Slowdown in textile a concern: Minister
December 12th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The slowdown in the textile sector is a matter of concern, union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma told parliament Monday.
"There is a slowdown in ... Read more...
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Pak Minister admits corruption rampant throughout the country in National Assembly!
October 8th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 8 (ANI): A federal minister of the Pakistan government admitted in the National Assembly that corruption was rampant everywhere in the country, and not only in his ministry."I don't say ... Read more...
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Tell me, where there is no corruption: Pakistani minister
October 8th, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 8 (IANS) A minister has made a candid admission in Pakistan's National Assembly -- coruption is everywhere, "the question is where it is not."Federal Minister for Railways Ghulam Ahmad Bilour ... Read more...
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Efforts on to make Hindi official UN language
August 12th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Efforts are underway to make Hindi an official language of the United Nations, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna told parliament Thursday.
Denying that any financial constraints were ... Read more...
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High population not a burden, says Hasina
June 3rd, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 3 (IANS) Bangladesh's 156 million population is "not a burden" and can be turned into skilled manpower, says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
She informed the parliament that her government ... Read more...
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This health minister can’t tell AIDS from HIV
June 1st, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 1 (IANS) Meghalaya Health and Family Welfare Minister Rowell Lyngdoh Tuesday admitted that he did not know the difference between AIDS and HIV.
"These are technical terms. I require notice ... Read more...
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Castration solution to abandoned babies: Malaysian Senator
April 30th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 30 (ANI): Malaysian Senator Ahmad Husin has said that men who do not want to take responsibility after having made girls pregnant after marriage, should be castrated.Expressing anger and ... Read more...
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Separate rules for e-waste disposal by May 15: Ramesh
April 19th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The government will specify by May 15 a separate set of regulations for disposal of e-waste, parliament was informed Monday.
"Disposal of e-waste is becoming an increasingly ... Read more...
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Pak senators burst into laughter over minister’s confusion over his ministry
February 18th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.18 (ANI): Pakistan's State Minister for Education, Ghulam Farid Kathia, on Wednesday faced great embarrassment during Question Hour in the Senate, when Senators made fun of his confusion and unawareness about ... Read more...
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Centre committed to provide state of the art equipment to defence forces: Antony
July 20th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony said on Monday that the Central Government is committed to provide state of the art equipment to the armed forces to meet ... Read more...
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Kharventhan: One of Lok Sabha’s most active MPs
March 16th, 2009 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, March 16 (IANS) He is the first in his family to sign his own name. He is the first from his village in Tamil Nadu to graduate and ... Read more...
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Hindraf leader’’s passport was never seized, says Malaysian Minister
July 14th, 2008 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 14 (ANI): Malaysias Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Rahim Bakri has told his countrys Parliament that immigration officials had never seized the passport of Hindraf leader P. Waythamoorthy, although ... Read more...
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Farm waiver only for bank loans: Pawar
April 21st, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The $600 billion farm loan waiver announced in the budget for 2008-09 will be applicable only to loans taken from banks and not to debts from moneylenders, ... Read more...
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Sharad Pawar says no new farm loan waiver scheme till Rs 600 billion package is implemented
April 21st, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Monday said that the Central Government cannot take on new responsibilities of waiving farm loans until the announcements made in ... Read more...
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Don’t call MP old, speaker advises minister
April 17th, 2008 - 9:22 pm ICT by admin
(From the corridors of power)New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Thursday came to the rescue of Varkala Radhakrishnan, senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) MP from Chirayinkil, Kerala, ... Read more...
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