India’s ICT expertise helping many countries
September 17th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas came to India earlier this week, the three MoUs inked between the two countries went by largely unnoticed. But the ... Read more...
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BJP blames Sonia, PM for parliament stalemate
September 11th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The BJP Tuesday slammed the Congress over its attack on the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), saying that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should answer ... Read more...
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‘Lack of strategic sense caused 1962 Sino-Indian war’
September 6th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A total lack of strategic sense among the political leadership in New Delhi was the root cause of the bruising 1962 Sino-Indian war, experts said ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha airs concern over Pakistan Hindus’ plight
August 13th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Lok Sabha members across political divide Monday expressed concern over the plight of minority Hindus in Pakistan and urged the government to spell out ... Read more...
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Nehru Boat Race enthralls thousands
August 11th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Alappuzha, Aug 11 (IANS) There was not an inch of space on either bank of the Punnamada lake as thousands watched the 60th edition of the Nehru Boat ... Read more...
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Trinidad and Tobago, India to celebrate I-Day jointly
August 10th, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, Aug 10 (IANS) India and Trinidad and Tobago will jointly celebrate each other's Independence Day here, said Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra who noted a "paradigm shift in bilateral ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Nehru worked for One World - until he felt let down
July 30th, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Backed by Mahatma Gandhi, India's charismatic first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru worked hard to create a 'One World' before Cold War and China's betrayal killed ... Read more...
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Rajiv Bhatia is new DG of ICWA
June 29th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Rajiv Bhatia has take over as director general of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), the country's prestigious and oldest foreign policy think tank.ICWA ... Read more...
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Various events to mark Motilal Nehru’s 150th birth anniversary
June 9th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The national committee to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Pandit Motilal Nehru Friday decided to organise various activities, including seminars and conferences, to ... Read more...
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Dissent grows over new pattern of IIT-JEE
May 30th, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Even as the government has decided to go ahead with a new pattern for the joint entrance exam for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT-JEE), ... Read more...
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Once ‘criminal tribes’ might finally get integrated
May 28th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Branded "criminal tribes" by the British, about 200 so-called Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNT), who are among the most poor and destitute and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Homage to Nehru on 48th death anniversary
May 27th, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) India Sunday paid homage to its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, on his 48th death anniversary.President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Congress ... Read more...
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‘Getting upset over cartoons immature’
May 19th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Eminent journalists, writers and cartoonists gathered at the capital's Press Club of India (PCI) Friday for a discussion on the controversy stirred by famed ... Read more...
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‘Let academicians decide on Ambedkar cartoon’
May 15th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) A artist-activist group Tuesday said the government should not withdraw a textbook cartoon featuring Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar under political pressure.Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (Sahmat) ... Read more...
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We must have right to disagree in democracy: JD-U MP
May 13th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) A day after a cartoon featuring B.R. Ambedkar was withdrawn following uproar in the parliament, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Shivanand Tiwari Sunday said taking away ... Read more...
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NCERT advisor’s office ransacked over cartoon
May 12th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, May 12 (IANS) Republican Party of India activists ransacked the office of an NCERT advisor, Suhas Palshikar, here Saturday, a day after he resigned in the wake of ... Read more...
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Shankar made the Ambedkar-Nehru cartoon in 1950s
May 11th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The school textbook cartoon of B.R. Ambedkar which created a furore in parliament Friday was sketched by cartoonist Keshav Shankar Pillai in the 1950s while ... Read more...
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Parliament was treated like a temple once, recalls veteran from first Lok Sabha (with images)
May 6th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The discipline of parliament has been lost with sloganeering and noisy scenes replacing patient debates, feels veteran parliamentarian Rishang Keishing, 91, who was a member of ... Read more...
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Introspect, Ansari urges legal profession
May 5th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari Saturday urged the legal profession to introspect on expediting the dispensation of justice.Addressing the golden jubilee celebrations of the Bar Council ... Read more...
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India a serious partner, BRICS a global entity: Medvedev
March 29th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) A day before his talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other BRICS leaders, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday described India as a "serious ... Read more...
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Photographer Homai Vyarawalla dead (Lead)
January 15th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Vadodara (Gujarat), Jan 15 (IANS) Homai Vyarawalla, one of India's first professional women photographers, died here Sunday, days after being hospitalised due to a fall from her bed, close friends ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
BJP won’t tolerate religion-based quota: Uma Bharti (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti Wednesday accused the Congress of a "bigoted mentality" for talking of "religion-based reservation" ahead of the Uttar ... Read more...
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BJP won’t tolerate religion-based quota: Uma Bharti
January 11th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti Wednesday accused the Congress of a "bigoted mentality" for talking of "religion-based reservation" ahead of the Uttar ... Read more...
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Israel backs India for UN permanent seat
January 10th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 10 (IANS) Hailing India as the "greatest democracy on earth" and "a great culture", Israel has backed India for a permanent seat on the expanded United Nations Security ... Read more...
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Vietnam, India mark 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations
January 5th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Jan 5 (IANS) Vietnam and India Thursday marked the 40th anniversary of their diplomatic relations at a ceremony in the Ho Chi Minh City.Visiting Indian Minister of State for ... Read more...
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Government acted undemocratically on Lokpal: BJP (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday slammed the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for acting "undemocratically" in the Rajya Sabha and not letting the ... Read more...
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Government acted undemocratically on Lokpal: BJP
December 30th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday slammed the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), accusing it of acting undemocratically in the Rajya Sabha and not ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi to visit Uttarakhand Friday
December 22nd, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be holding his first public rally in poll-bound Uttarakhand Friday, sources said.Gandhi, who has been aggresively campaigning in ... Read more...
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Dev Anand’s brief fling with politics
December 4th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) Dev Anand, who passed away at 88 in London early Sunday, was perhaps the first Bollywood star who formally tried his luck in politics. He ... Read more...
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Never thought Mao’s biography would be an expose: Writer
November 24th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Her book ripped the veil off Mao Zedong's regime and was described as a "bombshell of a devastating work" by the British media. But the ... Read more...
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Hazare’s wax statue unveiled in Maharashtra (Lead, With Images)
November 20th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lonavla (Maharashtra), Nov 20 (IANS) People wanting to 'see' Anna Hazare now won't have to go to the remote Ralegan-Siddhi village or wait for his next agitation. A visit ... Read more...
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Hazare’s wax statue unveiled in Maharashtra
November 20th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Lonavla (Maharashtra), Nov 20 (IANS) People wanting to see Anna Hazare now won't have to go to the remote Ralegan-Siddhi village or wait for his next agitation. A visit ... Read more...
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Honour for Nehru is honour for India: Manmohan Singh
November 20th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Nov 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said Singapore's decision to honour India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru with a bronze bust in the city-state was like ... Read more...
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Indira Gandhi’s birth anniversary celebrated
November 19th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Hamid Ansari Saturday led the nation in paying tributes to late prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 94th ... Read more...
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Nehru spirit prevails as Manmohan lands in Singapore (Second Lead)
November 19th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Nov 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reached here from Bali Saturday night for the final leg of his four-day 'Look East' tour to meet the leadership of ... Read more...
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