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  Rajya Sabha Chairman rejects Vijay Mallya's resignation letter on procedural grounds

  May 04, 2016 6:33 IST

  New Delhi: With Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari turning down Vijay Mallya's resignation letter on procedural grounds and Ethics Committee rejecting it, the liquor baron, who is facing a case of loan default of over

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  No faith in climate prevailing in country: Full text of Vijay Mallya’s letter to Rajya Sabha Ethics Committee

  May 03, 2016 18:54 IST

  New Delhi: Facing a string of accusations ranging from money laundering to loan fraud, beleaguered industrialist Vijay Mallya, who is wanted by Indian banks for billions in unpaid loans tendered his resignation as a member

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  LTC Scam: CBI gets Hamid Ansari’s nod to prosecute JD(U) MP Anil Sahani

  Politics | April 15, 2016 17:18 IST

  Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has given his approval to CBI to prosecute JD(U) MP Anil Sahani against whom the agency had filed a charge sheet for alleged cheating and corruption in Leave Travel Concession (LTC) Scam.

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  Opposition wants discussion on JNU in Rajya Sabha, government says 'okay'

  Politics | February 21, 2016 10:15 IST

  New Delhi: The Central government and opposition have worked out a plan to allow the Rajya Sabha to run during the Budget Session of Parliament, slated to commence from February 23. The Opposition demanded a

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  Concluding 3-day visit to Brunei, Vice President Hamid Ansari arrives in Thailand

  Politics | February 03, 2016 16:18 IST

  Bangkok: Vice President Hamid Ansari arrived in Thailand today on a three-day visit on the second and the last leg of his visit to south-east Asia.“Eastern friendships flourish. After a successful visit to Brunei, VP

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  Intolerance of criticism arising out of irrational faith: Hamid Ansari

  India | January 10, 2016 22:34 IST

  New Delhi: Amid the intolerance debate in the country, Vice President Hamid Ansari today said there is “intolerance of criticism and questioning” resulting from irrational faiths and beliefs which are based on unscientific prejudices.He said

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  India Inc to pitch for simplified I-T laws with Finance Minister

  India | January 06, 2016 10:25 IST

  India Inc to pitch for simplified I-T laws with Finance MinisterNew Delhi: Industry chambers will push for simplification of Income Tax laws and calibrated phasing out of exemptions after lowering of corporate tax rate during

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  Galaxy of leaders attend Sharad Yadav's book launch

  Politics | December 21, 2015 18:05 IST

  New Delhi: Keeping aside their political differences, a galaxy of leaders including Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu, today attended the launch of a

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  Rajya Sabha logjam broken, but GST off the agenda

  Politics | December 19, 2015 10:21 IST

  New Delhi: Leaders cutting across party lines on Friday agreed to put an end to disruptions in Parliament from Monday, paving way for some legislative business to be taken up in whatever time there is

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  Hamid Ansari seeks more power for RS Chair to act against errant MPs

  Politics | December 18, 2015 21:48 IST

  New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met him, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has said that the Chair should be given more powers to act against errant members on

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  Hamid Ansari, others break ground for USD 7.6 bn TAPI pipeline

  World | December 13, 2015 20:27 IST

  Mary (Turkmenistan):  Vice President Hamid Ansari, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and leaders from Turkmenistan and Afghanistan today broke the ground here for the ambitious USD 7.6 billion TAPI pipeline project which will provide energy-hungry

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  Hamid Ansari hails TAPI pipeline project, dismisses security fears

  World | December 12, 2015 23:48 IST

  Ashgabat:  Hailing the USD 7.6 billion TAPI gas pipeline as one of the “great ideas” in regional cooperation, Vice President Hamid Ansari today dismissed speculation over its security in Pakistan and Afghanistan.  “No. I don't

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  Hamid Ansari emphasises on values of human rights

  India | December 11, 2015 8:01 IST

  New Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari Thursday said natural resources conflict, gender equality, caste, communal, ethnic conflicts and environmental implications over developmental projects have become part of human rights agenda.Addressing the International Human Rights Day

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  Hamid Ansari warns against undermining of 'constitutional intent of scrutiny of law'

  India | December 10, 2015 9:58 IST

  New Delhi: Vice President M Hamid Ansari on Wednesday warned against any attempt to undermine the constitutional intent of scrutiny of legislation.Referring to "events in the recent past" and taking a cue from a recent

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  Writers' role critical in inducing sanity in society: Hamid Ansari

  India | November 28, 2015 20:16 IST

  New Delhi: India's unmatched diversity of literary traditions reflects its plural ethos, Vice President Hamid Ansari said today even as he emphasised on the critical role of writers and narrators in "inducing sanity in an

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  Intolerance of diversity, dissent reason for concern: Hamid Ansari

  Politics | November 17, 2015 23:35 IST

  Pune: Vice President Hamid Ansari  today said there was a reason for concern about “emergence of a propensity for intolerance of diversity and dissent” and pitched for evolving a social consensus around equality, justice and

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  India's commitment to religious tolerance self-evident: Hamid Ansari

  India | November 06, 2015 6:53 IST

  On Board Special Flight: India's commitment to religious tolerance and plurality is self-evident and it is laid in the Constitution, upheld by courts and no political party proclaims that intolerance is their agenda, Vice President

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  Hamid Ansari cancels Brunei visit; leaves for India

  India | November 05, 2015 20:41 IST

  Bali: Vice President Hamid Ansari today left Indonesia for India after cancelling his visit to Brunei which got delayed following closure of the Bali airport due to the spewing of volcanic ash from a nearby

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  Volcanic ash in Indonesia further delays Hamid Ansari's Brunei visit

  World | November 05, 2015 9:18 IST

  Bali: Vice President Hamid Ansari's departure from Indonesia to Brunei has been further delayed following shutting down of operations at the Bali airport due to spewing of ash from a rumbling volcano.Officials sources said that

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  Hamid Ansari calls for boosting trade, investment with Indonesia

  World | November 03, 2015 23:52 IST

  Jakarta: Pitching for greater cooperation between India and Indonesia, Vice President Hamid Ansari today said while both countries share excellent relations, their bilateral trade and investments have not realised full potential.Addressing the India-Indonesia Business Forum