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October 12, 2011 1:44 PM

India, Vietnam strategic partnership to deepen: Vietnam Prez

Vietnam has sought to further strengthen its strategic partnership with India in various sectors. Talking to newsmen in New Delhi this morning, the visiting Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang said that his visit will deepen the existing economic co-operation between the two traditional friends.Severa...

October 12, 2011 12:04 PM

Seminar commemorating ADB & Govt’s partnership to be held in Delhi

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, eminent economists and development experts will discuss Asia's economic growth and challenges at a seminar to be organised in New Delhi to mark India's 25 years of partnership with multilateral funding agency, Asian Development Bank, ADB. The seminar bein...

October 12, 2011 9:44 AM

EC raises minimum vote cap to obtain State party status

The Election Commission of India has raised the cap of minimum votes a political party must secure in an election to get the status of a state party or maintain it further. The new minimum limit is eight per cent of total valid votes polled in state Assembly or Lok Sabha polls.Earlier, the limit was...

October 12, 2011 9:40 AM

SC: Rape victim’s statement sufficient for conviction

The Supreme Court has ruled that in rape cases there is no need for corroboration and conviction can be imposed on the sole statement of the victim as her testimony cannot be looked at with suspicion. The apex court said it is a trite law that a woman, who is the victim of sexual assault, is not an ...

October 12, 2011 9:13 AM

SC rejects Guj govt’s plea to stop monitoring of post-Godra riots trial

Gujarat government's plea to stop monitoring of the trial of the post-Godhra riot cases was today virtually turned down by the Supreme Court. The apex court said, it would not make much difference if monitoring goes on for a few more months. The state government submitted that monitoring of cases sh...

October 12, 2011 9:03 AM

Jairam advocates revamp in administration & governance for tribal welfare

The Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today urged the states and the Centre to work in cohesion to restore people's faith in the administration.The Minister strongly advocated for revamping the administration and governance in tribal areas to ensure maximum benefits of the welfare progra...

October 11, 2011 10:03 PM

Hamid Ansari holds delegation-level talks with Turkish Assembly members

The Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari today held delegation-level talks with members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly led by Camil Cicek, Speaker of the. AIR correspondent quoting official sources reports, both the leaders discussed how trade and economic ties between the two countries coul...

October 11, 2011 9:17 PM

Advani begins ‘Jan Chetna Yatra’ from Bihar

Senior BJP leader L K Advani today began his 38-day Jan Chetna Yatra from Sitabdiara in Chhapra district of Bihar. State Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged off the Yatra. Earlier, addressing a public meeting at Gandhi Maidan, Mr. Advani said that his Yatra was against corruption and for bringing ba...

October 11, 2011 9:14 PM

SC rejects Guj govt’s plea to stop monitoring of post-Godra riots trial

Gujarat government's plea to stop monitoring of the trial of the post-Godhra riot cases was today virtually turned down by the Supreme Court. The apex court said, it would not make much difference if monitoring goes on for a few more months. The state government submitted that monitoring of cases sh...

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