Primary education in India: Learn from ASEAN, says Amartya
July 21st, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Patna, July 20 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Friday stressed the need for India to provide primary education to all its people on the lines of Southeast Asian countries."India has ... Read more...
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Amartya Sen appointed chancellor of Nalanda University
July 20th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Patna, July 19 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was Thursday appointed as the first chancellor of the upcoming Nalanda International University in Bihar, an official said."Decision to appoint Amartya Sen ... Read more...
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Amartya Sen in Bihar for Nalanda meeting
July 18th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 18 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen arrived here Wednesday to attend a meeting of the board of governors of the upcoming Nalanda International University in the state.Amartya Sen ... Read more...
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Mario, Dharmendra, Shabana conferred Padma awards
April 4th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Leading media personalities, film stars, industrialists, retired civil servants and educationists including the late cartoonist Mario Miranda, Bollywood veterans Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi, and ... Read more...
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(After 1)Eighth-century Bihar university set for conservation
November 2nd, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 2 (IANS) After lying neglected for years, the ruins of Vikramshila university, an ancient seat of Buddhist learning located in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, are set to be conserved, ... Read more...
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Amartya blames ‘bureaucratic control’ for delay in Nalanda varsity
October 8th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Noble Laureate Amartya Sen, who heads the interim governing board of Nalanda University, has blamed excessive bureaucratic control and difficulty in getting the money as ... Read more...
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Two held for assaulting foreigners in Bihar
September 22nd, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 22 (IANS) Two youths were arrested in Bihar's Nalanda district Thursday for assaulting and attempting to rob two foreign tourists a day earlier, police said."We will chargesheet the ... Read more...
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Kalam dissociates himself from Nalanda university
September 15th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 15 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has dissociated himself from the upcoming Nalanda International University in Bihar, says his aide.The former president's personal secretary R.K. Prasad told ... Read more...
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Global competition for Nalanda university design
July 7th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 7 (IANS) A global competition will be held to get the best architectural design for the Nalanda International University at the ancient seat of learning in Bihar, ... Read more...
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India calls for greater connectivity with ASEAN (Lead)
March 4th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Pushing for greater connectivity in Southeast Asia, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said more linkages in the region will lead to "a dramatic flowering" ... Read more...
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India for greater connectivity in southeast Asia
March 3rd, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Pushing for greater connectivity in southeast Asia, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said more linkages in the region will lead to "a dramatic flowering" ... Read more...
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Global design competition for Nalanda university
February 21st, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) As the historic Nalanda University is set to be rebuilt, Vice Chancellor Gopa Sabharwal said Monday that a global design competition for the building's architecture will be ... Read more...
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Krishna leaves for New Delhi after concluding Australia visit
January 21st, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinMelbourne, Jan 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna left for New Delhi on Friday after attending the seventh round of Foreign Ministers Framework Dialogue here during which ... Read more...
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China to help develop Nalanda International University: Envoy
January 21st, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 21 (IANS) China will provide all possible help for the development of Nalanda International University in Bihar, Chinese envoy to India Zhang Yan said Friday during his visit to Nalanda ... Read more...
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China announces donation for Nalanda University
January 21st, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Jan 21 (ANI): Chinese Ambassador to India, Zhang Yan has announced one billion US dollar aid for the reconstruction of Nalanda University.Yan made the announcement after meeting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish ... Read more...
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India appreciates Australia’s support for UNSC permanent membership: Krishna
January 20th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne Jan 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna on Thursday expressed India's appreciation of Australia's support for New Delhi's quest for becoming a permanent member of the United Nations Security ... Read more...
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Setting up new Nalanda a challenging task: Amartya Sen
January 4th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Tuesday said restoring Bihar's Nalanda University - the world's oldest - was a difficult task, but progress was being made."The university is being re-started ... Read more...
