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Food Security Ordinance gets President's nod

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New Delhi: President  Pranab Mukherjee on Friday signed the National Food Security Bill, but not before keeping the government on tenterhooks by sitting over it for a day.
The ordinance, which was ap

Kejriwal wanted to be in NAC: Digvijay Singh

India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal wanted to be in the National Advisory Council (NAC) but was turned down by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi 'who knew more about him', party general

Sonia to take up poverty issue amid government flip-flop

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Taking note of government flip-flop over where to benchmark the economic criteria of poverty, the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council, comprising non-government experts, will meet on Oct 21 and

No starvation deaths in Dantewada: Mander

Though there have been no deaths due to starvation in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, tribals in the region are forced to live on empty stomachs, National Advisory Council (NAC) member and Supreme Court food commissioner Harsh Mander said on Thursday.

National Advisory Council to work on lokpal bill

The National Advisory Council (NAC) led by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will examine the proposed draft Lokpal bill and submit its recommendations to the government.

Sonia panel finds RTI rules wrong, dangerous

Jan. 20: The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council has recommended deletion of some of the RTI Act rules proposed by the government, saying they are “legally wrong”.

The NAC has sent its recomme

NAC for fresh Bill on riots

New Delhi, July 14: Setting aside differences within, the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council recommended the rollout of the proposed National Food Security Act in a phased manner in around 160

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