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New laws to encourage private educational institutes Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
The government will propose several legislations to encourage private participation in education as the states alone cannot provide resources, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Tuesday.
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Congress distances from Meghalaya minister's remarks Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
The Congress leadership has directed its Meghalaya unit to distance itself from state Deputy Chief Minister Bindo M. Lanong over his alleged defamatory remarks for calling a group of women 'venomous vipers'.
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CDs were fabricated, doctored, says Dhumal Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
A raging controversy over the audio CDs got a new twist Tuesday with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal announcing in the state assembly that they were fabricated and doctored.
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Jackson hopes soccer-mad England wakes up to hockey Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
The rising star of English hockey, Ashley Jackson hopes the team's semi-final appearance in the World Cup here will do a world of good to popularise the sport back home where football is an obsession.
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'Avatar' producer lauds Reliance MediaWorks for its Oscar Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Jon Landau, co-producer of 3-D sci-fi epic 'Avatar' that won three Oscars including one for visual effects, has praised Lowry Digital, a subsidiary of Reliance MediaWorks Ltd, for enhancing live-action scenes in the film for the golden gong.
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Rs.420,000 spent to deport one Bangladeshi from Assam Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Believe it or not, the Indian government spends an astounding Rs.424,000 to formally detect and push back an illegal Bangladeshi migrant from Assam.
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Afridi best man to lead Pakistan, says Ramiz Raja Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Former Pakistan skipper Ramiz Raja Tuesday threw his weight behind under-fire all-rounder Shahid Afridi and recommended him to be the captain in all the three formats of cricket.
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India agrees to be listed in Copenhagen accord Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
India has agreed to be listed in the introductory remarks of the Copenhagen Accord, Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh told parliament Tuesday.
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UPA has fulfilled its commitment, says Congress Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
The Congress Tuesday said the party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has fulfilled its commitment to the people as the women's reservation bill was put to vote in the Rajya Sabha.
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India hopeful of reprocessing accord with US soon Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington next month, India and the US have held another round of talks to resolve their differences over an accord on reprocessing US-origin spent fuel, one of the key steps towards implementing the landmark nuclear deal.
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Motion to vote on Women's Reservation Bill passed in Rajya Sabha Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari on Tuesday passed the motion to vote on the Women's Reservation Bill in the House.
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Commonwealth Games are our games says Michael Fennell Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Michael Fennell, President, Commonwealth Games Federation and Suresh Kalmadi, Chairman, Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 met here today to monitor the readiness ahead of the sporting event that is due to be held in October this year.
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Perjury trials in Air India 'Kanishla' bombing case halted Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
The perjury trial of Inderjit Singh Reyat in the Air India bombing case, the bloodiest unsolved crime in Canadian history, has been stalled.
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Rajya Sabha adjourned again over women's bill Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the second successive day Tuesday as a handful of opposition members noisly voiced their protest against passing the historic women's reservation bill.
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Orissa industries go on 'power holiday' Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Faced with acute shortage of power, the Orissa government Tuesday began its 'power holiday' scheme with industries being asked not to use electricity for one day in a week.
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Rajya Sabha adjourned over women's reservation issue Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the second successive day Tuesday as a handful of opposition members noisly voiced their protest against the women's reservation bill.
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Yadav trinity asks PM for all-party meeting on women's bill Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav, Janata Dal-United's Sharad Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Prasad Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the women's reservation bill and asked for an all-party meeting to evolve consensus on the contentious legislation.
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PM meets Yadav trinity over women's quota bill Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday met the three Yadav leaders, Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav, Janata Dal-United's Sharad Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Prasad, in a bid to resolve differences over the contentious Women's Reservation Bill.
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Nippy morning in Delhi Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Delhi woke up Tuesday to a nippy morning with a slight dip in the minimum temperature.
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First generation woman entrepreneur of IPL merchandise Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
She wanted to start a kennel for dogs in Gurgaon but changed her mind and is now selling merchandise of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), one of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket teams.
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