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Government offers to discuss Nuclear Bill with opposition
Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday said that Central Government is ready to discuss Nuclear Bill with the opposition parties. ANI
Nuclear Liabilty Bill not to favour US but to join international regime: Govt.
Clearing the air on the Nuclear Liability Bill, the UPA Government on Monday said there is a real urgency to join the international legal liabilty compensation regime, which is why it wants to pass the bill. ANI
Govt. assures of decision on seven suspended MPs by Thursday evening
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister P. K. Bansal on Thursday said a decision on the seven Rajya Sabha MPs, who were suspended after they created a ruckus during the tabling of the Womens Reservation Bill on Monday, will be taken by the evening. ANI
Vigilance Commission booked 54 officers for corruption in 2009
Union Government on Wednesday revealed that the Vigilance Commission filed corruption related cases against 54 officers in 2009. 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
Prime Minister to discuss Bt-brinjal issue
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday will meet Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan and Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh to discuss the issue of Bt-brinjal. ANI
Chavan calls for new initiatives to make system more efficient
Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday called for new initiatives for a more efficient, accountable, responsive and transparent governance in the country. ANI
Conference on e-Governance at Jaipur
The thirteenth National Conference on e-Governance will begin at Jaipur from tomorrow. ANI
Chavan calls for focus on six priority areas to ensure better quality of life
Addressing participants at the Tenth Editors Conference on Social Sector Issues-2010 here today, Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Prithviraj Chavan, said his ministries have been focussing on six priority sectors to ensure a better quality of life for Indian citizens. ANI
India Meteorological Department to celebrate its 135th Foundation Day on Friday
India Meteorological Department (IMD) will celebrate its 135th Foundation Day on Friday (January 15). The day is being celebrated to commemorate taking over of H. F. Blanford as Imperial Meteorological Reporter on the same day in Circa 1875. ANI
First settlers in China and the Orient were Indian migrants: Study
The ancestors of the contemporary population of China, Japan and other East Asian countries had migrated from India, according to a research study conducted by a team of scientists from 10 Asian countries. ANI
Opposition protests Central teams visit to Bengal, Rajya Sabha adjourned
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice on Monday following protests over the Centres decision to send an official team to West Bengal to asses the situation arising out of a series of violent incidents over the last few months. ANI
Kaiga nuke leak, a malevolent act: Kakodkar
Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar on Sunday said the leakage at the Kaiga nuclear plant here, which left 55 persons sick with radioactive poisoning, appears to have been a malevolent act of a disgruntled employee. ANI
President Patil to deliver lecture on Governance and Public Service today
President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the Foundation Day lecture on Governance and Public Service here today. ANI
Congress-NCP alliance forms government in Maharashtra for the second time
Congress leader Ashok Chavan and Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal took oath of office and secrecy as Maharashtras Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively on Saturday evening here at Raj Bhawan. ANI
It is desirable to continue with administrative tribunals: CJI
Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan on Sunday expressed satisfaction that most benches of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) have progressively improved their disposal in recent years. ANI
It is desirable to continue with administrative tribunals: CJI
Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan on Sunday expressed satisfaction that most benches of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) have progressively improved their disposal in recent years. ANI
Congress retains Chavan and Hooda as chief ministers
The Congress Party has decided to retain Ashok Chavan and Bhupinder Singh Hooda as the chief ministers of Maharashtra and Haryana respectively. ANI
Congress stakes claim to form government in Haryana
Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Phool Chand Maullana met state Governor Jagannath Pahadia here on Friday and staked a claim to form the next government in the state. ANI
Congress claims enough support to form government in Haryana
The Congress Party on Friday claimed to have completed the number deficit by garnering unconditional support of seven Independent Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in Haryana. ANI
Sonia urges Haryana voters to vote for stability, development,
Congress President Sonia Gandhi urged the Haryana voters here on Sunday to vote for stability and development of the state. ANI
Congress hopes to garner votes with promise of subsidised grains for poor
Congress Party in Haryana promised food grains for the poor at cheap rates and better governance in its manifesto for the October 13 assembly elections. ANI
Varun Gandhi nominated to key consultative committee on defence
Young Bharatiya Janata Party leader Varun Gandhi has been nominated as a member of the key parliamentary consultative committee on defence in order to groom him as a future leader of the party and give valuable parliamentary experience. ANI
Data related to traces of water on moon being analysed, says Chavan
Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday said analysis of data collected about the presence of traces of water on moon was being done. ANI
EGoM fixes reserve price of 3G spectrum, WiMax
An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM), constituted by the Government to supervise the spectrum for 3G telephony, on Thursday fixed the reserve price for pan-India 3G spectrum at Rs 3,500 crore. ANI
Conference of Secretaries of Administrative reforms today
A conference of Secretaries of Administrative Reforms will be held here today. ANI
Conference of Secretaries of Administrative reforms tomorrow
A conference of Secretaries of Administrative Reforms will be held here tomorrow. ANI
Pramod Kale gets Aryabhatta award
Promod Kale was today awarded the Aryabhatta award 2006 for his outstanding life-time contribution to the promotion of astronomy in India. ANI
Information Commissions constituted in 27 states: Chavan in RS
The Government on Thursday said that all the 27 States, with the exception of Jammu and Kashmir, in the country have set up their respective Information Commissions under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. ANI
