Visitors: 242 PEN International PEN International has received information that blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has been summoned to return to prison to continue serving his 15-year prison sentence despite his continuing ill-health, or face confiscation of the bail collateral posted for his release. He is expected to return on 18 or 19 January 2016. Ronaghi […]
Visitors: 150 N. S. Venkataraman Nandini Voice for the Deprived www.nandinivoice.com Narendra Modi’s government has certainly initiated many praiseworthy steps to tone up the administration and improve governance. The latest is the crop insurance scheme that would go a long way in making the life of farmers a little more secured. Unfortunately, the problem is […]
Visitors: 168 Brussels, The European Commission today announced the introduction of 10 measures in the Sahel region, worth more than EUR 100 million in total. The European Commission today announced the adoption of 10 measures to assist the Sahel region under the ‘Emergency Trust Fund for Africa for stability and addressing root causes of irregular […]
Visitors: 175 Brussels, The European Commission today announced the introduction of 10 measures in the Sahel region, worth more than EUR 100 million in total. The European Commission today announced the adoption of 10 measures to assist the Sahel region under the ‘Emergency Trust Fund for Africa for stability and addressing root causes of irregular […]
Visitors: 189 The grenade attack on the offices of ARY TV in Islamabad represents yet another strike against freedom of expression in Pakistan, underscoring the growing peril faced by media workers in the course of their work, Amnesty International said today. Two attackers riding a motorcycle threw a grenade and reportedly fired gunshots at […]
Visitors: 164 The grenade attack on the offices of ARY TV in Islamabad represents yet another strike against freedom of expression in Pakistan, underscoring the growing peril faced by media workers in the course of their work, Amnesty International said today. Two attackers riding a motorcycle threw a grenade and reportedly fired gunshots at […]
Visitors: 161 A series of bomb blasts and shootings that rocked Jakarta this morning have killed at least seven people, five of whom were suspected attackers. The armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS) has reportedly claimed responsibility. Today’s attack shows an utter disregard for the right to life. This is sadly not the […]
Visitors: 181 A series of bomb blasts and shootings that rocked Jakarta this morning have killed at least seven people, five of whom were suspected attackers. The armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS) has reportedly claimed responsibility. Today’s attack shows an utter disregard for the right to life. This is sadly not the […]
Visitors: 178 Authorities Should Engage With Workers’ Advocates, Not Jail Them New York, The Chinese government should immediately release four labor rights activists who were formally arrested in Guangdong province on apparent politically motivated grounds, Human Rights Watch said today. “These formal arrests of labor activists signify a significant escalation in the Chinese government’s assault […]
Visitors: 126 The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has said there is a need to create the right ambiance and structures to encourage scientific research and innovations. Shri M. Hamid Ansari said that a pre-requisite need for this is to develop an analytical approach that leads to rational thinking and the pursuit […]
Visitors: 131 The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has said there is a need to create the right ambiance and structures to encourage scientific research and innovations. Shri M. Hamid Ansari said that a pre-requisite need for this is to develop an analytical approach that leads to rational thinking and the pursuit […]
Visitors: 193 As per the current policy of railway travel concession, male senior citizen of the age of 60 years and above, women senior citizen of the age of 58 and above are granted 40% and 50% concession respectively in all classes of Mail/Express/ Rajdhani/ Shatabdi etc, trains. No proof of age is required […]
Visitors: 350 As per the current policy of railway travel concession, male senior citizen of the age of 60 years and above, women senior citizen of the age of 58 and above are granted 40% and 50% concession respectively in all classes of Mail/Express/ Rajdhani/ Shatabdi etc, trains. No proof of age is required […]
Visitors: 151 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post-facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bangladesh for MoU and Mode of Operation of Border Haats signed on 23.10.2010 with Bangladesh for setting up Border Haats on India-Bangladesh Border, addendum to the MoU […]
Visitors: 133 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the “Stand Up India Scheme” to promote entrepreneurship among SC/ST and Women entrepreneurs. The Scheme is intended to facilitate at least two such projects per bank branch, on an average one for eachcategory of entrepreneur. It is expected to […]
Visitors: 184 Six-Month Deadline Approaches in Beijing Law Firm Round-Up New York, The Chinese authorities should release the 38 lawyers and activists associated with the Beijing Fengrui Law Firm who have been arbitrarily detained since July 2015, Human Rights Watch said today. Many are held under the criminal procedure known as “designated residential surveillance,” which authorizes incommunicado, […]
Visitors: 144 The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has said there is a need to take a serious look at the politico-administrative arrangements, including the role of the Sixth Schedule Autonomous Councils in the North Eastern Region (NER). Addressing the gathering after releasing the book ‘State, Policy and Conflicts in Northeast India’, […]
Visitors: 223 N. S. Venkataraman Nandini Voice for the Deprived, http://www.nandinivoice.com As the armed forces were battling the terrorists after their intrusion into the Pathankot airbase, the English TV media seemed to have a great time. With the English TV anchors appear to be imagining that they can be defence experts, diplomats, strategic planners, policy […]
Visitors: 163 The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh released Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) Calender-2016 here today. The theme of the Calendar released this year is “Rising North East” which is depicting […]
Visitors: 199 Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Harshavardhan today unveiled a sequence of research outcome initiatives at CSIR – Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) in Mysuru today. The Minister launched the project for establishing an integrated Sugarcane Juice Processing and bottling unit in the campus. The two tons per […]
Visitors: 151 The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that the making social security schemes accessible to unorganised sector workers is a major challenge, which the Government is keen to address at this juncture where the unorganised sector is growing at a faster pace. He said that to make health and social security benefits […]
Visitors: 183 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today inaugurated the International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and its applications, at Jigani, Bengaluru. He unveiled the Foundation Stone for a hospital of integrative medicine. Following is the text of the Prime Minister’s inaugural address:- Governor of Karnataka Shri Vajubhai Vala, Chief Minister of Karnataka […]
Visitors: 148 Most of the cities aspire to be clean and green; others to leverage heritage and other unique features Stimulating economic development and inclusivity common aim Aligarh to promote communal harmony; NDMC to emerge as a global bench mark capital city Dahod to be a multi-functional tribal hub; Ludhiana to be bicycle capital […]
Visitors: 221 “Science & Technology for Indigenous Development in India,” is the theme on which top most scientists of the country will delve upon at the 103rd edition of Indian Science Congress from January 3 to 7, 2016. The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Congress tomorrow morning (January 3, 2016). The Union […]
Visitors: 272 The Union Minister of Finance Corporate Affairs and Information Broadcasting Shri Arun Jaitley asked the young Officer Trainees (OTs) of the 67th Batch of Officer Trainees (OTs) of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise) to emulate the Gandhian principle that even in moments of struggle, they should be in a position […]