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PM rebuts opposition charges of governance deficit
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday spoke of the UPA having improved economic performance, rebutted opposition allegations on 2G spectrum and coal blocks allocations, and talked of the country's re-emergence through transformation. Here are excerpts from the prime minister's speech: On faster growth We are confident that growth in 2013-14 will be better than 2012-13 and could exceed 6 ...
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Nine years of UPA saw average 8 percent growth PM
Detailing economic growth during the UPA regime, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday the slowdown last year was "temporary" and a longer term view would show that India has notched up an average "8 percent growth" in the past nine years. The prime minister, presenting the ruling United Progressive Alliance-II's report card, said the economic situation was "turning around" and economic ...
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Parrikar to meet PM for special status for Goa
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in June to press for special status for Goa and demand a special package for the people affected by the mining ban in the state, it was announced here Wednesday. "We are hopeful for an appointment with the prime minister in the first week of June. We will formally request him for special status to be accorded to Goa," ...
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Manmohan Sonia praise one another
On the ninth anniversary of the UPA government Wednesday, its two key figures -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi -- praised one another. While ending his speech at his 7 Race Course residence, Manmohan Singh spoke about Gandhi's "inspiring leadership" as he said that the coalition government was determined to transform people's lives. In her speech, Gandhi was ...
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Suspecting wife man kills three children self in UP
A man killed his three children Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh and committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a speeding bus, police said. He suspected his wife to be in an illicit relation with one of his relatives. The gory incident took place in the Robertsganj area of Sonebhadra district, over 400 km from here, when on pretext of taking them out for a treat Babulal first strangulated his ...
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Pressure by media leads to hasty judgement PM
India has a very free press and an increasingly active civil society movement, but they do put pressure for early action and sometimes these leads to hasty judgement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday. Speaking at a function at his official residence to mark four years of the United Progressive Alliance-II government, the prime minister said: "We are the world's largest democracy ...
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Wrongdoers in coal blocks 2G allocations to be punished PM
The UPA is committed to transparency and allegations of impropriety in telecom spectrum and coal blocks allocations are being investigated and wrongdoers will be punished, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday. Speaking at a function at his official residence to mark four years of the United Progressive Alliance-II government, the prime minister said the government has introduced ...
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Dilliwalas dont know UPA success story Sonia
In an obvious reference to the urban centres of criticism, Congress president Sonia Gandhi quipped Wednesday that "Dilliwalas" don't seem to know the UPA's success story. Gandhi made the metaphorical remark at a dinner table where she was seated along with Lalu Prasad when journalists sought her views about the UPA government's nine years in office. "I am happy with the work done," she said, ...
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Antony is my guru says Rahul
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday described Defence Minister A.K. Antony as his "guru". Gandhi kept a quiet conversation going with Antony when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released the UPA government's "Report to the People 2012-13" at the prime minister's 7 Race Course Road residence. Asked later what he spoke with Antony, Gandhi told the media: "I consider Antony as my guru. I ...
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Megha Aarja score upset wins in girls tennis
Megha Muthukumar of Tamil Nadu and Aarja Chakraborty of West Bengal scripted upset wins en route to the girls singles quarter-finals of the Karle Infra ATF under-14 Asian junior ranking tennis tournament here Wednesday. Megha prevailed over the fifth seed K. Sai Shivani of Andhra Pradesh 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) in a marathon tie lasting nearly three hours. Both played a very defensive game marked by ...
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We all stand by PM says Sonia
Strongly backing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi Wednesday said he has been carrying out his responsibilities with "great dignity" in the face of "unrelenting hostility" and the alliance stood solidly by him. "The PM (prime minister) is carrying out his responsibility with great dignity in the face of unrelenting hostility and abuse from ...
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Doctors want quality in medical education
Condemning the alleged casual approach of the Medical Council of India (MCI) in regulating medical education, a group of doctors said Wednesday the country is facing a deep quality crisis. A team of doctors from the Delhi Medical Association (DMA) said most of the new doctors were products of a system which was compromising merit in entrance exam and education. "The private colleges, who hold ...
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Kochi to host INK Fellows Programme 2013
Kochi May 22 (IANS) Applications have been invited for the INK Fellows Programme 2013 for using the physical and digital platform for sharing innovative ideas, an organiser said Wednesday. The programme will be hosted in Kochi. The initiative aims to identify young path-breakers from diverse fields in arts, science, technology, social work, music and architecture and give them a platform to ...