Many countries chasing India to sell Nuke reactors: Chavan
Minister of State in PMO Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said that many countries want to sell nuclear reactors to India, but any deal in this regard would be struck only on terms set down by the government. ANI
Government sanctions Rs3.08 crore to CBI for e-Governance
In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Thursday Union Minister of State for the Prime Ministers Office Prithviraj Chavan stated that a sum of Rs.3.08 crores had been sanctioned during the year 2008-09 under the Plan Scheme of CBI e-Governance for setting up a Wide Area Network and other e-Governance applications for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). ANI
Parliament adjourned, over reduction in security for Mayawati
Parliament was adjourned on Wednesday till 2pm after the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) members trooped into the wells of the Lo Sabha and Rajya Sabha to protest against the withdrawal of security cover to their leader, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. ANI
Government forms EGoM to supervise 3G telephony
The government has constituted an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) to supervise the spectrum for 3G telephony that will revolutionise the technology through which data is received and transferred from mobile phones. ANI
Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure constituted
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) has been constituted under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. ANI
Government doesnt intervene in functioning of CBI: Chavan
Minister of State in Prime Ministers office, Prithviraj Chavan said in the Rajya Sabha that the government does not intervene in the functioning of the Central Bureau of Investigation once the cases are handed over it. ANI
ARC recommendations under Governments consideration: Prithviraj Chavan
Minister of state in PMO Prithviraj Chavan today said the government is considering the recommendations made by the Second Administrative Reforms Committee to evolve a transparent and accountable bureaucracy. ANI
Prime Minister sends Chadar at Ajmer Sharif shrine
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sent a Chadar or, the holy cloth as his offering at the revered shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chisti in Ajmer Sharif on Sunday. ANI
Southwest Monsoon to remain below normal: Govt.
Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Prithiviraj Chavan on Wednesday said that the Southwest Monsoon is likely to remain below normal level vis--vis the original prediction and conventional rainfall. ANI
Met Department predicts below normal rain for July
The Metrological Department predicted a below normal rainfall in the month of July, expecting 93 % rainfall, as against 96% predicted earlier for this. ANI
Prime Minister wants officials to keep an eye on Monsoon delay
As a delayed monsoon creates concern for farm output, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked officials to monitor the situation closely on everyday basis. ANI
Bangalore Bio 2009 inaugurated today
The ninth edition of Bangalore Bio, Indias premier Biotechnology event organized by the Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, Vision Group on Biotechnology and MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications Co was inaugurated today by Prithviraj Chavan, Honble Minister of State (Independent Charges) for Science and Technology and Earth Science, Prime Ministers Office and Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions - Government of India, B.S. Yeddyurappa, Honble Chief Minister of Karnataka. ANI
Prime Minister hopes for new beginning
As the first session of 15th Lok Sabha starts today, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has expressed the hope of a new beginning and that Parliament would be allowed to run smoothly. ANI
Supporters celebrate Indian Cabinet expansion, as ministers take oath
A wave of cheer and jubilation was witnessed among supporters of various Members of Parliament on Thursday, as Cabinet expansion witnessed induction of 59 ministers to Prime Ministers council of ministers at Rashtrapati Bhavan. ANI
English lords over Hindi in Lok Sabha oath-taking ceremony
Fifty nine ministers took their oath in English and Hindi at a solemn ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. ANI
Council of Ministers represents a bend of experience and energy: PM
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Thursday described his Council of Ministers as a mix of experience and youthful energy. ANI
59 new ministers inducted into Union cabinet
President Pratibha Patil administered oath of office to 14 Cabinet ministers, seven Ministers of State (Mos) with Independent charge and 38 (MOS) on Thursday. ANI
Cabinet expansion today
Fifty-nine ministers will take oath in the second round of cabinet expansion here today. ANI
PM, Sonia Gandhi finalise list of ministers ahead of cabinet expansion
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi met here today to finalise the list of ministers ahead of the cabinet expansion. ANI
Manmohan Singh sends message of encouragement to Congress
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh sent a message to the Congress conclave of district and block presidents at New Delhi on Sunday, encouraging his party men to meet the political challenges that lie ahead. ANI
India signs first commercial atomic power contract with France
India on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a French power major AREVA to build atomic power plants. ANI
Chavan says India to set up five new atomic reactors soon
Minister of State in the Prime Ministers Office, Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, disclosed on Thursday that five new atomic reactors are being set up in the country to enhance power production. ANI
Parliaments last session in February ahead of Lok Sabha elections
The government on Sunday said that the Parliament would meet in February for its final session ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. ANI
Amarnath land row cost Congress dearly in Jammu region
The Congress party, which was in power in the State when the Amarnath land row erupted, has blamed the controversy for costing it heavily in the region during the assembly elections. ANI
Deshmukhs successor to be decided today
Senior Congress leaders Pranab Mukherjee and A K Antony will leave for Mumbai today to decide on the new Maharashtra Chief Minister. ANI
Lobbying for next Maharashtra CM begins
Even as the Congress party remains undecided about who will take over the reins of power in Maharashtra in the wake of incumbent Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh submitting his resignation twice to party president Sonia Gandhi, factions within the Congress have started lobbying for their respective candidates. ANI
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