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  • ‘Judiciary and Police should be gender sensitive to protect women’

    A woman is the full circle.  Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform. ~ Diane Mariechild ~ Draped in a low cost printed cotton sari and a small bindi at the middle of forehead Dr.T N Seema, the agile woman Rajya Sabha Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from Kerala, […]

    World Environment Day is being observed today

    World Environment Day is being celebrated across the globe today to spread awareness about the need to protect and conserve Environment. India is the global host for the World Environment Day this year organized under the United Nations Environment Programme. This year’s theme “Forests- Nature at Your Service” is in alignment with the UN declaring […]

    Ilyas Kashmiri killed in US drone strike in Pak tribal area

    Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist Ilyas Kashmiri, a key suspect in the Mumbai attacks, was among nine militants killed in a US drone strike. Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper quoting BBC Urdu service said the US drones targeted a location 20 km from Wana, one of the main towns in South Waziristan late last night. The BBC based its reports […]

    Sonia Gandhi launches National Rural Livelihood Mission in Rajasthan

    UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday launched the National Rural Livelihood Mission at the tribal dominated district of Banswada in Rajasthan. The scheme will provide opportunities of self-employment to seven crore people living below the poverty line. Mrs. Gandhi said that the new initiative will empower rural women, for which initially 500 crore rupees have […]

    India calls for fighting terrorism in a collective manner; Signs 4 agreements with Germany

    India has called for fighting terrorism on all fronts and not selectively. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said this while reviewing security situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan with the visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who arrived in New Delhi Tuesday morning. Both the leaders held wide-ranging talks on bilateral, regional and international issues of […]

    Govt opposes inclusion of PM in Lokpal Bill

    Sharp differences came to the surface at a meeting of the drafting committee for Lokpal bill on Monday with the government strongly opposing proposals for inclusion of Prime Minister, higher judiciary and acts MPs inside Parliament under its purview. Anna Hazare, said that he was not hopeful of the government meeting its deadline of 30th […]

    India’s 68 pc people may get legal right to subsidised food

    India’s 68 per cent population may get legal right to subsidised food if the draft National Food Security bill prepared by the Food Ministry is approved by a panel of ministers at the forthcoming meeting. After analysing the recommendations of the National Advisory Committee (NAC) and Rangarajan Committee, the Food Ministry has prepared a draft […]

    Prime Minister accorded red carpet welcome in Tanzania

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Thursday accorded a red carpet welcome on his arrival in the Tanzanian capital for talks with the country’s top leadership to upgrade bilateral ties. Singh who is the first Indian head of government to visit Tanzania after 1997 was welcomed by President Jakaya Kikwete at the airport. The Prime […]

    India gets a boost as Africa endorse India’s bid for a permanent UNSC seat

    African nations have come out in support support of India  becoming a permanent member of UN Security Council and appreciated India’s unstinted assistance towards their all round developmental programmes. India supports Africa’s claims for permanent membership of Security Council. On its part Africa backs India’s claim to a permanent seat with full rights in an […]

    PM gets red-carpet welcome in Addis Ababa

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Monday accorded a red carpet welcome in the Ethiopian capital, where he will attend the Second Africa-India Forum Summit which aims to cement India’s ties with the resource- rich continent. Singh, who arrived in Addis Abbaba was given a rousing reception and was welcomed by Ethiopian deputy prime minister […]