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September 7, 2012 7:41 PM

Bansal: Parl to lose relevance, significance if only disruptions take place

Parliamentary Affairs Minister P K Bansal today warned that Parliament will lose its relevance and significance if only disruptions take place in the House. Talking to Media persons in New Delhi, he said that the BJP was taking the country to the nadir of Parliamentary discourse by its politics of o...

September 7, 2012 5:56 PM

Bansal: BJP's obstructionist politics amounts to total negation of democracy

Parliamentary Affairs Minister P K Bansal today said the BJP's obstructionist politics amounts to total negation of democracy. Talking to Media persons in New Delhi, he said that the government had offered them discussions on the Coal blocks allocation issue by the set rules of Parliamentary de...

September 7, 2012 4:55 PM

ISRO permits commencement of countdown for launch of PSLV-C21

The Launch Authorisation Board of ISRO has permitted commencement of the countdown for the launch of PSLV-C21. The launch vehicle carries French Satellite SPOT-6 and Japanese Satellite PROITERES. This will be the 100th mission of Indian Space Research Organisation which will be witnessed by Prime Mi...

September 7, 2012 4:54 PM

India, Philippines to enhance mutual cooperation in tourism

India and the Philippines have decided to enhance mutual cooperation in tourism sector. This was decided at the second meeting of the Joint Working Group on Tourism Cooperation held in New Delhi today. Both thecountries decided to identify areas for working together and exploring new opportunities i...

September 7, 2012 4:54 PM

India’s literacy rate goes up to over 74% between 2001-11

The literacy rate in the country has gone up from 64.84 per cent to 74.04 per cent between 2001 and 2011. This information was given in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today by Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal. He said the government is committed to establish a literate society and...

September 7, 2012 4:53 PM

US largest consumer of guar gum

The United States is the largest consumer of guar gum representing 25 per cent of world trade. India exported over 3.25 lakh MT of Guar during 2010-11, out of which over 2.05 lakh MT was to the United States. This information was given in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today by the Minister of S...

September 7, 2012 4:52 PM

PM criticises Opp for disrupting Monsoon session of Parl

The Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh has criticised the opposition for disrupting the Monsoon session of Parliament. Talking to media outside Parliament House this afternoon after the end of the session, Dr.Singh said that the government was always willing to discuss the coal block allocation issue ...

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