Kudankulam row: Officials expect early resolution
February 11th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) The four-member expert panel set up to look into the safety aspects of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) and the fears of the local people ... Read more...
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Remove atomic scientist, expand expert panel: Kudankulam activists
February 10th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 10 (IANS) Activists spearheading the anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) protests Friday requested the Tamil Nadu government to expand a new four-member panel that will look into the ... Read more...
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Panel shows Devas deal was not wrong: Ex-scientist
February 5th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) A former space scientist blacklisted by the government from holding any government job over the Antrix-Devas deal said Sunday that the report by a two-member ... Read more...
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Sreedharan bids adieu to Delhi Metro
December 31st, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) "It was a very satisfying experience and I am very happy that Metro treads 190 km," Delhi Metro chief E. Sreedharan said Saturday, his last ... Read more...
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Metro Man rides into sunset, to pass baton to Mangu Singh (With Image)
December 30th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) After 15 years of eventful tenure as Delhi Metro chief, E. Sreedharan will hand over the baton to his colleague Mangu Singh Saturday, who oversaw ... Read more...
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Court declares TRS leader’s detention illegal
December 8th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 8 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday ordered release of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader Cheruku Sudhakar, declaring his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) ... Read more...
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Angry Anna targets Rahul for Lokpal about-turn (Roundup)
December 2nd, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Angry with the parliamentary panel's sudden u-turn to exclude Group C employees from Lokpal's ambit, Anna Hazare Friday accused the government of "cheating" and ... Read more...
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Rahul to blame for Lokpal flip-flop, says Anna
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Dec 2 (IANS) Anna Hazare Friday blamed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for the Lokpal parliamentary panel, in a sudden about turn, deciding against bringing Group C ... Read more...
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Lokpal panel split on keeping Group C staff out (Lead)
December 1st, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) In a split decision, the parliamentary panel studying the Lokpal bill Thursday decided to keep around 6 million Group C employees - the bottom ... Read more...
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UN Security Council urges strict implementation of Yemeni political agreement
November 29th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- The members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council on Monday underlined the importance of strictly implementing the new political agreement in Yemen, which agrees to a ... Read more...
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Jamaican sprinter Mullings gets lifetime ban for doping offence
November 22nd, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston, Nov 22 (IANS) Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings has been banned for life after a second doping offence, the Jamaican anti-doping disciplinary panel has said."The panel believes that a clear ... Read more...
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Assam Rifles win para military debating competition
November 19th, 2011 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Manesar (Haryana), Nov 19 (IANS) Assam Rifles won the rolling trophy for the best team in the all-India debating competition of the Inter-Central Para Military Forces at the National Security ... Read more...
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NHRC holds debate competition for para-military forces
November 18th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Manesar (Haryana), Nov 18 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday organized an all-India debate competition for the central para-military forces in collaboration with the National Security Guard (NSG) ... Read more...
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Congress sets up 4 panels to run party in Uttar Pradesh
October 18th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 18 (IANS) The Congress has formed four state-level committees to run party affairs in Uttar Pradesh, a party spokesman said.This decision comes after Sunday's day-long meeting of ... Read more...
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Darby quits as coach of Mohun Bagan
October 15th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IANS) Beleaguered Mohun Bagan chief football coach Stephen David Darby Saturday resigned, protesting the constitution of a three-member technical committee by the club management to monitor practice ... Read more...
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Kerala temple treasure’s documentation begins Nov 9
October 15th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 15 (IANS) Documentation of the nearly Rs.1 lakh crore-worth treasure unearthed at the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala would begin Nov 9, said the head of a ... Read more...
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Bagan forms three-member panel to keep tab on Darby
October 10th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 10 (IANS) Tightening its control on beleaguered chief soccer coach Stephen David Darby in the wake of the club's disastrous performance in the Federation Cup, city giants Mohun ... Read more...
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Antibiotics panel’s recommendations yet to be followed
October 3rd, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) An expert panel's recommendations that will lay down the national policy on antibiotics are yet to be notified by the health ministry, Health Minister Ghulam ... Read more...
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Few takers for Pakistani cricket team coach
September 27th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Sep 27 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has received lukewarm response from well-known foreign coaches for the post of national head coach as the deadline to apply for the ... Read more...
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Sonia back in Delhi after surgery
September 8th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi returned home Thursday after undergoing surgery for an undisclosed ailment in the US but it wasn't clear when she will ... Read more...
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Anna Hazare: A fasting activist turns a national icon
August 28th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) He drove a truck for the army during the 1965 India-Pakistan war, but when Anna Hazare broke his fast on day 13 Sunday after ... Read more...
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What’s latest on Congress website? 2009 Jharkhand list!
August 14th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Is the country's main ruling party, the Congress, living in the past? Is it still to embrace the digital era in which every political ... Read more...
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Why Congress finds itself in political doldrums (Comment)
August 13th, 2011 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
The Congress seems to be sinking deeper into a quagmire of scams. If the party thought it had survived the first onslaught of the swindles tarnishing its name by jailing ... Read more...
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US congressional debt panel composition set
August 12th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS/EFE) Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday her choices to represent House Democrats on the bipartisan congressional committee charged with reducing the US budget deficit by more ... Read more...
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Radha Kumar has not quit Kashmir panel: Government
August 9th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The government Tuesday dismissed reports that academician Radha Kumar has offered to quit from the three-member panel of Jammu and Kashmir interlocutors following a tiff ... Read more...
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Panel to probe power outage at Delhi airport terminal
August 8th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The four-hour power outage Sunday at the year-old terminal at Indira Gandhi International Airport, which disrupted over 75 flights and distressed thousands of passengers, will ... Read more...
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Experts begin documenting Kerala temple treasure
August 1st, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (IANS) A Supreme Court appointed committee of experts Monday began documentation of the Rs.1 lakh crore worth of treasure uncovered in the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple here.Director General ... Read more...
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Experts to begin documenting Kerala temple treasure
July 31st, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 31 (IANS) A Supreme Court appointed committee of experts will Monday begin documentation of the Rs.1 lakh crore treasure found in Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, a source said Sunday."The ... Read more...
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Civil society upset over ’sarkari’ Lokpal (Lead)
July 28th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Visibly upset members of the civil society Thursday described the draft Lokpal bill approved by the cabinet as a "sarkari" (government) bill and a "cruel ... Read more...
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It’s a sarkari Lokpal: Prashant Bhusan
July 28th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Visibly upset members of the civil society Thursday described the draft Lokpal bill approved by the cabinet as a "sarkari (government) bill and a "cruel ... Read more...
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‘Temple treasure counting to resume soon’
July 28th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 28 (IANS) Stocktaking of treasures at the Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple here is expected to resume next month, according to the erstwhile Travancore royal family."A few things have ... Read more...
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Present both drafts of Lokpal bill to cabinet: Bhushan
July 26th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Senior lawyer and civil society representative Shanti Bhushan Tuesday wrote to union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee that both versions of the Lokpal bill - ... Read more...
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Court summons MCD chief over zoo flooding threat
July 13th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) commissioner to appear before it to explain alleged lapses in a drain pipe ... Read more...
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Comparative version of Lokpal bill is one-sided, says Bhushan
June 27th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Senior lawyer and civil society representative Shanti Bhushan Monday wrote to union minister Pranab Mukherjee asking him not to release the comparative version of ... Read more...
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Proposed Lokpal members to leave politics, business, have single term
June 24th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The proposed Lokpal bill, according to its draft, envisages an 11-member panel, whose members will have to end their membership of a legislature, political ... Read more...
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