India, US launch open government platform
June 12th, 2012 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 12 (IANS) India and the United States have unveiled the Open Government Platform, a bilateral effort aimed at fostering transparency and enhanced citizen engagement by making government data, ... Read more...
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Russian government not open enough: Medvedev
April 18th, 2012 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian authorities do not explain their actions to the people enough, but societal demand and new technologies will change that, outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev ... Read more...
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‘Russian police and education system most corrupt’
March 23rd, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Corruption in Russia was most deeply-rooted within the traffic police, kindergartens and higher educational institutions, says a report by an international watchdog.The study by the ... Read more...
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Medvedev proposes databank on rogue officials
March 23rd, 2012 - 7:24 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has proposed establishing an online resource that would provide information on action taken against government officials guilty of abuses and other ... Read more...
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Obama appoints chief technology officer
March 10th, 2012 - 5:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 10 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Friday appointed Todd Park as the administration's chief technology officer (CTO).The post had been vacant after the departure of Aneesh Chopra ... Read more...
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Obama cites India to plug ‘open government’
September 21st, 2011 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) Citing the example of Indian villages getting their voices heard with new information technology tools, President Barack Obama has urged emerging and established democracies to ... Read more...
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Split wide open; government, Team Hazare plan own versions (Roundup)
June 15th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The differences between the government and Team Hazare on the Lokpal bill widened Wednesday with the joint drafting committee deciding that the two sides will ... Read more...
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India-US ties entering ‘golden era’, says outgoing envoy (Lead)
April 29th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) India-US relations were entering a "golden era", outgoing US envoy Timothy Roemer said Friday, revealing that the two countries were now promoting free elections in ... Read more...
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Obama assures Jordan king of US support
February 16th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/Amman, Feb 16 (IANS) In the face of protests rocking the Middle East, the Barack Obama administration has assured Jordan's King Abdullah II of its continued support but made it clear ... Read more...
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Menon meets Clinton to prepare for strategic dialogue
January 28th, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon is here to review implementation of initiatives launched during President Barack Obama's visit to India and prepare the ground for ... Read more...
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Clinton to visit India in April
January 27th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she looks forward to visiting India in April to advance the two nations' efforts to forge an even ... Read more...
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Obama, Clinton hail vibrancy of US-India ties on India’s Republic Day
January 27th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.27 (ANI): US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have both hailed the vibrancy and stability of US-India bilateral relations on the occasion of India's 62nd Republic ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks: US condemns unauthorized disclosures of confidential information
November 30th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 30 (ANI): US Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer on Tuesday said that the United States Government has condemned the unauthorized disclosures of confidential information and sensitive national ... Read more...
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After WikiLeaks: US for global leadership role for India
November 30th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The US welcomes India's "greater global leadership" role in the world, American envoy Timothy Roemer said Tuesday, a day after leaked diplomatic cables described India as ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh and Obama resolve to strengthen India-U.S. strategic partnership
November 9th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 9 (ANI): Reaffirming their nations' shared values and increasing convergence of interests, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama have resolved to expand and strengthen the India-U.S. ... Read more...
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India, US can spread democracy abroad: Obama
November 8th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) United States President Barack Obama Monday that India and US can partner in fostering democratic governance across the world."This leads me to the final area where ... Read more...
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Obama gets sneak-peek into India’s citizen engagement programmes
November 7th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) From hearing about programmes on transparency and accountability in governance to those on education, the Right to Information (RTI) Act and the Unique Identification Number project, US ... Read more...
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Post-WikiLeaks, US to amend law to curb media
August 4th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) Alarmed with the expose of Afghanistan war secrets by whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, US lawmakers are working on a legislation to amend a law which shields journalists from revealing ... Read more...
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CM Shiela Dikshit releases book on Delhi’s Political History
July 8th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit on Thursday released a book titled "Capital Phenomenon---a Political History of Delhi : 1998-2009" penned down by a senior journalist Siddharth Mishra.The ... Read more...
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NASA partners with Web Consortium to improve universal access
May 28th, 2010 - 3:16 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – NASA announced Thursday that it has joined the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to ensure universal access to the internet.“Standards will play a key role in making ... Read more...
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President Obama hails the release of open government plans
April 8th, 2010 - 1:35 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – U.S. President Barack Obama hailed on Wednesday the release of open government plans by all Cabinet agencies in an unprecedented effort to eliminate barriers between the American ... Read more...
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Meet Obama’s tech czar Aneesh Chopra, the Indian George Clooney
March 23rd, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 23 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has assigned him the task of finding ways for technology to advance his priorities but Aneesh Chopra, America's first chief technology officer and ... Read more...
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Obama to approve release of Reagan records on Monday
April 11th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 11 (ANI): President Barack Obama is ordering the release of nearly 250,000 pages of records from the Reagan White House years that were kept away from the public eye ... Read more...
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