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About Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Mohammad Hamid Ansar is the Indian Vice-President.

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In October 2008, he called upon the people of the country to spread the message of unity and integrity in the society, the path shown by Maharaja Agrasen.

Sonia expresses gratitude to Opposition for passage of Womens Reservation Bill
United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi expressed her delight on the passage of the Womens Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha and expressed her gratitude to the Opposition for its cooperation on Tuesday. ANI

Womens Reservation Bill and its saga of dramas and disruptions in Rajya Sabha
Even as the Rajya Sabha passed the long-pending Womens Reservation Bill on Tuesday evening with support of 186 votes, the Bill had its share of dramas, disruptions and arrival of marshals in the august House over the last two days. ANI

Rajya Sabha passes Women Reservation Bill
In a historic moment, the long-awaited Womens Reservation Bill was passed finally on Tuesday evening in the Rajya Sabha, the upper House of the Parliament, with 186 being in favour of the Bill and just one voting against it. ANI

Manmohan Singh calls the Womens Reservation Bill a momentous development for women emancipation
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday described the Womens Reservation Bill as a momentous development and a step forward towards emancipation of the women. ANI

Motion to vote on Womens Reservation Bill passed in Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari on Tuesday passed the motion to vote on the Womens Reservation Bill in the House. ANI

Womens Reservation Bill: Unruly Rajya Sabha MPs suspended for rest of session
Seven Rajya Sabha MPs, who had created a ruckus on Monday during the tabling of the Womens Reservation Bill, were suspended for the rest of Parliament session on Tuesday. ANI

Impasse over Womens Reservation Bill: Rajya Sabha adjourned
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned within minutes of reconvening on Tuesday as members began to shout slogans against the Womens Reservation Bill. ANI

Disciplinary action against hooligan MPs being mooted
Taking a serious view of the hooliganism exhibited by a group of Member of Parliaments in the Rajya Sabha on Monday during the tabling of Womens Reservation Bill, a disciplinary action is being mooted, said sources. ANI

BJP puts onus on UPA for safe passage of Womens Reservation Bill
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has put the onus for the passage of the Womens Reservation Bill on the government. ANI

Uproar in Parliament over Womens Bill; both House adjourned till 4 pm
The Rajya Sabha witnessed unprecendented scenes leading to an adjournment for the fourth time on Monday as determined SP, RJD and BSP members entered the Well of the House, ripped off mikes and tore up papers in an attempt to stall the Womens Reservation Bill from being taken up for consideration. ANI

PM meets Congress leaders, discusses floor strategy for Womens Bill passage
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, is attending a Congress party meeting to formulate the floor strategy for ensuring the passage of the Womens Reservation Bill, which has been held up for more than a decade. ANI

Womens Reservation Bill: SP, RJD withdraw support to UPA Govt
The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday decided to withdraw support to the UPA Government over the Womens Reservation Bill. ANI

Womens Reservation Bill: Parliament adjourned till noon
Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till noon on Monday following an opposition uproar to the Womens Reservation Bill tabled by Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily. ANI

Government faces Opposition heat on price rise
Both houses of parliament could not transact any business in the first half of the day, as the opposition members raised an uproar over the price rise issue, leading to an adjournment of both houses twice. ANI

Vice President greets people on Holi
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Saturday greeted people on the auspicious occasion of Holi, the festival of colours which will be celebrated on Sunday. ANI

Vice President, Prime Minister condemn Kabul blasts
Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday strongly condemned the suicide bombings carried out by Taliban militants in Kabul, which killed at least 17 people, including many Indian citizens. ANI

Vice President greets people on Milad-Un-Nabi
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Friday greeted people on the auspicious occasion of Milad-Un-Nabi, which will be celebrated on Saturday to mark the birth of Prophet Mohammad. ANI

Rajya Sabha adjourned for the second day over price rise
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as the opposition continued with their uproar over price rise forcing Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari to adjourn proceedings in the House till noon. ANI

BJP slams Congress over not accepting demand for discussion on price rise
Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday (Feb.23) slammed the Congress party for not accepting their demand for discussions on the issue of price rise and said that the government fears that its allies will abandon them on the issue. ANI

Lok Sabha adjourned over price rise issue
The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon following an opposition uproar over the price rise issue. ANI

Rajya Sabha adjourned till mid-day
The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) forced the Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari to adjourn proceedings in the House as they targeted the Centre over its failure to check the price rise. ANI

Inter-faith dialogue a prominent tool to erase conflicts: Ansari
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Saturday said inter-faith dialogue has emerged as a prominent civil society initiative between nations and groups in the post-Cold War world, amidst the Clash of Civilisations debate and the raging ethnic and religious conflicts in various parts of the globe. ANI

Maldives Vice President Dr. Waheed calls on Ansari
Maldives Vice President Dr. Mohamed Waheed called on his Indian counterpart Mohammad Hamid Ansari here on Friday and discussed issues of bilateral, regional and multilateral importance. ANI

Nepal President arrives on four-day visit to India
Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav arrived here today on a four-day visit. ANI

Land scam: Dinakarans wife meets Survey of India officials
Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, who is facing allegations of corruption and land encroachment, did not meet the officials of Survey of India on Monday to tell his version of the case. But it was his wife, who spoke on his behalf. ANI