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Japanese PM hails Indian initiative to revive Nalanda University
October 26th, 2010 - 1:04 am ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Oct.25 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Kan welcomed India's initiative to revive Nalanda University and expressed Japan's continued support to this initiative which will strengthen the cultural and civilizational bonds between ... Read more...
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Prime Minister to embark on three-nation Asia tour on Sunday (Part II)
October 22nd, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by ANI
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said Prime Minister Dr. Singh will travel to Hanoi (Vietnam) on the third and final leg of his Asia tour, for participating in the 8th India-ASEAN Summit and ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha nod to Nalanda university
August 26th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Thursday passed a legislation to establish a transnational university at Nalanda in Bihar with many MPs expressing the hope that the proposed varsity would ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha passes bill to rebuild Nalanda University (Lead)
August 21st, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Saturday passed a bill to re-establish the historic Nalanda University in Bihar as an international institute of learning.
The bill, which was introduced in the ... Read more...
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Nalanda University Bill introduced
August 12th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) A bill for re-establishing the ancient Nalanda university was introduced in the Rajya Sabha Thursday.
The Nalanda University Bill, 2010, will establish a central university in Nalanda ... Read more...
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World’s oldest university poised for revival in India after 800 years
August 4th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.4 (ANI): Nalanda University, an ancient seat of learning destroyed in 1193, is poised for revival.According to The Independent, an ambitious plan to establish an international university with the same ... Read more...
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Singapore Foreign Minister Yeo meets Chidambaram
August 4th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 4 (ANI): Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo called on Home Minister P. Chidambaram here on Tuesday.Both leaders discussed a wide range of bilateral issues with the intention of ... Read more...
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International funding sought for Nalanda University: Amartya Sen (Lead)
August 3rd, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) International funding will be sought for the proposed revival of the ancient Nalanda University, a global centre for learning, and Singapore Buddhist organisations have already offered donations ... Read more...
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Singapore Foreign Minister Yeo calls on S.M. Krishna in New Delhi
August 3rd, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.3 (ANI): Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo, who is currently on a five-day visit to India called on the External Affairs Minister, S.M. Krishna, in the national capital on Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Singapore Buddhist groups to help finance Nalanda university
August 3rd, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Singapore Buddhist organisations have offered funds amounting to around $5-10 million for building a library at the proposed Nalanda University which will be a global centre of ... Read more...
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Singapore Foreign Minister attends Nalanda panel meet
August 3rd, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo, who is currently on a five-day visit to India, took part in the sixth meeting of the Nalanda Mentor Group (NMG) ... Read more...
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Bihar CM announces tax sops on food items
July 10th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, July 10 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has declared a rebate in VAT (value added tax) on items of mass consumption so as to give some relief to commoners from ... Read more...
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Cabinet nod for bill to revive Nalanda University
July 8th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday cleared a bill that aims to revive the ancient Nalanda University in Bihar as a global centre of learning.
Pegged as a ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves presentation of Nalanda University Bill in Parliament
July 8th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval for the presentation of the Nalanda University Bill 2010 in the Monsoon Session of Parliament likely to start on ... Read more...
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Nalanda to be developed as tourist hub
February 18th, 2010 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Feb 18 (IANS) Bihar is preparing an ambitious master plan to develop Nalanda as a tourist hub to attract more foreign and domestic travellers.The tourism department is ... Read more...
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East Asia summit welcomes revival of Nalanda University
October 25th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct 25 (IANS) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Sunday welcomed India's initiative to revive the Nalanda University in Bihar, noting that the varsity was a "great ancient ... Read more...
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India-China border dispute cannot be wished away: Manmohan Singh
October 25th, 2009 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct. 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the border dispute between India and China is a complex and time consuming issue, which will be ... Read more...
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India signs Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN members
October 24th, 2009 - 11:36 pm ICT by ANI
By Lokendra SinghHua Hin (Thailand), Oct.24 (ANI): India signed a Freed Trade Agreement (FTA) with the ASEAN members here on Saturday.It could be possible after the final obstacle on ... Read more...
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