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Darda appointed ABC chairman for 2010-2011

Hyderabad, Sept. 17: Mr Vijay Jawaharlal Darda, the Rajya Sabha MP and chairman and managing director of the Lokmat group of newspapers, was unanimously elected as the chairman of the Audit Bureau of

Nuclear civil liability bill moved in Rajya Sabha

The minister of state for science and technology, Mr Prithviraj Chavan, moved the civil nuclear liability bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday after the Lok Sabha passed the legislation last week.

"I be

New law to regulate foreign contributions

Parliament on Friday enacted a new law to enforce stricter regulations for foreign contributions in the form of gifts, funds and other forms to individuals and social organisations in the wake of chan

Bill for NRI vote right tabled in RS

New Delhi, Aug. 21: Bowing to the persistent demand for voting rights from Indians living outside the country, the government today introduced a bill in Rajya Sabha to enable them to register their na

Environment assessment report by November ’10

New Delhi, Aug. 21: The minister of state for environment and forests, Mr Jairam Ramesh, on Saturday told the Rajya Sabha that the country’s first impact assessment report on change in environment is

Rajya Sabha passes bill to rebuild Nalanda University

The Rajya Sabha on Saturday passed a bill to re-establish the historic Nalanda University in Bihar as an international institute of learning.

The bill, which was introduced in the house last week, wa

Uproar in Rajya Sabha over Mamata's stand on Azad

There was uproar in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday over Trinamool Congress chief, Ms Mamata Banerjee's speech in Lalgarh questioning the manner in which Maoist leader Azad had been killed.

Left party le

Centre assures relief for spill

New Delhi, Aug. 17: The Centre on Tuesday assured compensation to those affected by the oil spill resulting from the collision of the two ships off Mumbai coast early this month maintaining that “poll

"Talks with Pak if its soil not used for anti-India attacks"

India is willing to hold sustained dialogue with Pakistan if Islamabad gives an assurance that its soil will not be used to direct terrorist attacks and foment anti-India feelings, the external affair

Opposition seeks PM word on Didi Red ties

New Delhi/ Kolkata, Aug. 10: The Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mr Arun Jaitley, said that the PM on several occasions has called the Maoists the single largest threat to internal peace. “He

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