MPs pay tribute to Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
May 19th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other parliamentarians Saturday paid homage to former president Neelam Sanjiva Reddy on his 98th birth anniversary.
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Congress gets active as ruling BJP crisis continues (Lead, Karnataka Newsletter)
May 19th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 19 (IANS) Sensing the possibility of regaining power in Karnataka after nearly eight years, the Congress is actively preparing itself for the assembly polls due early next ... Read more...
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Congress gets active as ruling BJP crisis continues (Karnataka Newsletter)
May 19th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 19 (IANS) Sensing the possibility of regaining power in Karnataka after nearly eight years, the Congress is actively preparing itself for the assembly polls due early next ... Read more...
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Tarun Vijay seeks better water supply for Andaman residents
May 18th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of parliament Tarun Vijay Friday said that the residents of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands were facing a shortage ... Read more...
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‘Domestic IT market grew to Rs.918 billion in 2011-12′
May 18th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The domestic Information Technology (IT) market has grown 16.7 percent to Rs.918 billion during 2011-2012, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said ... Read more...
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Stink again disrupts Rajya Sabha sitting
May 18th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A stink in the Rajya Sabha again Friday forced the upper house to be adjourned twice for nearly half an hour.A week after half ... Read more...
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Don’t bring Lokpal bill on last day, BJP warns government
May 18th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday warned the government against bringing the Lokpal bill on the last day of the current budget session of ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha clears copyright bill, B-Town hails Javed Akhtar
May 18th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) With the Rajya Sabha passing an amendment to improve the rights of composers and writers, B-Town biggies Sonu Niigaam, Kailash Kher, Shabana Azmi and Rohit ... Read more...
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Horse trading: Premises of 14 Jharkhand MLAs raided
May 18th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday conducted raids at the premises of 14 Jharkhand legislators, including Labour Minister Chandra Prakash Chaudhary, as part of its ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned over ‘land grab’
May 18th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha lost its question hour Friday to protests over the alleged involvement of Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal in a land grab case.The upper ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha approves copyright amendment bill
May 18th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A bill providing for amendments to the copyright act to remove operational difficulties and address new issues concerning the digital world and internet was Thursday ... Read more...
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Panel set up to study status of Indian women
May 17th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
NewDelhi, May 17 (IANS) The government has set up a high-level committee to undertake comprehensive study on the status of women in India as well as to evolve appropriate policy ... Read more...
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Cabinet nod to changes in marriage laws bill
May 17th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved changes in the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill which will further secure the interests of women in divorce cases.Sources said ... Read more...
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Jaitley to visit Karnataka to review situation
May 17th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley will visit Karnataka Friday to take a stock of the situation in the crisis-ridden party-run state government, ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha nod for 2G panel’s extension
May 17th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Thursday agreed to extend the term of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probing the 2G spectrum issue till the end of ... Read more...
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BJP insists on CBI’s independence under Lokpal bill
May 17th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may not accept an amended Lokpal bill which does not ensure independence of the CBI from the government, party ... Read more...
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India to express concern to Pakistan on minorities’ plight
May 17th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) India will convey its concern to Pakistan over the plight of its Hindu minorities when External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna visits the neighbouring country ... Read more...
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Internet would have made 1975 Emergency a fiasco: Jaitley
May 17th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Had internet been there, the Emergency of 1975 would have been a "fiasco", said Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley Thursday as ... Read more...
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Three northeastern states to get high courts by October
May 17th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 17 (IANS) India's three northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya would get their own full-fledged high courts by October this year as the required amendment bill ... Read more...
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Government to amend law on atrocities against SCs, STs
May 17th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The government is looking into amending the existing laws to prevent atrocities against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), Social Justice and Empowerment Minister ... Read more...
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BSP runs for cover as skeletons tumble out (News Analysis)
May 17th, 2012 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) The skeletons are tumbling out of the corruption cupboard but Uttar Pradesh's former ruling party, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), is unusually quiet -- not ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha passes amended OBC quota bill
May 16th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Parliament Wednesday passed a bill which will give higher education institutions three more years to fill up the 27 percent seats reserved for other backward ... Read more...
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India seeks shale gas supplies from US
May 16th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) India is looking at the possibility of importing liquefied shale gas from the US, as part of efforts to look at alternative sources to meet ... Read more...
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Mukherjee hints at austerity as rupee dips to record low (Roundup)
May 16th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The government is planning to introduce some austerity to aid fiscal consolidation, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday as the rupee slumped to a ... Read more...
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Rupee hits record low of 54.50 against dollar (Lead)
May 16th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) The Indian rupee slumped to a record low of 54.50 against the US dollar Wednesday with risk aversion in global markets adding to the pressure, ... Read more...
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Slowdown a concern, but India’s growth story intact: Pranab
May 16th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Blaming the eurozone crisis for the economic slowdown and the sharp drop in the stock markets, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said India's growth ... Read more...
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Diabetes screening in schools, says Azad
May 16th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Concerned over the increase in diabetes among children and adolescents, the union health ministry has initiated a school-based screening programme for diabetes on pilot basis ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha disrupted over weavers, Tamil Nadu road (Lead)
May 16th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Less than two days after it passed a resolution against disruptions, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned thrice Wednesday for various issues, including the plight ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha disrupted over problems of weavers
May 16th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha had to be adjourned twice Wednesday as agitated opposition MPs took up the problems faced by weavers in various parts of ... Read more...
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Court clears Tendulkar’s oath-taking in Rajya Sabha
May 16th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to restrain Sachin Tendulkar from taking oath as Rajya Sabha member and sought the central government's response on ... Read more...
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Disclose who leaked army chief’s letter: BJP
May 15th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday asked the government to disclose how a sensitive letter on defence preparedness written by Army chief V. K. Singh ... Read more...
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Lokayukta out of Lokpal, bill in Rajya Sabha May 21
May 15th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The government has agreed to separate provisions for appointing Lokayuktas in states from the Lokpal bill and is likely to bring the legislation in the ... Read more...
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32 tiger deaths so far in 2012
May 15th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Even as India is striving hard to save big cats, about 32 tigers have died so far this year - nearly half them victims to ... Read more...
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Bharti Airtel under ED scanner for money laundering
May 15th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate is probing telecom service provider Bharti Airtel for money laundering, Parliament was informed Tuesday."Directorate of Enforcement is investigating cases under the provisions ... Read more...
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Bail not end of 2G, more accused soon, says BJP (Lead)
May 15th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) With a special CBI court granting bail to former telecom minister A. Raja in the 2G spectrum case,the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said ... Read more...
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