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Technocrat Mustafa Abu Shagur elected Libyan PM
Members of Libya's 200-strong national assembly on Wednesday elected technocrat Mustafa Abu Shagur as the country's new prime minister in a close vote.
Shagur, previously deputy prime minister, won 9
Centre to support Metro rail projects in 19 cities: PM
Noting that an efficient transport system was 'critical' for orderly growth of cities, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the government has decided to support preparation of Detailed Pro
Govt planned to bar Twitter after exodus of N-E people
In the wake of panic among people from North-East in various parts of the country last month, the government was planning to block micro-blogging site Twitter in eight states as the content on it was thought to be one of the main reasons for triggering exodus.
No policy inaction by govt, delays by pvt sector: Sibal
Rejecting charges of policy paralysis, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday said the government has taken a slew of decisions in the recent past and delays, if any, were on part of private sector
Govt to bring SC/ST promotion Bill in RS on Thursday
Undeterred by the fracas in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, government will bring the Bill providing for SC/ST reservation in promotion in government jobs in the Upper House on Thursday for consideratio
Sonia writes to PM: Govt must reduce unneccesary expediture on functions at memorials
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking the Government to cut down unnecessary expenditure by avoiding ostentatious displays during functions organized at m
Govt asks banks to ensure one a/c per family among urban poor
The government has asked banks to focus on 'Urban Financial Inclusion' to ensure at least one bank account per family among poor in cities.
The directive comes at a time when the government has been
Panel tells Centre it needs to use media better
The need for the government to improve its use of the media, both print and electronic, to handle national security concerns has clearly been spelt out by the Naresh Chandra Committee on National Sec
Govt for special minority policies
In a bid to further prioritise and penetrate benefits to minority communities, the government is envisaging to take up special schemes for such groups of people to the village level in the 12th Plan (
Centre to fix hospital rates
To make healthcare affordable for all, the Union health ministry is planning to define the range of rates a clinical establishment can charge for different procedures and treatments. The plan is to ca
