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CBI row: Recent developments extremely positive, says Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday asserted that the decisions related to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) controversy were positive. He underlined that the central government is not biased against anyone, and it will ensure the intelligence age
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Centre constitutes 4-member GoM to crackdown on workplace sexual harassmen
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government on Wednesday constituted a four-member Group of Ministers headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh "to strengthen the legal and institutional frameworks to deal with and prevent sexual harassment at work
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Decision taken to maintain integrity, credibility: Jaitley on CBI controve
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Justifying the Central Government's decision to send Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana on leave, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the move was taken to maintain the inves
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OPIC commits USD 125 mn to help medium-sized companies in India
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct 23 (ANI): The United States government's development finance institution, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), on Monday signed a USD 125 million commitment with Greater Pacific Capital (GPC) to support growth capital to medium-sized companies in India.
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Teary-eyed Australian PM apologises to child sex abuse victims
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Oct 22 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday briefly broke down and publicly apologised to the victims of child sexual abuse in institutions.
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#MeToo: Maneka Gandhi to look into institutional mechanisms of media organ
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Following a request of the Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC), Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has decided to examine the institutional mechanisms of all the media organisations amid multiple allegations of sexual harassments by wo
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Now original docs not mandatory for admission in colleges
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): Providing a huge relief to students at the higher education level, the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued a notification which stated that no Higher Education Institution can retain the original certificates of the applicants before the admission is
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Cabinet approves establishment of National Council for Vocational Educatio
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] October 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the merger of the existing regulatory institutions in the skills space - National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) into the National C
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India's connection with overseas diaspora has strengthened: President Kovi
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], Oct 8 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday said that the Indian Government's mechanism to connect with overseas Indian community has been majorly changed in recent years, adding that India's emotional, cultural, economic and institutional relations with its diasp
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Japan closely monitoring situation with cyberattack accusations against Ru
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Oct 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan is closely following developments regarding with West's accusations against Russia of organising cyberattacks on government institutions and international organizations, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Friday.
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VP Naidu stresses on need to overhaul education system
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday stressed on the need to completely overhaul the education system to ensure that 'institutions churn out ideal citizens'.
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Uttarakhand HC seeks reservation for transgenders in govt jobs
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Sep 28 (ANI): Uttarakhand High Court on Friday asked the state government to provide transgenders reservation in government jobs and educational institutions.
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