Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Saturday said that education reform is the need of the hour, as the teachers in the country are facing professional disempowerment.
“We have a situation today in which teachers are politically empowered and professionally disempowered. This is a disservice to the cause of education. The need of the hour is [...]
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Vice President highlights the need of education reform
September 5th, 2009 |
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President Patil to leave for Russia today
September 2nd, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil will leave on a weeklong visit to Russia and Tajikistan from today.
She will be accompanied by Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora and Minister of State for Textiles, Panabaka Lakshmi.
Strengthening bilateral ties with these countries will be top of the agenda of the visit.
Patil will first go to Moscow and [...]
Indian PM defends Pakistan talks
July 29th, 2009 |
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Indian PM Manmohan Singh is due to make a statement clarifying the government’s stand on peace talks with Pakistan.
The move comes a fortnight after a joint statement issued by the two neighbours created confusion in India.
The statement had said they would fight terrorism without linking such co-operation to wider peace talks.
But after the joint statement Mr Singh said India would not start peace talks with Pakistan until the Mumbai attacks suspects are brought to justice.
The joint statement was issued after Mr Singh met his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Egypt.
It said action on terrorism "should not be linked to the composite dialogue process" – which includes talks on the disputed territory of Kashmir.
Correspondents say many in India have seen the joint statement as a major climb-down in Delhi’s stance.
The document also mentioned the situation in Balochistan, raising concerns in India that it implied the country’s "meddling" in the internal affairs of Pakistan.
‘Altering foreign policy’
Pakistan also provided an updated status dossier on the investigations of last November’s Mumbai (Bombay) attacks, in which militants killed more than 160 people.
On Tuesday, 146 Indian opposition MPs met President Pratibha Patil and accused the government of altering the "fundamental foundations of India’s foreign policy and strategic interests".
The Indian Express newspaper said that Mr Singh in his statement in the parliament on Wednesday is "expected to make it clear that there will be no composite dialogue until Pakistan takes more concrete measures on terrorism directed from its soil against India".
"To that extent, India feels that Pakistan’s 36-page dossier on the progress of the investigations is a ‘step forward’ but more needs to be done," the newspaper said.
Peace talks between the two neighbours were suspended after the Mumbai attacks.
India says the gunmen were from Pakistan and has accused the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba of being behind the attacks.
Pakistan has admitted they were partly planned on its soil – and vowed to do all it can to bring the suspects to justice. </p
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NDA delegation submits memorandum to President Patil over Indo-Pak joint statement
July 29th, 2009 |
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Members of Parliament of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance on Tuesday met President Pratibha Patil and submitted a memorandum on the recent India-Pakistan joint statement.
“The government has just formed and after the first foreign tour of Prime Minister, one-by-one facts about the Indo-Pakistan Joint Statement have come to light which have raised a lot of [...]
NDA to give memorandum to President Patil over Indo-Pak joint statement
July 28th, 2009 |
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Members of Parliament of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance will submit a memorandum to President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday to draw her attention on the controversial joint statement with Pakistan issued in Sharm-el-Sheikh in Egypt and some other issues.
“All NDA MPs will march to the Rashtrapati Bhavan from Raisina Hill to hand over a [...]
Bill Gates receives Indira Gandhi Prize in India
July 26th, 2009 |
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Saturday received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development from India’s president, a government statement said.
The prize recognizes his work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It is awarded annually to individuals or organizations for creative efforts that promote peace, development and a [...]
President confers Indira Gandhi Prize on Bill Gates
July 25th, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil on Saturday presented the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development to Microsoft founder Bill Gates for his charity work.
Gates received the prize on behalf of his 38 billion dollars Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation has been working for a range of issues; including HIV/AIDS.
Speaking on the [...]
Prime Minister calls on President
July 23rd, 2009 |
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, called on President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
The meeting lasted about 40 minutes.
Dr. Singh briefed President Patil about his recent visit to Italy in connection with the G-8 Summit, France on the occasion of its National Day and Egypt for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit.
Both also [...]
President Patil condoles death of vocalist Gangubai Hangal
July 22nd, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday expressed her sorrow and grief over the death of renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Gangubai Hangal.
She breathed her last on Tuesday morning following a brief illness.
She is survived by two sons and a daughter.
“Gangubai Hangal was one of the most acclaimed exponents of Khyal Gayki of the Kirana Gharana and [...]
President Patil to visit Vidarbha today
July 17th, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil will arrive here on a day-long visit today.
During her visit, President Patil will unveil the statue of Maharana Pratap at Chikhli.
Later, she will proceed to Buldhana where she will inaugurate the Centenary Celebrations of the District Court and also the Lawyers’ Conference organised by the District Bar Association.
Maharashtra Governor S.C. [...]
Sangeet Akademi Awards presentation today
July 14th, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil will confer the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards for 2008 at a special ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan today.
The Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna) and Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) are recognized as the highest national honour conferred on practicing artists, gurus and scholars and have come to stay as the most [...]