Shift focus from enrolment to what goes on in class: PM (Lead)
September 4th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Voicing concern at the "poor levels of student learning", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said focus needed to be shifted from enrolment and access ... Read more...
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Shift focus from enrolment to what goes on in class: PM
September 4th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Voicing concern at the "poor levels of student learning", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said focus needed to be shifted from enrolment and ... Read more...
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Nuclear fuel complex to be set up in Rajasthan’s Kota
March 21st, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The union government plans to set up a nuclear fuel complex in Rajasthan's Kota to supply fuel to nuclear power plants across the country, the ... Read more...
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Activists slam EU-India Free Trade Agreement
February 10th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Activists from several NGOs Friday accused the European Union (EU) of using India to bail out itself from its current economic crisis and protested the ... Read more...
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Facebook to embark on a hiring spree next year
December 5th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Unemployed Americans are excited following reports that social networking site Facebook will embark on a hiring spree next year. The company announced on Friday that they ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to host Gulf supply summit
October 15th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Oct 14 (IANS/WAM) An uninterrupted supply of goods within the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be discussed at a summit here next week.The third edition ... Read more...
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SAIL investing Rs.20,000 crore for modernising Bengal units
September 10th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) State-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is injecting Rs.20,000 crore for modernisation and expansion of three of its units in West Bengal.SAIL chairman C.S. ... Read more...
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Wheels of Kolkata Metro turn towards massive expansion
June 19th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Twenty-seven years after it blazed a trail in India, in a city known for its dense crowds and traffic snarls, the Kolkata Metro had over ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
‘Green violations by Tata Steel, L&T were overlooked’
December 16th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The environment ministry overlooked green law violations by Tata Steel and Larsen and Toubro (L&T) in their Dharma port project in Orissa, an environmental group said Thursday, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
India-US education ties set for major expansion
November 17th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) India-US cooperation in the field of education is poised for major expansion with India engaged in massive expansion of the education infrastructure, said Indian ambassador Meera ... Read more...
Posted in World |
UAE to open more diplomatic missions abroad
August 16th, 2010 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 16 (IANS/WAM) The UAE, which has 77 embassies across the world, is aspiring to expand its diplomatic network in East Africa and Latin America by opening new missions in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Chhattisgarh seeks ban on iron ore exports
July 20th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 20 (IANS) Chhattisgarh, which has roughly 20 percent of India's iron ore reserves, Tuesday sought a ban on export of iron ore.
"For the past six years, I am reiterating ... Read more...
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SAIL plans 60 mn tonnes production by 2020 (Lead)
June 22nd, 2010 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 21 (IANS) Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), India's largest steel maker, will raise its production to 60 million tonnes (MT) by 2020 as part of its plans to become ... Read more...
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SAIL plans to raise production by 2020
June 21st, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 21 (IANS) Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), India's largest steel maker, has worked out a plan to raise production up to 60 million tonnes (MT) by 2020, the company ... Read more...
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Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai top Forbes’ most delayed airports
January 24th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) Airports in India and China top Forbes' third annual list of the World's Most Delayed Airports with Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport taking the prize for ... Read more...
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TV news ads to cross Rs.18 bn in 2010
January 22nd, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The ad market on television news channels will cross the Rs.1,800 crore (Rs.18 billion/$390 million) mark this year, says a study.
The media lab of the Centre for ... Read more...
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Need to source steel for power plants locally: Experts
January 4th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) With India embarking on a massive expansion in the power sector, it is imperative for equipment manufacturers to source steel locally to keep costs low, according to various ... Read more...
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Railways to run 2,872 special trains for summer rush
December 8th, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 8 (IANS) The Indian Railways will run 2,872 special trains across the country during summer to clear the extra rush of passengers during the holiday season, Railway Minister Mamata ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro: a billion passengers and counting
November 27th, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The Delhi Metro has achieved another feat. The mass transport system has in the seven years of its existence ferried one billion passengers, which is virtually India's ... Read more...
