Frequent disruptions will render house irrelevant: Speaker
May 7th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Voicing her disappointment over frequent disruptions of the house, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Friday warned MPs that such kind of behaviour would gradually render the ... Read more...
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Update knowledge, Justice Kapadia tells judges, lawyers (Lead)
May 2nd, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Chief Justice of India-designate Justice S.H. Kapadia Sunday said that it was incumbent upon judges and lawyers to learn commercial laws to compete in global environment and ... Read more...
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Justice Kapadia urges legal professionals to hone skills
May 2nd, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Chief Justice of India-designate Justice S.H. Kapadia Sunday said that it was incumbent upon judges and lawyers to learn commercial laws to survive and compete in the ... Read more...
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Krishna to inaugurate seminar on India-Africa relations
March 3rd, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will inaugurate a two-day seminar titled "India and Africa: an emerging partnership" here Thursday.
The event is being organised by the African ... Read more...
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President and PM to address 8th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
January 7th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will on Friday address the eight edition of the 'Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas' that begins here on Thursday. President Pratibha Patil will ... Read more...
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Over 1500 delegates to attend Non-Resident Indians Day
December 23rd, 2009 - 11:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.23 (ANI): The eighth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (non-resident Indians Day) would see over 1,500 delegates of Indian origin attending the event, said Vayalar Ravi, Union Minister for Overseas Indian ... Read more...
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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas set to get 1,500 delegates (Lead)
December 23rd, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) From Jan 7-9, the next annual jamboree of overseas Indians - Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - is expected to see nearly 1,500 delegates, 14 chief ministers and ... Read more...
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1,500 delegates expected at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
December 23rd, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Nearly 1,500 delegates are expected to participate in the eighth annual jamboree of overseas Indians, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Jan 7-9, the government said Wednesday.
With a number ... Read more...
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Urban Development Minister Reddy calls for low-cost public transport
December 5th, 2009 - 8:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 5(ANI): Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy on Saturday emphasized on the importance of making low-cost public transport more user-friendly and accessible as a convenient mode of transport across ... Read more...
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Rise of China no threat for India: Tharoor
November 22nd, 2009 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Noting that India does not view the rise of China as a threat, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Sunday said the two countries ... Read more...
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Present Tibetan history to world: Dalai Lama tells students
November 21st, 2009 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) With more and more people across the world getting interested in Tibet, especially in the current political scenario, this is the right time to research Tibetan history ... Read more...
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I am useless as a professor, says the Dalai Lama
November 21st, 2009 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Not many would know that Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is an honorary professor at Delhi University. On Saturday, however, not only did he reveal the ... Read more...
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Two-day Delhi conference to focus on managing volatility and growth
November 20th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.20 (ANI): As the global energy market grapples with the world economic crisis and continued volatility, and India tries to understand these new dimensions, top energy and economic experts will ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama to speak at Delhi University
November 19th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will give the valedictory address at a conference on Tibetan history and culture at Delhi University Saturday in which more than ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama to return to Delhi Saturday
November 16th, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who left Monday for Italy, will return to Delhi Nov 20 and take part in a series of programmes.
Tempa Tsering, an ... Read more...
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Make RTI Act available in all Indian languages, says vice president
October 14th, 2009 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari Tuesday expressed concern over unavailability of information on the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, or the act itself in 22 official languages ... Read more...
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President to inaugurate fourth Annual Convention on RTI today
October 12th, 2009 - 11:24 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the fourth Annual Convention on Right to Information (RTI) here today.It is being organised by the Central Information Commission.Lord Meghnad ... Read more...
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Moily moots constitutional changes to curb corruption (Lead)
September 13th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Some constitutional provisions that grant protection to government officials come in the way of anti-corruption efforts and they should be repealed, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily said ... Read more...
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Moily proposes large-scale changes in anti-corruption law
September 13th, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Responding to Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan's proposal, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Sunday said there should be no need of prior approval to prosecute corrupt ... Read more...
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India must increase its share in global agri exports: Sharma
August 18th, 2009 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India must increase its share in the global agricultural exports and for this it should invest in right technology and human resource development, Commerce and Industry Minister ... Read more...
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New foreign trade policy to be announced Aug 27
August 18th, 2009 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The foreign trade policy for the next five years will be announced Aug 27, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said here Tuesday.
"We will soon be coming ... Read more...
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No shortage of foodgrain till next year: Anand Sharma
August 18th, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The drought-like situation may pose a challenge to India's agriculture sector, but the country is unlikely to face shortage of foodgrain till next year, according to ... Read more...
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Ensure house is not disrupted ever: Speaker Meira Kumar
August 7th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Lok Sabha lost over 23 hours due to interruptions during the month-long budget session, Speaker Meira Kumar said Friday and exhorted members in her soft ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die
August 7th, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 7 (ANI): The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Friday concluding the first, month long session of the newly constituted House.Friday was the ... Read more...
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India finalises two missions to combat climate change
July 16th, 2009 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) India has finalised two of the eight missions under its National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change Shyam Saran ... Read more...
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TERI chief says Indian Army’s biggest enemy is climate change
June 28th, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 28 (ANI/ Business Wire India): Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has warned ... Read more...
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Tata group to donate funds for new facility at IISc
May 27th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 27 (IANS) The Rs.150,000-crore Tata group will donate funds for a new facility and discipline at the century-old Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here, group chairman Ratan N. Tata said ... Read more...
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Blaming India, Nepal PM quits (Lead)
May 22nd, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 22 (IANS) After obstructing parliament for three weeks, Nepal's Maoist party finally allowed the house to convene Friday with caretaker Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda making an ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s Badawi to quit as prime minister next week
March 28th, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 28 (IANS) Malaysia prepared for a smooth political transition Saturday with Abdullah Ahmed Badawi announcing that he would meet the royal constitutional head of state Thursday to express ... Read more...
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Africa an opportunity for India: Anand Sharma
March 24th, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, mar.24 (ANI): The 21st Century is the century of a resurgent India and a vibrant and self-confident Africa, said Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister for Information ... Read more...
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Kiran Bedi calls on students to be agents of change in Indian legal system
March 23rd, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
NOIDA (UP), Mar.23 (ANI): Ramon Magsaysay Awardee and former Indian Police Service officer Dr. Kiran Bedi has expressed her concern over the status quo being perpetuated in the legal and judiciary ... Read more...
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Sommath Chatterjee’s farewell to politics, tinged with sadness (Lead)
February 26th, 2009 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) As he began his long walk out of an eventful political life spanning about four decades, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Thursday thanked MPs for putting up ... Read more...
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NHRCs one month long winter internship programme concludes
January 15th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.15 (ANI): The one month long winter internship programme organized by the National Human Rights Commission concluded today in New Delhi.
This was the ninth batch of interns. Fifty ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh says qualified professionals will be allowed to practice in India
January 8th, 2009 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Jan 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today announced that doctors, dentists, pharmacists, engineers, architects and chartered accountants, possessing the overseas citizenship cards issued by India, would be allowed ... Read more...
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PM to inaugurate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Chennai today
January 8th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by ANI
Chennai, Jan 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2009 convention here today.The 7th Indian Diaspora convention is being organised by the ... Read more...
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