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December 31, 2010 1:10 PM

LS Speaker to meet Left leaders to end impasse in Parliament on JPC issue

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has expressed confidence that the government and the Opposition will be able to find a common ground to ensure smooth functioning of Budget Session of Parliament. She said the political parties are keen to ensure that Parliament runs. Mrs Meira Kumar was talking to repo...

December 31, 2010 1:09 PM

Tech institutes to reserve 5% seats for economically weaker sections

Government has made it mandatory for all technical institutes approved by All India Council for Technical Education, AICTE, to reserve up to five per cent seats for students from economically backward sections of the society. Unveiling the revised AICTE norms for session 2011-2012 in New Delhi, Huma...

December 31, 2010 11:21 AM

Law Minister Moily proposes to bring legislation for making lawyers accountable

The Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily proposed to bring legislation for making lawyers accountable. Mr. Moily said in New Delhi that the proposal envisages a three pronged mechanism. This includes setting up of a Legal Services Board, Consumer Penal and Ombudsman to check malpractice by the advocate...

December 31, 2010 11:08 AM

President Patil visiting Union Territories of Daman and Diu today

The President Pratibha Devisingh Patil is visiting the Union Territories of Daman and Diu on Gujarat coast from today. Quoting official sources, AIR Ahmedabad correspondent reports, President Patil with her family members will arrive at Diu this afternoon for a weeklong year-end vacation. The Presid...

December 31, 2010 9:27 AM

Snow, rain and cold cripple life in many places

Snow has crippled life in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the only road link between Kashmir and rest of the country, was closed for traffic due to the snowfall. More than 1.25 feet snow had accumulated at Qazigund, the gateway town to the Valley, in Anantnag district. The snowfa...

December 31, 2010 9:20 AM

Govt. proposes to re-examine the Anti-Defection Act

The government proposes to re-examine the Anti-Defection Act following complaints that Speakers were partisan in giving their judgments. A background paper of the Law Ministry on Electoral Reforms mentions defection as a "malice" of Indian political life. The Law Ministry has sought response from ex...

December 30, 2010 9:48 PM

India’s population to cross China by 2025: US Census Bureau

According to the US Census Bureau forecast, India is on course to top China as the world's most populous country in 2025. The latest Census Bureau estimates predicted that India would have 1.396 billion people in 2025, surpassing China, whose population growth is more modest. Since 1980 China h...

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