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Akali Dal names Dhindsa, Gujral for Rajya Sabha polls
March 15th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) Former union minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and sitting Rajya Sabha member Naresh Gujral Monday filed their nominations for the March 26 elections to the upper house of ...
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Tripura debates Maneka’s plea against animal sacrifice
March 14th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala, March 14 (IANS) Maneka Gandhi's appeal to stop animal sacrifice in Tripura's temples has sparked a debate with animal lovers supporting her while others dead against stopping of age-old ...
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CD row: Virbhadra questions Dhumal over clean chit
March 13th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
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Shimla, March 13 (IANS) Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh Saturday questioned the authenticity of a Gujarat-based government forensic laboratory's report that he said helped "exonerate" Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal ...
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BJP panel to probe Bareilly violence
March 13th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party president (BJP) Nitin Gadkari Saturday announced that a three-member committee, headed by former union minister Menaka Gandhi, will inquire into the communal violence ...
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Centre woos to set up new schools in deficit areas
March 12th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): The Union Government on Friday said the centrally sponsored scheme Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) launched in 2009 envisages setting up of new secondary schools in deficit ...
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India’s power production falls short by 2.7 percent
March 12th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): The Union Government on Friday said that electricity generation in the country is running 2.7 percent short of the set target of 720.88 Billion Units in the ...
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Centre constitute a committee to study cost of working capital
March 11th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 11 (ANI): The Union Government on Thursday said that it has constituted a high level committee to look into the problems of high cost of working capital.
Replying questions ...
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CII pitches for defence park in Tamil Nadu
March 10th, 2010 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, March 10 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government should set up a defence park near Madurai to take advantage of the country's offset policy, the state chapter of industry lobby Confederation of ...
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Centre brings new policy to increase exports
March 10th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): The Central Government has revised its foreign trade policy to increase exports in labour intensive engineering goods.
Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of ...
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Vigilance Commission booked 54 officers for corruption in 2009
March 10th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): Union Government on Wednesday revealed that the Vigilance Commission filed corruption related cases against 54 officers in 2009.
Replying a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister ...
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Our families in India being harassed: UAE-settled Keralites
March 10th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 (IANS) A group of Keralites settled in the UAE have complained to the union home minister and the Kerala chief minister that their families in India are being harassed ...
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Election to five Rajya Sabha seats in Punjab March 26
March 9th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) Election to five Rajya Sabha seats from Punjab falling vacant next month will be held March 26, officials said Tuesday.
There are seven Rajya Sabha seats in the ...
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Women will get real power in India: Farooq Abdullah
March 7th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
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By Tahir Nadeem Khan
Jammu, March 7 (ANI): Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah has said that women will get the much awaited 33 percent share in real power, ...
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Kumari Selja ticks off Goa minister over garbage disposal
March 6th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Panaji, March 6 (IANS) Union Minister for Tourism Kumari Selja Saturday ticked off Goa Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco for not having a solid waste management (SWM) system in place to handle the ...
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Women need 50 percent share in real power: Farooq Abdullah
March 6th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Jammu, March 6 (IANS) In the backdrop of Women's Reservation Bill being presented in the Rajya Sabha Monday, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah Saturday said that women in ...
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Centre to revive closed fertilizer units
March 5th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): The Union Government on Friday informed the Rajya Sabha that it would explore the feasibility of revival of closed public sector fertilizer units of Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation ...
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Special grant of Rs 3,900 crore for Meghalaya: Sonia
March 5th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
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Shillong, March 5 (IANS) The central government has given a special grant of Rs.3,900 crore to Meghalaya in the 2010-11 budget for the state's development, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said here ...
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Centre expecting project reports from states over linking rivers
March 4th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): Union Government on Thursday said that five river links under the peninsular component of National Perspective Plan (NPP) have been identified as priority links for building consensus ...
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Govt. has inputs about terrorists’ plans to target cities with para-gliders
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, March 3 (ANI): Union Government on Wednesday admitted that it has intelligence inputs about some terrorist groups who have acquired sophisticated technologies and planning to use para-gliders to carry out ...
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Maya’s minister opens Rae Bareli bridge - from Lucknow
March 3rd, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday pre-empted the central government by getting a state minister to inaugurate a bridge in Congress president Sonia Gandhi's constituency before schedule ...