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Home Minister Shinde in Washington India seeks access to Rana Headley
India has sought access from the US to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Rana, both of undergoing sentence awarded by a Chicago court after being found guilty of terrorism charges. While there was no official word from either side on the issues discussed in particular those with reference to Headley and Rana, officials said it was prominently ...
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BCCI places onus of IPL fixing probe on police
A senior official of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday placed the onus of catching bookies and others involved in the recent spot-fixing scam on the police. BCCI vice-president and chairman of the IPL Governing Council Rajiv Shukla, said that it was not BCCI's job to probe who are the bookies and which Bollywood personalities are involved. "It is the job of ...
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UPA-II regime invites wrath of opposition over corruption
Opposition parties in India trained guns at the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Wednesday over rampant corruption, even as the latter completed the fourth year of its second term in power. A series of high-profile scandals has eroded trust and stymied policymaking in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's administration in recent months. The corruption saga has dented ...
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Bookie tried to play Yadav in Bangladesh league too
Former Ranji cricket player Baburao Yadav, arrested in the IPL spot fixing scandal, had planned to play in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with the help of one of the arrested bookies, police said Wednesday. Yadav, who was arrested Monday, was taken to Bangladesh by bookie Sunil Bhatia in 2009 to introduce him to some of his contacts who could help Yadav play in the BPL, said a police ...
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Court query on shielding kids from online exploitation
The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked Facebook and other social networking sites how Indian children could be prevented from knowingly or unknowingly getting exploited by adults online. A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru said that in the US the rights of the children were protected by Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) but what about the children in ...
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Chandila was to spot fix in another IPL match
Ajit Chandila of Rajasthan Royals was about to spot fix in another Indian Premier League (IPL) match too, for which he had taken Rs.15 lakh from a Punjab-based bookie, when he was arrested May 16, police claimed here Wednesday. During interrogation Chandila has revealed the name of another bookie, Deepak Kumar, 35, a resident of Patiala, in Punjab. "Kumar contacted Chandila April 4 and a ...
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Russian delegates meet Sheila Dikshit
A five-member Russian delegation Wednesday met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit here and offered expertise in the area of water treatment. The delegation was led by S.E. Cheremin, minister of the Moscow city government, an official statement said. "The visiting leader expressed his willingness to offer expertise in the field of water treatment and water distribution," it said. Dikshit said ...
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India will do everything to promote security stability in Afghanistan
In the backdrop of reports that Afghan President Hamid Karzai may have sought increased security assistance from New Delhi during his two-day visit, his third in two years, India said Wednesday it would do everything within its means to promote stability and security in that country. Karzai, who was in India from May 20-22, held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday evening. There ...
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UPA made growth more inclusive PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said that the UPA government had improved the performance of the economy, made growth more inclusive and ensured better delivery of welfare programmes. Speaking at a function at his official residence to mark four years of the United Progressive Alliance-II government, the prime minister said his government had improved India's relations with the changing ...
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Himachal minister resigns
Himachal Pradesh Transport Minister G.S. Bali submitted his resignation to senior Congress leaders as he was allegedly unhappy with his portfolio, party sources said. The minister himself refused to comment on the issue. Bali was allegedly upset with the style of functioning of the five-month-old Virbhadra Singh cabinet, they said, adding that Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was in Delhi. "No ...
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India China favour more cooperation in health sector
India and China Wednesday decided to strengthen bilateral cooperation, specially in the fields of maternal and child health, infectious diseases and other emerging health challenges, officials said here. The discussions were held between union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad with his Chinese counterpart Li Bin on the sidelines of the world health assembly in Geneva. Both sides favoured a ...
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Hottest morning in Delhi mercury to rise Thursday
Searing heat Wednesday continued to add to the discomfort of Delhiites with the mercury shooting five notches above average at 44.9 degrees Celsius as the city experienced its hottest morning, Met department said. Thursday is likely to be hotter, said an official of India Meteorological Department (IMD). The minimum temperature Wednesday morning settled four notches above average at 30.3 ...
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Tensions raised over translocation plans for Asiatic lions
In the tranquil wilderness of the Gir forest sanctuary one would never think a political storm was raging over a proposal to move some of the endangered lions that inhabit the reserve.
As the sun sets over the lush, sprawling forest in Gujarat where India’s only Asiatic lions live, they wander majestically through the wild, unaware of the conflict they are creating between Gujarat, the central government and other states that want to share in some of their success. Read more
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