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People achieve self-dignity through education: Patil
November 19th, 2009 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil said here on Thursday that education is a very powerful tool for empowering people and for giving them self-dignity.Addressing the silver jubilee celebrations ... Read more...
Posted in National |
President calls for hiking gross enrolment in education
November 19th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Emphasising that the number of enrolments in primary and secondary education is very low in the country compared to rest of the world, President Pratibha Patil ... Read more...
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More Indians graduate in maths, science than in US, Japan
November 5th, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) India's infrastructure on education may have a long way to go to reach global standards, but when it comes to the sheer number of students graduating in ... Read more...
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‘Big Brother’ US requests ‘record’ doubling of its diplomats in Pakistan
October 30th, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 30(ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has informed the National Assembly's Sub-Committee on Human Rights that the United States has requested to raise the strength of its diplomats in Pakistan to 749, ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Expansion of paramilitary indicates inadequacies in state police : Chidambaram
October 27th, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here on Tuesday that massive expansion of the central police forces (CPF) is indicative of inadequacies of state police.Addressing the ... Read more...
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Kerry Lugar Bill a ‘milestone’, critics should read it first: Clinton
October 7th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct.7 (ANI): Terming the Kerry-Lugar Bill a 'milestone' in Pak-US bilateral relations, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has asked all critics of the 1.5 billion dollar annual assistance package to ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
US’ plans to expand presence in Pakistan enhancing anti-America feeling: NYT
October 6th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct.6 (ANI): With the Obama Administration pushing the Pakistan government to take more steps against the Taliban amid reports that the top commanders of the banned outfit have taken ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pak allows US embassy to ‘legally’ buy 264 houses in Islamabad
September 28th, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 28 (ANI): The United States embassy in Islamabad has legally been allowed to buy 264 houses in the city, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said.Earlier, a petition challenging the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pak will have to live with much closer monitoring of US aid: Editorial
September 24th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.24 (ANI): Pakistan has been continuously pressing the United States to give the funds directly to the government in order to reduce administration charges, however, the Obama Administration has made it ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pak won’t allow US to cross ‘red line’ under any circumstances: FO
September 18th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.18 (ANI): Amid reports of a massive expansion of the US' Islamabad embassy, Pakistan has said that it would never allow the American troops to carry out military operations from its ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Iran follows China, expresses concerns over US embassy expansion in Islamabad
September 16th, 2009 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.16 (ANI): After China, Iran has also expressed reservations over the massive expansion plans of the US embassy in Islamabad.Sources said, during his meeting with Jamaat-i-Islami chief Syed Munawar Hussain, Iran's ... Read more...
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China raises questions over US embassy expansion plans again
September 13th, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.13 (ANI): China has once again expressed its concerns over the massive expansion work of the US embassy in Islamabad.Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui met President Asif Ali Zardari here ... Read more...
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Petition filed against US embassy expansion plans
September 13th, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.13 (ANI): A petition challenging the massive expansion of the US embassy in Islamabad has been filed in the Supreme Court.The petition filed by advocate Zafarullah Khan challenged the allotment of ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
US to triple staff in Islamabad Embassy, eyeing Pearl Continental in Peshawar
September 12th, 2009 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.12 (ANI): The United States will double the number of its diplomatic staff in the Islamabad Embassy after the planned expansion of its diplomatic mission is completed.The US is also planning ... Read more...
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After US, India plans expansion of its Islamabad embassy
September 9th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sep. 9 (ANI): Amid reports of US' massive expansion plans for its Islamabad embassy, India too is planning renovation and expansion work for its embassy.According to sources, the Indian embassy has ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Is US planning a Guantanamo Bay kind of prison in Pak?
September 8th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.8 (ANI): Speculations are rife that the United States is planning a Guantanamo Bay kind of prison inside Pakistan.While the media reports have been claiming that the US is planning a ... Read more...
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