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Prefer 'Hinglish' Words Over Pure Hindi Translation : Govt
India | Dec 05, 2011, 06:15 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 5: In a bid to overcome problems posed by difficult Hindi words, government has asked section officers to use their "hinglish" replacements for easy understanding and better promotion of the language. The
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Govt Should Have Consulted Congress Leaders On FDI : Anil Shastri
National | Nov 30, 2011, 10:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 30: Reflecting the unease in the party over the FDI conroversy, senior party leader Anil Shastri said the present stalemate over it could have been avoided while party MP from Uttar Pradesh
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BJP Says, Govt Insensitive On Petrol Price Hike Issue
National | Nov 04, 2011, 10:50 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 4: BJP today alleged the price hike demonstrated that the government was “completely insensitive” to the suffering of people and asked the UPA allies to withdraw support as they were becoming a
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Govt Begins Peace Talks With ULFA Leaders
India | Oct 25, 2011, 06:58 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 25: The Centre today held talks with the top leadership of the banned ULFA and discussed various aspects of its ‘charter of demands' which sought amendment in the Constitution to find a
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Bye Election Defeat No Reflection On Govt, Party : PM
India | Oct 18, 2011, 09:22 PM ISTPretoria, Oct 18: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today dismissed suggestions that the Congress party's defeat in the Lok Sabha bye election is a referendum or a reflection on his government's performance and the Congress party.“One
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Govt To Provide Funds To SBI, Says Pranab
Oct 16, 2011, 07:53 PM ISTTabriz, Oct 16: Expressing the government's commitment to recapitalisation of State Bank of India (SBI), Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that funds would be provided to the PSU lender to enable it to
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Govt Didn't Take Step To Prevent 2G Scam : SC
India | Oct 13, 2011, 09:15 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 13: The Supreme Court today expressed its anguish that the stand of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh favouring “auctioning” of 2G spectrum was ignored and no no timely action was taken to prevent
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Govt Sets Export Target Of USD 450 Billion By FY14: Scindia
Sep 30, 2011, 10:03 PM ISTMumbai, Sept 30: The Government will be setting an export target of USD 450 billion by FY 14 against USD 252 billion in FY 11, a top government official said here.“We have set an export
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Govt Clears Vodafone's Stake Buy In JV With Essar
Sep 19, 2011, 05:26 PM ISTNew Delhi, September 19: The plea of UK-based telecom operator Vodafone to buy 5.48 per cent stake in the joint venture — Vodafone-Essar — from two Mauritius based entities has been approved, the government said
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Don't Send A Wrong Message, Anna Hazare To Govt
India | Sep 04, 2011, 06:30 PM ISTRalegan Siddhi, Sept 4: Cautioning the government against sending a ‘wrong message' after privilege and income tax notices were slapped on members of his team, Anna Hazare said undue harassment of civil society members may
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Posco For Swapping Of Iron Ore Within Country: Minister
Aug 29, 2011, 05:21 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Aug 29: Though Posco had agreed not to insist on the import clause in the lapsed MoU with Orissa government, it wanted swapping of iron ore within the country.“Posco-India has given its consent to
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Govt Keeping All Options Open In Case Anna Hazare's Health Worsens
India | Aug 24, 2011, 09:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 24: The government is keeping a close watch on the health of Anna Hazare and is keeping all options open in case it shows any deterioration. The government sources said officials were
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Govt Sends Jan Lokpal Bill To Par Standing Committee
India | Aug 24, 2011, 08:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 24: Appealing to Anna Hazare to end his fast, the government today said it has forwarded Jan Lokpal Bill to Parliament's Standing Committee for consideration and it is up to it to
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Govt Mulling Sacking Corrupt Officers At Trial Stage
India | Aug 24, 2011, 06:28 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 24: As Government and Team Anna slug it out over the Lokpal issue, a move is afoot for sacking public servants chargesheeted for corruption once the trial begins.The Government told the Lok
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Congress MP Chaturvedi Blasts Govt On Anna Fast
India | Aug 24, 2011, 06:12 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 24: Senior Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi today admitted that the UPA was moving away from ground realities and the government has committed “mistakes” on demand for JPC in 2G scam and inclusion
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Withdraw Lokpal Bill; Bring An Effective Bill: BJP To Govt
India | Aug 23, 2011, 08:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 23: The BJP today asked the government to withdraw the present Lokpal Bill and introduce an “effective” bill in Parliament, but made it clear that some provisions of the Team Anna draft
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Govt Trying Hard To Find A Solution On Lokpal: Mediator
India | Aug 22, 2011, 02:15 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 22: Expressing hope that differences between Anna Hazare and government could be sorted out soon, spiritual leader Baiyyuji Maharaj, who has emerged as a mediator, today said the government was trying “really
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Amar Singh Supports Govt On Lokpal
India | Aug 20, 2011, 09:58 PM ISTPatna, Aug 20: Rashitrya Lokmanch President Amar Singh today slammed social activist Anna Hazare and supported government on the issue of keeping the prime minister out of the ambit of Lokpal.Reffering to Hazare's demand for
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Don't Take Long To Bring In A Strong Lokpal Bill: Anna To Govt
India | Aug 18, 2011, 10:00 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 18: As Anna Hazare is all set to launch his protest fast from Ramlila Maidan tomorrow, he asked the government this evening not to take too long to bring in a strong
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UPA Govt Nervous, Has Lost Its Balance: BJP
India | Aug 16, 2011, 07:48 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 16: In the wake of Anna Hazare's arrest, BJP today said a “nervous” UPA government was adopting an “undemocratic attitude” by laying down unreasonable conditions on peaceful protestors and misusing the police