Judicial activism shouldn’t erode constitutional principles: President (Lead)
September 8th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 8 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday cautioned against judicial activism resulting in the erosion of constitutional principles of separation of powers between the three pillars of state ... Read more...
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Judicial activism shouldn’t erode constitutional principles: President
September 8th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 8 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday cautioned against judicial activism resulting in the erosion of constitutional principles of separation of powers between the three pillars of state ... Read more...
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Respect judicial independence, Kapadia tells government (Lead)
August 15th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Wednesday cautioned the government against trampling upon the independence of the judiciary while legislating to make judges accountable."Judicial accountability should ... Read more...
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12-week-long festival to herald in London Olympics
June 21st, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 21 (IANS) A 12-week-long London 2012 Festival, that will feature more than 25,000 artists, began Thursday with five spectacular events organised across the country.Running till Sep 9, ... Read more...
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Myanmar president wants investment in education
February 12th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Feb 12 (IANS) Myanmar President U Thein Sein has stressed upon investment in the education sector, saying that it is the best guarantee and most valuable for the country's ... Read more...
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Has Mirza Ghalib’s birthplace forgotten its most famous son?
December 27th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 27 (IANS) "Dil-e-Nadaan tujhe hua kya hai, aakhir is gam ki dawa kya hai" - this and hundreds of other familiar couplets continue to inspire and draw fans ... Read more...
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Rampant mining strengthening Maoists: Darwin’s descendent
November 4th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) Anthropologist and author Felix Padel Friday said unscientific and rampant mining was causing a polarisation in Indian society which in turn was fuelling Maoism."The Maoists' war ... Read more...
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France asks Pakistan to prevent terror strikes
October 21st, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Pitching strongly for a permanent seat for New Delhi in the UN Security Council, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe Friday sought to scale up ... Read more...
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PM to go on Africa tour Monday, terms summit a ‘landmark’ event (Lead)
May 23rd, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Addis Ababa, May 22 (IANS) A day before he goes on a two-nation Africa tour to Ethiopia and Tanzania, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday underlined that the second ... Read more...
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Armed Forces: A Pillar In Nation Building
November 16th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
By Jaibans SinghNew Delhi, Nov.16 (ANI): The 21st century looks towards security, justice, economic development and a democratic polity as the pillars of nation building. Security comes first in the pecking order ... Read more...
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Sufism, America, Nano, poetry to tease the intellect (IANS Books This Week)
September 16th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The bookcase is exciting, funny and offbeat this weekend.
1. Book: "Looking for America"; Written by Avirook Sen; Published by Harper Collins-India; Priced at Rs.299 ... Read more...
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Government committed to promoting sustainable tourism: Minister
July 27th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The government's efforts to create a new paradigm for sustainable development of tourism in India have resulted in several "environment friendly initiatives", union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja ... Read more...
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Amitabh to say ‘Lock kiya jaaye’ on ‘KBC’ again
July 7th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) "Sure, confident, lock kiya jaaye?" These words in Amitabh Bachchan's resounding voice will be heard on TV once again with the megastar all set to return with ... Read more...
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NPT review conference in New York reaffirms international consensus
May 29th, 2010 - 5:36 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) – U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher on Friday said that hard work made at the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons ... Read more...
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LiveMedia expands programme offering
May 25th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 25 (ANI-Business Wire India): LiveMedia, India's largest player in the digital destination media industry, today announced an expansion in the repertoire of programmes carried by its 5000 screens across ... Read more...
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Hillary blames India, Pakistan for nuclear proliferation
April 10th, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 10 (ANI): Ahead of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington to attend Nuclear Security Summit, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday blamed India and ... Read more...
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President Obama recognizes the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on its 40th Anniversary
March 6th, 2010 - 4:36 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Barack Obama recognized Friday the importance of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on its 40th Anniversary.“Forty years ago today, in the midst of a Cold War, the ... Read more...
