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September 21, 2011 4:43 PM
Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Kapil Sibal has called for an adequate balance between needs of privacy of individual and genuine security concerns of state while dealing with challenges of cyber security. Addressing a summit in Finland, Mr. Sibal said that cyber attack...
September 21, 2011 2:39 PM
The Centre today once again urged the naxalites to come forward for talks shunning down the path of violence. Addressing a special session of the Bharat Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata today, the Union Home Minister, P.Chidambaram said that the offer for talks is still open and government does not wa...
September 21, 2011 2:33 PM
The Election Commission has proposed to introduce an option 'none of the Above' in the ballot. Talking exclusively to All India Radio, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Qureshi clarified that the Commission's proposal is not on the lines of 'right to reject'. He added that Ele...
September 21, 2011 2:27 PM
Iodine Deficiency Disorder Prevention Day is being observed across the globe today. India has set a target to reduce the Iodine Deficiency Disorder, IDD, to less than ten percent by 2012 and to bring it below five percent by 2017. According to an official survey, at present 263 districts all over th...
September 21, 2011 2:03 PM
The Centre has augmented surveillance in the border states for the detection of polio in the wake of resurgence of the infection in the neighbouring countries. The Union Health Ministry has put on high alert various border states in the country, asking them to put up polio booths. States like Punjab...
September 21, 2011 2:00 PM
The AICC General Secretary, Rahul Gandhi has arrived in Gangtok. He will be visiting Central Referal hospital at Tadong and STNM hospital in Gangtok to see the injured persons admitted there. He will also visit the badly damaged Tashiling Secretariat during his short visit to the town. Earlier, Mr. ...
September 21, 2011 1:09 PM
The 76th Conference of presiding officers of Legislative bodies has begun today in Jaipur. Lok Sabha Speaker Meera Kumar inaugurated the four day conference. She said that the aim of this conference is to focus on the problems in functioning of Parliamentary procedure and help make it more responsiv...
September 21, 2011 12:17 PM
India has signed double taxation avoidance agreement, DTAA, with Estonia and has decided to work with the European nation in the fields of information, communication and technology, education and e-Governance. AIR Correspondent quoting official sources, reports that communications, Information and T...
September 21, 2011 11:46 AM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs to take stock of the situation arising out of Sunday's earthquake in Sikkim. Dr. Singh, who leaves for New York on a six-day visit today to attend the UNGA Summit, discussed with his cabinet colleagues...
September 21, 2011 11:46 AM
Noted Hindi writers Amar Kant and Srilal Shukla have been chosen for the highest literary honour of the country the Jnanpith Award jointly for the year of 2009.Renowned Kannada litterateur Chandrasekhar Kambar won it for the year 2010. Ravindra Kalia editor Jnanpith publication told AIR Lucknow corr...
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