Indian Government
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Cyber spy group Suckfly to keep targeting Indian government: Symantec
May 19, 2016, 08:19 AM ISTNew Delhi:Global cyber security leader Symantec on Wednesday warned of continued cyber attacks on Indian government and commercial organisations by advanced cyber espionage group Suckfly. In a blog post publishing activities of Suckfly, Symantec said
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Indian govt proposes to make citizenship for Pakistan Hindus simpler
World | Apr 18, 2016, 09:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government on Sunday announced that it proposes to simplify procedures for grant of Indian citizenship to minority Hindus from Pakistan. The proposal also envisages allowing “minority communities of Pakistan staying in India
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PM Modi announces 24X7 helpline for expats
World | Apr 02, 2016, 10:44 PM ISTRiyadh: Reaching out to expatriates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight announced a 24X7 multi-lingual helpline for them and said a move to regularise migration was in the offing through an online programme. Asserting that the
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Government Sources Say Kulbushan Jadhav Could Have Been Lured to Balochistan
India | Mar 26, 2016, 10:34 PM ISTKulbushan Jadhav, who has been arrested by Pakistani agencies claiming he was a RAW spy, was a businessman who owns a small ship, government sources claimed here today.
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India 'privately' against patent-overriding drug permits: USIBC
Mar 08, 2016, 09:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian government has "privately reassured" industry lobby group US-India Business Council that the country would not invoke 'compulsory licensing' for commercial purposes that could allow local drugmakers to make cheaper products by overriding
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'Chhota Rajan has special relationship with Indian government'
India | Jan 09, 2016, 03:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar has claimed that the Indian government has a special relationship with underworld don Chhota Rajan, who was deported from Bali in November last year.Kumar made the assertion
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BJP hails 'Operation Raahat'
National | Apr 08, 2015, 09:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Lauding the government's efforts in bringing back Indians from strife-torn Yemen, BJP today said the safe and speedy evacuation of 4,500 countrymen has not just made the nation proud but also enhanced India's
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Government targets 1 crore consumers to give up LPG subsidy
Mar 30, 2015, 10:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: Government expects that about one crore well off consumers will surrender the subsidy on cooking gas after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to people not to take subsidy if they can afford to
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Govt brainstorms on sharing information through media
National | Feb 02, 2015, 01:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Stressing the importance of government's connect with public through media, Union minister Arun Jaitley today said ministers, even those unfamiliar with the art of dealing with press, have to take lead and along
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After mangoes, EU may lift ban on four more vegetables
India | Jan 23, 2015, 09:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Soon after lifting the ban on import of mangoes, the Indian government is expecting the European Commission to remove the ban on shipments of four more vegetables – bitter gourd, brinjal, snake gourd
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Govt defends new appointments to Censor Board, says it's a 'mix of all'
National | Jan 20, 2015, 11:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Under attack for naming people with BJP connections to the Censor Board, the government today defended its appointments saying the idea was to have a “mix of all” in the composition of the
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Government can't tinker with right to freedom of religion: Congress
National | Dec 22, 2014, 08:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Rejecting government's proposal for a law against conversion, Congress today said freedom to religion is an "essential fabric and character" of the Constitution which cannot be tinkered with.Congress alleged that controversial conversion programmes
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Govt approves appointment of 3 experts as NDMA members
India | Jan 08, 2015, 10:04 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government today approved appointment of a scientist, an armyman and a UN expert on disaster reduction as members of the revamped NDMA, which had previously seen mostly politicians and retired bureaucrats with
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Indian government seeks review of Sarita's ban
Other Sports | Dec 17, 2014, 07:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian government Wednesday expressed concern at the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) decision to ban boxer L. Sarita Devi for a year and impose a fine of Swiss franc 1,000 for her refusal
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Government equivocal on banning radio taxis: Opposition
National | Dec 09, 2014, 09:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Opposition parties Tuesday alleged that the government was speaking in two voices on banning radio taxis following the rape of a young woman in the capital by a driver linked to international taxi-booking
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River linking could alter rainfall, hit monsoons: Expert
India | Dec 06, 2014, 09:34 AM ISTKolkata: Criticising the interlinking of rivers (ILR) project of the Indian government, a leading geologist and environmental expert on Friday warned the move could disrupt rainfall pattern which could be a significant issue in the
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Government to name those having prosecutable case: FM on black money
India | Oct 27, 2014, 10:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government will make public names of only those people against whom there is a prosecutable case in connection with tax evasion through offshore accounts, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday, amid the
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Government determined to 'review' MNREGA
National | Oct 17, 2014, 10:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: Despite objections from various quarters, the government is determined to go ahead with its plan to undertake a "thorough review" of UPA regime's flagship programme MNREGA, arguing that it has been "allowed to
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Govt to cleanse 'the jungle of laws', says PM Modi
National | Sep 23, 2014, 08:45 PM ISTBangalore: Declaring that his government has decided to clear “the jungle of laws”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said antiquated laws would be done away with to impart direction and speed to administration.“In our country....there
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Hafiz Saeed blames India for flood in Pakistan
World | Sep 09, 2014, 10:37 AM ISTIslamabad: Mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks Hafiz Saeed has blamed India for flood crisis in Pakistan.He said that the Government of India discharged water in rivers without notification.He further describe Prime Minister Narendra