arrested for shooting dead two Indian ... Read more...
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Court slaps Rs.15,000 fine for passport delay
November 10th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Over two years after a law student applied for a passport, he got one but not without the intervention of the Delhi High Court ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand asked to speed up welfare schemes
August 31st, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Unhappy with the pace of developmental schemes in Uttarakhand, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath has sought an "action plan" from the state by ... Read more...
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IGNOU to offer courses in warehousing, accounting
August 10th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will soon be offering programmes in warehousing, financial accounting and office management in a bid to provide more ... Read more...
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I could not reach police chief for 15 minutes: Chief minister (Second Lead, superseding earlier story)
July 15th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said Friday that he could not reach top police officers for about 15 minutes after Wednesday's triple bombings due to ... Read more...
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I could not contact police chief for 15 minutes: Chavan (Lead)
July 15th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said Friday that he could not reach top police officers for about 15 minutes after Wednesday's triple bombings due to ... Read more...
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Narayana Murthy shocked at Netaji being denied due respect
January 24th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Infosys Technologies founder-chariman N.R. Narayana Murthy Sunday expressed shock over the country's political leadership failing to pay due respect to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and said India would ... Read more...
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TRP report provided a roadmap to Information and Broadcasting ministry: Soni
January 10th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni on Monday said that the Television Rating Point (TRP) report provided a roadmap to the ministry on how ... Read more...
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Pakistani business delegation for boosting trade with India
November 24th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Even as ties between India and Pakistan remain frosty and dialogue suspended in the wake of the Mumbai carnage nearly two years ago, a 12-member Pakistani trade ... Read more...
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Mayawati backtracks on special force to guard memorials
May 28th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 28 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday withdrew a bill as well as a parallel ordinance for raising a special security force for her dream project - memorials and ... Read more...
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US may amend Miranda Rights for effective interrogation
May 10th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
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After facing flak over providing Miranda Rights to Times Square bomber
Faisal Shahzad, the Obama administration is in the process of framing a ... Read more...
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3,780 defence land leases not renewed: MP’s panel
April 30th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) At a time when the defence ministry is struggling with the fallout of the Sukna land scam, a parliamentary panel has lamented that 3,780 leases signed ... Read more...
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Separate rules for e-waste disposal by May 15: Ramesh
April 19th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The government will specify by May 15 a separate set of regulations for disposal of e-waste, parliament was informed Monday.
"Disposal of e-waste is becoming an increasingly ... Read more...
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Maneka Gandhi slams new clauses in Wildlife Act 1942
February 25th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Feb 25 (ANI): Noted animal rights activist and former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has slammed the Wildlife Protection Act 1942, including the proposed new clauses, and termed it the worst Wildlife ... Read more...
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PM’s council for clear policy on genetically modified crops
February 19th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) India must take note of the success of Bt cotton in the country and formulate clear-cut policy on genetically modified crops, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council ... Read more...
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Remove malpractices to make democracy cleaner: President
January 25th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) For a cleaner and healthier democracy, India needs to remove "impediments, lacunae and malpractices" in the electoral process and be the democratic role model for other ... Read more...
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Apex court orders CBI to probe Sohrabuddin’s killing (Lead)
January 12th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the probe into the killings of Ujjain resident Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife Kausar ... Read more...
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Road accident fund: Apex court to examine state view
January 6th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court is to examine Thursday the responses of various states and the union government to its suggestion last month to create a road accident fund ... Read more...
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New Coast Guard station to be opened at Karwar Wednesday
November 3rd, 2009 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Coast Guard will commission a new station at Karwar in Karnataka Wednesday to beef up maritime security along the country's western coast, a defence ministry official ... Read more...
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No increase in Chinese incursions: Army Chief
September 19th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Sep 19 (ANI): Chief of Army staff General Deepak Kapoor said on Saturday that there has been no increase in Chinese incursions along the Sino- Indian border."I would say that ... Read more...
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Sanjay bails out Jackky Bhagnani, signs ‘Faltu’
September 18th, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Filmmaker Vashu Bhagnani wanted to re-launch his son and needed an A-lister to act alongside Jackky, but every leading man declined politely. But Sanjay ... Read more...
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Navy chief to talk to police chiefs about coastal security
September 14th, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) With the Indian Navy being made the nodal agency for coastal security, navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma will Tuesday address the state police chiefs on the issue.
The ... Read more...
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India not likely to meet millennium goals by 2015: Ramesh
July 29th, 2009 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) India is unlikely to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015, the deadline it had promised, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said ... Read more...
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Unanimous Rajya Sabha nod for Right to Education Bill (Lead)
July 20th, 2009 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) With the government warning of "disastrous consequences" if a landmark bill for providing free and compulsory education to children aged 6-14 was not passed, the Rajya ... Read more...
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Minister agrees to amend law after judge’s criticism (Lead)
July 12th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge Sunday agreed to amend an act for providing social security to unorganised sector workers after a senior Supreme Court judge pointed out ... Read more...
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Minister agrees to amend law after judge’s rap
July 12th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge Sunday agreed to amend a labour act after a Supreme Court judge pointed out lacunae in the legislation.
Kharge promised to amend the ... Read more...
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Political distrust of voting machines reaches apex court
July 10th, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The growing political distrust against the electronic voting machines Friday reached the Supreme Court with a lawsuit demanding formation of an expert panel to examine functioning of ... Read more...
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India has failed to implement human trafficking laws: activists
June 17th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India has enough laws to check human trafficking but implementation of these laws is not a priority of the government, said human rights activists reacting to a ... Read more...
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Post Mumbai, Indian Navy to study foreign practices for coastal security
June 10th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Post the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the Indian Navy is taking tips from the French, the Australians and the Israelis to ramp up coastal security in the ... Read more...
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Industry inputs sought to boost food processing sector
June 5th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The government has sought the food processing industry's support to set a 100-day target for the sector.
"We are in the preparatory process of setting a 100-day target ... Read more...
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Government will rectify laws for women and child development: Tirath (Lead)
May 30th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Laws and policies may be rectified and amended to speed up implementation of projects for women and child development, new minister Krishna Tirath said Saturday.
After assuming ... Read more...
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Government will rectify laws for women and child development: Tirath
May 30th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Laws and policies may be rectified and amended to speed up implementation of projects for women and child development, new minister Krishna Tirath said here Saturday.
While ... Read more...
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In Karnataka, parties field just four women candidates
April 6th, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Bangalore, April 6 (IANS) Karnataka has a healthy 10:9.7 male-female ratio when it comes to its over 40 million voters. But political parties have fielded only four women for ... Read more...
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