PM announces Bill to accelerate higher education and health
New Delhi, Aug 15 ANI: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said that improvement in the areas of education and health is an important strategy for inclusive growth, and announced that the Central Government  read more

Posted by aniin on Sunday Aug 15
Union Cabinet approves Whistleblowers Bill
New Delhi, Aug 9 ANI: The Union Cabinet on Monday cleared the Public Interest Disclosure Protection of Informers Bill, 2010, which gives sweeping powers to the Central Vigilance Commission CVC to protect whistleblowers from any disciplinary action for exposing corruption in a government department  read more

Posted by aniin on Monday Aug 09
Cabinet clears societies to run six AIIMS-like institutions
New Delhi, Aug 9 ANI: The Union Cabinet today approved a proposal to form societies for each of the six AIIMS like institutions which are being set up under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna PMSSY  read more

Posted by aniin on Monday Aug 09
Mums working with Victoria Government to get paid breastfeeding breaks
Melbourne, Aug.5 ANI: The Victorian Government has decided to introduce a new breastfeeding policy at the workplace, allowing government workers paid breastfeeding breaks and a raft of policies to make the task easier at work  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday Aug 05
Bill to protect whistleblowers in Cabinet today
New Delhi, Aug 5 ANI: The Union Cabinet is expected to clear the redrafted Public Interest Disclosure Protection of Informers Bill, 2010 on Thursday. The bill gives sweeping powers to the Central Vigilance  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday Aug 05
Dalai Lama visits historical Buddhist monastery in Ladakh
Ladakh, July 29 ANI: Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama visited an old Buddhist monastery in Ladakh's Nubra valley of Jammu and Kashmir in the course of his nine-day visit to the region. He consecrated  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday Jul 29
Price rise rocks Parliament, Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon
New Delhi, July 29 ANI: The price rise issue created a storm in the Rajya Sabha for the third successive day on Thursday, forcing its adjournment till 12 noon. As soon the house assembled at 11 a.m., opposition leaders on their feet, demanding a discussion on the price rise  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday Jul 29
Gillard announces Aug 21 polls, seeks mandate 'to move Australia forward'
Canberra Australia, July 17 ANI: Australians will go to the polls on August 21, and Prime MInister Julia Gillard has asked the people to give her a mandate to move the nation forward. Just three weeks after deposing Kevin Rudd, Gillard arrived at the Government House here at 10  read more

Posted by aniin on Saturday Jul 17
Pak set to clip independent media's wings over citing govt's failures
London, July 1 ANI: Pakistan has introduced a bill known as 'Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Act' which if passed will curb harsh criticism of the government by the independent television channels  read more

Posted by aniin on Tuesday Jul 06
'Pak politicians with fake degree liable to 80 lashes under Islamic law for lying'
Islamabad, July 1ANI: Former Pakistan Law Minister Sher Afgan Niazi has said that a member of parliament holding a fake degree not only faces disqualification, but is also liable to be awarded 80 lashes under the Islamic law for lying  read more

Posted by aniin on Friday Jul 02
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