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Government committed to overhaul education infrastructure: Patil (Lead)
February 22nd, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) From investing more in primary education to allowing foreign universities to open campuses in India, the central government is working to bring a paradigm shift in ... Read more...
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Olympic Torch Malfunction A Minor Issue
February 13th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Feb 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The beginning of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games was by no means a smooth one. The tragic demise of a young Georgian athlete marred the ... Read more...
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Pak ready to hold talks with ‘reconcilable’ Taliban : Zardari
January 26th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Istanbul, Jan.26 (ANI): In a bid to make truce with the Taliban extremists, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has announced that the government is willing to hold talks with those extremists ... Read more...
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Ghalib still waiting for an ‘ashiana’ in Agra
December 27th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 27 (IANS) Doyen of Urdu poetry Mirza Ghalib, whose 212th birth anniversary is being observed Sunday, still does not have a proper memorial, or a lane named after him in ... Read more...
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Manmohan unveils vision of India 2020 and new South Asia (Roundup)
October 30th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Underlining that the challenges lie "primarily at home", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday unveiled his vision of India in 2020 revolving around the three pillars of ... Read more...
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ASEAN issues joint statement on climate change, education cooperation
October 24th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct 24 (IANS) Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Saturday issued a joint statement on climate change and adopted a declaration on strengthening education cooperation at ... Read more...
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Help government’s education efforts, Sibal asks Catholic clergy
September 28th, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal Monday asked the Catholic clergy to help the government in shaping the three pillars of education - "expansion, inclusion and ... Read more...
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Environment regulator proposal up for debate
September 17th, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The government Thursday put up for public debate its proposal to start an autonomous National Environment Protection Authority (NEPA). here.
"The idea behind NEPA is to create an ... Read more...
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India seeks to reverse export decline in new trade policy (Lead)
August 27th, 2009 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) India's new Foreign Trade Policy was unveiled Thursday with a mix of fiscal sops and procedural reforms in a bid to reverse 10 consecutive months of decline ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh says Indian foreign policy linked to domestic policies
August 25th, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug. 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that India's Foreign policy should be aimed at addressing the challenges of mass poverty, ignorance and disease in ... Read more...
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All-out efforts needed to recover high economic growth: Manmohan
August 25th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) "All-out efforts" are needed to put the country's economy back on high growth trajectory, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Tuesday, calling upon Indian envoys around ... Read more...
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Final accord on Gorshkov pricing by July-end: Russian envoy
July 15th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) India and Russia will reach a final agreement on the cost of overhauling the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier by the end of this month, the Russia envoy ... Read more...
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India, Germany discuss nuclear disarmament
July 9th, 2009 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India and Germany Thursday held talks on non-proliferation issues and underlined their commitment to nuclear disarmament, officials said here.
Germany's Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control ... Read more...
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India, Germany to hold talks on nuclear issues
July 8th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) India and Germany are set to step up dialogue on nuclear issues when the German pointsperson on arms control holds two-day talks with Indian officials beginning Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Infosys’ Murthy turns author with ‘Better India, Better World’
April 20th, 2009 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) It was an evening to pay tributes to India and its entrepreneurs, when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday released the maiden book authored by Infosys Technologies ... Read more...
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Radio Pakistans view on Indian judiciary being unfair to minorities comes unstuck
February 19th, 2009 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Abohar, Feb.20 (ANI): Already struggling to restore the world communitys confidence in its judicial system since the removal of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary, Radio Pakistan is now pointing fingers at ... Read more...
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Germany ready to transfer transport technology to India
February 6th, 2009 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Germany wants India to source technology from it for the transport sector, especially the railways, said Wolfgang Tiefensee, the German minister for transport, building and urban affairs, ... Read more...
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Israel concerned over Iran renewing efforts to supply weaponry to Hamas
January 20th, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan.20 (ANI): Iran has renewed efforts to supply advanced weaponry to Hamas, even as the Israel Defence Force (IDF) has expressed concern over the terror group trying to smuggle long-range ... Read more...
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