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December 22, 2011 9:36 PM

PM meets leading industrialists

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday met leading industrialists and assured them that the government is determined to get back on the growth path.The assurance came at a meeting of the Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry, attended by Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani, Sunil Mittal a...

December 22, 2011 8:43 PM

Civil nuclear co-op on agenda during Japanese PM's India visit

India and Japan are expected to discuss civil nuclear cooperation during Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's two-day visit to India next week. Mr. Noda will arrive in New Delhi on Tuesday to participate in the Sixth Annual Summit between the two countries during which he will hold bilatera...

December 22, 2011 8:26 PM

Law Minister says govt. draft Lokpal bill strong enough to curb corruption

Law Minister Salman Khurshid said that the revised draft of the Lokpal prepared by the government is strong enough to curb corruption in the country. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, Mr. Khurshid said that the government is ready to discuss all the contentious issues of the Bill. He added th...

December 22, 2011 8:09 PM

Civil society can not be allowed to impose solutions in a democracy: Bhagwati

Renowned economist Professor Jagdish Bhagwati on Thursday said that civil society can not be allowed to impose solutions in a democracy like us.Delivering the 24th Intelligence Bureau Centenary Endowment lecture in New Delhi, Professor Bhagwati however said, civil society can agitate and it can make...

December 22, 2011 8:05 PM

Govt mulls on to set up Railway Stations Authority for modernization plan

The government is considering a proposal to set up a Railway Stations Authority for Indian Railways as a part of its ambitious modernization plan. This was hinted by the Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi while replying to a discussion on the Appropriation Bill 2011 in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. He s...

December 22, 2011 6:40 PM

Parliamentary panel asks Govt to speed up jail reforms

A Parliamentary panel has asked the Government to speed up jail reforms. It has recommended the setting up of a prison-intelligence-cum-vigilance wing in every jail to break the nexus between jail officials and inmates to stop drug trafficking.The Committee has laid emphasis on making jails as place...

December 22, 2011 6:38 PM

Japan PM to visit India

Steps to enhance India-Japan strategic and global partnership will be discussed when the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Yoshihiko Noda visits New Delhi on Tuesday.Several international and regional issues will also be discussed between the visiting dignitary and the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.T...

December 22, 2011 5:51 PM

NHRC recommends CBI probe into false implication of UP journalist

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC on Thursday recommended a CBI probe into a case of false implication of a journalist in Uttar Pradesh for exercising his right to freedom of expression.The move comes in the wake of two contradictory inquiry reports of state CB-CID in the matter.According t...

December 22, 2011 5:50 PM

CPI(M) to cooperate with govt to pass strong Lopal

CPI(M) on Thursday said that it will cooperate with the government to pass a strong and effective Lokpal in the ongoing session of Parliament.Briefing reporters in New Delhi , senior party leader Sitaram Yechury said that government can provide reservation to the minorities in Lokpal through Constit...

December 22, 2011 1:19 PM

Bill seeking proper regulation of co-op societies passed in LS

The Lok Sabha today approved a Constitution Amendment Bill seeking proper regulation of cooperative societies in the country. The Bill which was introduced in the House by the Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was later approved after rejecting the amendments. The legislation specifies that the maxi...

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