2G case: Ex-official says Raja took policy decisions
July 31st, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Being the then telecom minister, A. Raja was the "final authority" to take decisions on policy matters, former department of telecommunications (DoT) official A.K. Srivastava ... Read more...
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Can’t interfere in policy matters, centre tells SC
July 25th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The central government told the Supreme Court Wednesday that courts could not interfere in policy matters."Policy can be impugned in the court only if, ... Read more...
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Increase coordination with UPA partners, Mamata tells Congress
July 18th, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) Asking the Congress to pace up the coordination and consultations with its UPA allies on policy matters, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said ... Read more...
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India, Myanmar & Medicine on bookshelf (Lead, IANS Books this week, Correcting name of 2nd book)
June 30th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The book cart this week is substantive, diverse and cerebral. Browse with IANS...1.Book: "Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century"; Written ... Read more...
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India, Myanmar & Medicine on bookshelf (IANS Books this Week)
June 30th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The book cart this week is substantive, diverse and cerebral. Browse with IANS...1.Book: "Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century"; Written ... Read more...
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Uproar in Lok Sabha over minister’s Air India remarks
May 15th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Tuesday witnessed an uproar, leading to an adjournment, over Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh's media remarks on the Air India pilots' ... Read more...
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‘Make iron ore available for local industries’
March 19th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 19 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Monday informed the state assembly that he has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, requesting fixing of rates for iron ... Read more...
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Chief ministers to meet on NCTC
March 16th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 16 (IANS) The central government is likely to convene a meeting of chief ministers April 16 to discuss the functioning of the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), ... Read more...
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Government clueless over Mamata’s remark on FDI
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Just a day after the government unveiled its new team of ministers to share the government's view with people, many of them, including both ... Read more...
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Qatar Airways backs FDI in aviation
November 23rd, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) Stating that Indian carriers lacked sufficient financial strength to grow, a top Qatar Airways official Wednesday welcomed the commerce ministry's recommendation allowing 26 percent foreign direct ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi may be Congress working president soon
November 5th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is likely to be appointed the working president of the party soon to help his mother and party president ... Read more...
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The telecom debate: jumping to flawed conclusions (Comment)
October 23rd, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
As the so called 2G case continues to engage national attention, a matter that continues to be sidestepped is whether there was indeed a presumptive loss of $39-billion to the ... Read more...
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Child labour rampant in Gujarat’s cotton fields: NCPCR
October 13th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has found a large number of child labourers working in the Bt cotton fields in Gujarat ... Read more...
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Hearing on recall of apex court’s black money order Aug 24
August 16th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday fixed Aug 24 for hearing the central government's plea for recall of a part of its July 4 order that set ... Read more...
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Bank employees to strike work Aug 5
August 1st, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), comprising nine banking sector unions, Monday announced its decision to strike work Aug 5 as the conciliation talks held ... Read more...
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‘Hold inquiry into Uttar Pradesh cabinet secretary’s decisions’
July 16th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 16 (IANS) With the Supreme Court questioning the appointment of non-civil service officer Shashank Shekhar Singh as Uttar Pradesh's cabinet secretary, opposition parties Saturday demanded an inquiry ... Read more...
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CAG briefs JPC on 2G loss figures, but questions remain (Second Lead)
May 30th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was within its "mandate" to calculate the notional Rs.1.76 lakh crore loss in the allotment of 2G spectrum, ... Read more...
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CAG within mandate to calculate 2G loss: Chacko (Lead)
May 30th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was within its "mandate" to calculate presumptive loss of Rs.1.76 lakh crore in the allocation of 2G spectrum, ... Read more...
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CPI-M kept us in dark on policy making, says Left partner
May 17th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Accusing the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) of keeping other Left Front partners in the dark on policy matters in West Bengal, a former minister Tuesday ... Read more...
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Is Panetta be Obama’s right choice for US Defense Secretary?
April 28th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr. 28 (ANI): Among President Barack Obama's greatest national security challenges has been deciding who will replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates.According to the Christian Science Monitor (CSM), coming to that ... Read more...
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Advisory board on pre-natal tests re-jigged
April 9th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) After the preliminary Census 2011 report presented a skewed child-sex ratio in India, the government Saturday reconstituted the supervisory board on pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic ... Read more...
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Azad reconstitutes Central Supervisory Board under PNDT Act
April 9th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 9(ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has reconstituted the Central Supervisory Board (CSB) under Section 7 of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 ... Read more...
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Public Accounts Committee quizzes telecom honchos on 2G matter (Roundup)
April 5th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Tuesday quizzed the top brass of Reliance Telecom, Telenor, S-Tel and Etisalat on matters related to the allotment of ... Read more...
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PAC vs JPC: 2G spectrum probe turf war intensifies
March 24th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The turf war over the 2G scam inquiry has intensified with the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) headed by Congress' P.C. Chacko saying the Public Accounts ... Read more...
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No wrongdoing in 2G case, government tells apex court (Lead)
March 3rd, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) There has been no wrongdoing in the allocation of second generation (2G) spectrum, the government told the Supreme Court Thursday.Attorney General G. Vahanvati told an ... Read more...
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PM using phoney coalition constraints to condone corruption: Advani
February 20th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday charged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with being "less concerned" about corruption in his government and using "phoney coalition ... Read more...
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LA Democratic Representative Jane Harman to Resign
February 8th, 2011 - 1:30 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Feb 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A report from the LA Times reveals that Democratic Representative Jane Harman is expected to resign from her post in Congress in order to head the Woodrow Wilson ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks exposes US interference in India: CPI-M
December 18th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The US embassy cables from here leaked by WikiLeaks provide "a revealing picture of Indo-US relations and the extent of US interference in India's domestic political ... Read more...
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RTI law being grossly misused, says former CJI Balakrishnan
October 29th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Friday said the Right To Information (RTI) Act "was grossly misused" and needed amending to prevent the misuse."It is ... Read more...
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Gillard assures Rudd won’t dominate Oz foreign policy initiatives
September 12th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Sept.12 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has indicated that her predecessor Kevin Rudd will not dominate the country's foreign policy initiatives as foreign minister."Obviously it will be run ... Read more...
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Six AIIMS-like institutions to be registered as societies
August 9th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The union cabinet Monday approved the proposal for formation of societies for each of the six All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like institutions being set up ... Read more...
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Cabinet clears societies to run six AIIMS-like institutions
August 9th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 9 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved a proposal to form societies for each of the six AIIMS like institutions which are being set up under the Pradhan Mantri ... Read more...
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Can’t go into policy matters: Supreme Court
July 19th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday categorically stated that it would not interfere with policy matters and the law-making powers of the government.
"These are policy matters. We can't go ... Read more...
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Rod Blagojevich Hid In Bathrooms To Evade Staffs, Aide Reveals
July 9th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Chicago, July 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) An almost bizarre fact has surfaced about the ousted governor Rod Blagojevich during his corruption trial on Thursday. His former deputy revealed that he used ... Read more...
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Apex court seeks states’ stand on PDS maladies
April 7th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday threatened to summon the chief secretaries of 10 states and the union territory of Chandigarh if they fail to explain their stand on ... Read more...
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