Seeking curbs on magical cure ads, Delhi tells court
August 30th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The city government Monday informed the Delhi High Court that a letter has been written to the information and broadcasting (I&B;) ministry and others to ... Read more...
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Long-time aide Omita Paul is President Mukherjee’s secretary
July 25th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The government Wednesday appointed Pranab Mukherjee's long-time aide Omita Paul as the secretary to the new president on the day when he took oath."The ... Read more...
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President hosts farewell tea for media
July 17th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) With just a week to go before her five-year stay in Rastrapati Bhavan comes to an end, President Pratibha Patil Tuesday hosted over ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan airmen shifted to Bangalore? Send them home, Jayalalitha demands (Fourth Lead, superseding previous story)
July 7th, 2012 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) In an apparently delicate balancing act, a group of Sri Lankan airmen being trained at a base near Chennai have been shifted to Bangalore after ... Read more...
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Disconnect over Sri Lankan airmen’s status; Jayalaithaa demands they be sent home (Third Lead)
July 7th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) In a clear instance of disconnect, the Press Information Bureau's Chennai wing said Friday that all the Sri Lankan airmen being trained near Chennai were ... Read more...
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Disconnect over Sri Lankan airmen being sent back (Second Lead)
July 6th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) In a clear instance of disconnect, the Press Information Bureau's Chennai wing said Friday that all the Sri Lankan airmen being trained near the Tamil ... Read more...
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Disconnect over Sri Lankan airmen being sent back (Lead)
July 6th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) In a clear case of disconnect, the Chennai wing of the Press Information Bureau said Friday that all the Sri Lankan airmen being trained near ... Read more...
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‘Hamza’s confession proves state players’ hand in 26/11′ ( Lead)
June 27th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) India had been tracking 26/11 Mumbai terror attack suspect Abu Jindal Hamza for over a year, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday, adding that ... Read more...
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Pranab will win with more than 70 percent votes: Chidambaram
June 27th, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) The UPA's presidential candidate, Pranab Mukherjee, will win more than 70 percent of votes, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday."By now, he has already ... Read more...
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YSRC fears threat to Jagan’s life
June 21st, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) Alleging a deep-rooted conspiracy to physically harm its jailed president Y.S Jaganmohan Reddy, YSR Congress Party Thursday demanded a high-level probe by a sitting judge of ... Read more...
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Anti-smoking activists in Kerala oppose I&B; ministry decision
May 9th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 9 (IANS) Anti-smoking activists in Kerala are up in arms over the decision of the union information and broadcasting ministry, to keep in abeyance the rules issued by ... Read more...
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Ministry withdraws press release about hiked amount to SC victims (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Within hours of its release, the Ministry of Social Justice Thursday withdrew a press release from the government's official website about its decision to increase ... Read more...
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Goa government lambasted on illegal mining in anniversary feature
December 13th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 13 (IANS) Constant efforts by the state government to play down the illegal mining scandal in Goa notwithstanding, a feature article released by the Press Information Bureau ... Read more...
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Australia Issues Report on Crimes Against Foreign Students
August 12th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by admin
By Imtiaz MuqbilResponding to a swathe of media reports in 2009-10 about allegedly racially-motivated attacks on Indian students, the Australian government has issued the results of a far more comprehensive study about ... Read more...
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Government on image-building drive
May 12th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The 24-month-old Manmohan Singh government, hit by several corruption scandals, Thursday began an image-building drive by launching press briefings by a select group of ... Read more...
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Kalam inspires rural children
March 12th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 12 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Saturday interacted with rural students in Masuri town of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, inspiring them through a motivational lecture.Kalam was ... Read more...
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IIMC students yet to get CWG allowance
January 15th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) About 100 students of the city-based Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), whose services were availed of during last year's Commonwealth Games (CWG), are still waiting for ... Read more...
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Northeastern states hail PAP withdrawal
January 8th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal/Aizawl, Jan 8 (IANS) The northeastern states have welcomed the centre's decision to do away with the Protected Area Permit (PAP), a mandatory permit for foreigners to visit the region.The union government ... Read more...