Nepal President to visit India today
Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav will visit India on a four day state visit starting from today. ANI

Nepal President to arrive on a four-day visit to India on Monday
Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav will visit India on a four day State visit starting from Monday. ANI

Nepals President to arrive in New Delhi on Monday
Nepals President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav will arrive in the national capital on Monday, as part of a four-day state visit to India. ANI

Meaning of concept of integrity of public servants needs amplification: Ansari
Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Thursday said that the meaning of the concept of integrity of public servants needs to be amplified. ANI

Vice President Hamid Ansari on two-day Madhya Pradesh visit
Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari arrived in Bhopal on Thursday morning on a two-day visit of the state. ANI

Turkish President Abdullah Gul to coordinate anti-terror
Turkish President Abdullah Gul who is on a six-day visit to India, met Vice President Hamid Ansari here on Tuesday. ANI

German President Koehler for deeper ties with India
German President Horst Koehler, who is on a seven-day state visit to India, met President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna. ANI

India, Germany to work for enhanced bilateral collaboration
German President Horst Koehler, who is on a seven-day state visit to India, has sought enhanced bilateral cooperation with India in various sectors ANI

Hamid Ansari inaugurates Surajkund Crafts Mela
Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari inaugurated the internationally acclaimed annual Surajkund Crafts Mela on Monday at Surajkund near New Delhi. ANI

German President to arrive in New Delhi
German President Horst Koehler will arrive in New Delhi on Monday evening on a weeklong visit. ANI

India pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi
President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday paid floral tributes at Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhis memorial on his 62nd death anniversary. ANI

Beating Retreat brings the curtain down on Republic Day 2010 celebrations
Beating Retreat, a centuries old military tradition dating back to the days when troops disengaged from battle at sunset, brought an end to the Republic Day celebrations for 2010 on Friday evening. ANI

President Pratibha Patil hosts At Home on 61st Republic Day
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil hosted the customary At Home on the occasion of 61st Republic Day on Tuesday evening in the sprawling lawns of Rashtrapati Bhavan here. ANI

India to celebrate 61st Republic Day amid tight security
India will celebrate its 61st Republic Day today amid tight security, as intelligence agencies have warned of possible terror attacks. ANI

Vice-President Ansari greets people ahead of Republic Day
Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Monday greeted the people of the country ahead of the 60th Republic Day. ANI

Lee Myung-bak says India, South Korea enter a new era
Visiting South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said today that both India and South Korea were entering a new era. ANI

President Patil to open ECI Diamond Jubilee celebrations today
President Pratibha Patil will on Monday inaugurate the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at Vigyan Bhawan here to honor the institution that has endeavored to keep lucidity in the election process of the country. ANI

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrives on a four-day State visit
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday arrived in the national capital on a four-day State visit by a special aircraft, accompanied by his wife Kim Yoon-ok and a high-level delegation. ANI

South Korean President to arrive in New Delhi on Sunday
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will arrive in national capital on Sunday, as part of a four-day state visit to India. ANI

Malaysian Prime Minister to begin his official programme on Wednesday
Malaysian Prime Minister Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, who is in on a five-day State visit to India, will begin his official programme with a ceremonial welcome on Wednesday. ANI

President Patil to inaugurate Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Election Commission
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will inaugurate the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at Vigyan Bhawan here on January 25. ANI

India, Malaysia to sign 13 MoUs during PMs visit
India and Malaysia are expected to sign more than 13 memoranda of understanding (MoU) during the five-day visit to India of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, starting from Tuesday. ANI

Indian leaders mourn Jyoti Basu death
As veteran Communist leader Jyoti Basu breathed his last on Sunday here at the AMRI Hospital at 11.47 a.m. after a multiple-organ failure, the nation lost one of its finest political leaders and a man of masses in him. ANI

Vice President condoles Jyoti Basus death
Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Sunday deeply condoled the demise of veteran leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu, saying that his sagacity and leadership at both the State and the national level have been a source of inspiration and guidance, and his demise leaves a void which will be very difficult to fill. ANI

President Patil confers Nehru Award on Iceland President
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil conferred the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding on Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland, here on Thursday. ANI

Tri-Africa nation visit showed keenness for enhancing ties with India: Ansari
Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari said Tuesday that his visit to the three African states of Zambia, Malawi and Botswana not only reflected the goodwill these countries had with India, but also highlighted their keenness to enhance the level of bilateral cooperation with New Delhi. ANI

Ansari, Botswana President agree on need to fight terrorism with full force
Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari called on the President of Botswana, Lt. Gen. Khama Ian Khama, at the Presidential Palace here on Monday. ANI

Ansari heads for jungle safari after state banquet
Indian Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, his wife Salma Ansari and some members of the delegation accompanying him on his tri-nation tour of southern Africa, left this morning for Kasane, about 1200 kilometers from here, for a day and night jungle safari and boat cruise. ANI

India, Botswana agree to boost cooperation in agriculture, education
India and Botswana on Saturday signed two Memorandum of Understanding to boost bilateral cooperation in the fields of agriculture and education. The two sides also agreed to set up a Joint Working Group (JWG) to review the progress in these agreements and ensure they were implemented. ANI

Ansari arrives in Botswana
Vice-President Mohammmad Hamid Ansari arrived in Botswana capital Gaborone this afternoon on a three-day official visit. ANI

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