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Maoist offer of talks is somewhat bizarre: Chidambaram
March 3rd, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, March 2 (ANI): Union Minister for Home Affairs P. Chidambaram on Tuesday described the recent 'offer' made on behalf of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) to hold talks ...
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BJP demands minister Pala’s removal over jailbreak
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
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Shillong, March 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday demanded the resignation of union Minister of State for Water Resources Vincent H. Pala in connection with a sensational jailbreak here last ...
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Sonia Gandhi celebrates Holi with school children (Lead)
March 1st, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday celebrated Holi in a simple manner at her residence with a group of school children.
Party sources said the Congress chief decided ...
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Leaders wish Stalin on his birthday
March 1st, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, March 1 (IANS) Union and state ministers, MPs, legislators and government officials wished Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on his birthday Monday as he turned 57.
Stalin visited his father, ...
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BJP demands clarification from Prime Minister over Tharoor’s ‘interlocutor’ remarks
February 28th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Feb.28 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party has also demanded a clarification from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his colleague Mr. Tharoor's remarks.
Interacting with the mediapersons here, BJP spokesperson Ravishankar ...
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Tharoor clarifies “interlocutor” comment about India-Pakistan and S. Arab
February 28th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
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Riyadh, Feb 28 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on Sunday clarified that he did not mean that Saudi Arabia should be a mediator between India and ...
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Four Independent MPs want their grouping recognised
February 28th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Four independent MPs, led by expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh, are hoping Speaker Meira Kumar would recognise their grouping 'Lok Morcha' as a ...
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News Agencies to get service tax exemption
February 26th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Feb.26 (ANI): Union Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday announced news agencies, which fulfil certain criteria, are proposed to be exempted from payment of service tax.
"Accredited news agencies which ...
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Bollywood Salutes Tendulkar’s Greatness
February 25th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
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February 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Yesterday, the Union Minister of Railways, Mamata Banerjee, had announced the Indian railway budget but no one seemed to be interested in talking about it. The ...
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Maneka Gandhi slams new clauses in Wildlife Act 1942
February 25th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Feb 25 (ANI): Noted animal rights activist and former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has slammed the Wildlife Protection Act 1942, including the proposed new clauses, and termed it the worst Wildlife ...
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Karnataka to chug faster on Mamata’s largesse (Lead)
February 24th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangalore, Feb 24 (IANS) True to her word, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday put Karnataka on the fast track by announcing three new trains, extending the run of three more and ...
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Karnataka to chug faster on Mamata’s largesse
February 24th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangalore, Feb 24 (IANS) True to her word, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday put Karnataka on the fast track by announcing three new trains, extending three more and increasing the frequency ...
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Tribals appeal for separate religion code in census (Lead)
February 24th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Tribal groups from several states across the country Wednesday held a protest here, demanding they be listed under a distinct 'religion code' in the 2011 population census. ...
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Naxals running arms manufacturing units
February 24th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken disclosed on Wednesday that Maoists are running arms manufacturing units in the interior areas of Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and ...
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More drug de-addiction centres mooted across India
February 24th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Admitting an absence of credible data affording an insight into the drug abuse situation in the country, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik Wednesday ...
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Election to Himachal Rajya Sabha seat next month
February 24th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
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Shimla, Feb 24 (IANS) The election to one of the three Rajya Sabha seats from Himachal Pradesh would be held next month with union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma completing ...
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Goa businessmen want life imprisonment for illegal mining
February 24th, 2010 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
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Panaji, Feb 24 (IANS) Worried over rising incidents of illegal mining in the state, the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has demanded life imprisonment for those found guilty.
In its annual ...
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Houselisting Census to commence from April:Makan
February 23rd, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Makan said here on Tuesday that the first phase of Population Census 2011-- Houselisting and Housing Census would be ...
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‘Chief minister against new mining leases in Goa’
February 23rd, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
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Panaji, Feb 23 (IANS) The Goa chief minister is against allowing new mining leases in the state, his office said here Tuesday.
Speaking to IANS a day after union Minister for ...
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IGNOU to make 100 mn rural youths computer literate (Lead)
February 22nd, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Monday joined hands with technology firm Srei Sahaj e-village to make 100 million youths in rural India computer literate. ...
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