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Tripura film on Tagore gets national recognition
December 29th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 29 (IANS) Tripura's first documentary film - "150 Raibik Path" - made on the life and ideals of Nobel laureate Rabindranth Tagore has been conferred national recognition by a ... Read more...
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Photographers heckle PIB official for taking centrestage at events
November 26th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 26 (IANS) Organisers of the 41st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) were in for embarrassment after irate photographers heckled a senior Press Information Bureau (PIB) official for "aesthetically spoiling" ... Read more...
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Pranab to inaugurate Economic Editors’ Conference-2010 in New Delhi
October 24th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.24 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate a two-day Annual Economic Editors' Conference (EEC-2010) on Tuesday at the National Media Centre, Shastri Bhawan in the national capital. ... Read more...
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Prince Edward all glued to tennis match (Tennis snippets)
October 5th, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Rohan Bopanna and Nirupama Sanjeev had a royal audience in Prince Edward during their first round mixed doubles match against Australians Paul Hanley and Anastasia Rodionova ... Read more...
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Chidambaram visits CWG media centre at Pragati Maidan
October 3rd, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 3 (ANI): With barely few hours left for the opening ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram visited the 'Main Press Centre' of the 2010 ... Read more...
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Games press centre inaugurated
September 20th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Monday inaugurated the state-of-the-art main press centre (MPC) of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) here.
The press centre, which is one ... Read more...
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Army to play proactive role in thwarting Geelani’s ‘Quit Kashmir’ protests
September 16th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Sept.16 (ANI): The Omar Abdullah-led Government in Jammu and Kashmir has reportedly decided to use the Army proactively to prevent separatist hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani from going ahead with ... Read more...
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Commonwealth diplomats get CWG briefing, assured of security (Night Lead)
September 15th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Amid security and health concerns expressed by some countries, the Indian government Wednesday briefed heads of missions of Commonwealth countries and assured them that all steps are ... Read more...
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Commonwealth diplomats get Games briefing, assured of security (Lead)
September 15th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sept 15 (IANS) Against the backdrop of security and health concerns expressed by some countries, the Indian government Wednesday briefed heads of missions of Commonwealth countries and assured them that ... Read more...
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Commonwealth diplomats briefed on Games, assured of security
September 15th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and senior officials Wednesday briefed heads of missions of Commonwealth countries on different aspects of the Oct 3-14 Games and assured them ... Read more...
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Foreign journalists can now apply online for accreditation
August 1st, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Following a directive from the Prime Minister's Office, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has initiated steps to simplify accreditation procedures for foreign journalists in India. They will ... Read more...
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Japanese journalist refused visa extension
July 12th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Indian government has refused to renew the visa of Shogo Takahashi, the New Delhi bureau chief of Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), with the broadcaster expressing ... Read more...
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PRIME MINISTERS’ PRESS CONFERENCES
May 24th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by ANI
RECOLLECTIONS OF A COMMUNICATORBy I. Ramamohan RaoThe 'national' Press Conference addressed by the Prime Minister on May 24 wanted to focus on the performance of his government during the first year ... Read more...
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Japanese journalist complains to PM
May 24th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A Japanese journalist Monday complained to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that it was very difficult for foreign journalists working in India to get press accreditation.
"There ... Read more...
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CBI Director to journos: Be whistle blowers of corruption cases
April 24th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Apr 24 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Aswani Kumar on Saturday urged media professionals to be whistle blowers in incidents of corruption.Inaugurating a four-day training module for correspondents jointly ... Read more...
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National Press Centre contract signed by Press Information Bureau
March 22nd, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): The Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Monday signed a contract today with the National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) Ltd., for the construction of a new National Press ... Read more...
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Finally, a world-class media centre in Delhi
March 22nd, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) A spanking new world-class press centre will come up in the capital by late 2012 at a cost of Rs.60 crore.
The Press Information Bureau, the nodal government ... Read more...
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