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Ebola outbreak: Indian High Commission in touch with doctors, hospital

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 18:58

The Indian High Commission in Nigeria is in touch with the four Indian doctors, who claim they are being forced to treat Ebola patients against their will, and their hospital so that both sides arrive at an amicable solution.

Congress bats for Women`s Reservation bill

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 18:54

Making a strong pitch for the Women`s Reservation Bill, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said her party would press the BJP-led NDA government to ensure its passage in the Lok Sabha.

Bio-metric attendance system at Nirman Bhawan

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 18:52

With the aim of ensuring punctuality, bio-metric attendance marker systems have been installed for employees of the ministries of Urban Development and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation located in the Nirman Bhawan.

Government dismisses Sonia`s criticism on communal incidents

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 18:06

The BJP government on Tuesday dismissed Sonia Gandhi`s attack on it over the "rise" in communal riots since it assumed power.

Scuffle inside Parliament over office space; TMC MPs forcibly evict TDP parliamentarians

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 19:06

TMC and TDP MPs got engaged in an ugly scuffle inside Parliament complex on Tuesday, over the issue of office space.

Narendra Modi government to drop Jawaharlal Nehru`s name from JNNURM?

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 20:15

Amid reports that the Narendra Modi-led NDA government is planning to remove the names of Nehru-Gandhi dynasty from several government schemes, there is speculation that the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) may also be renamed and relaunched.

Alleged sexual harassment of lady judge figures in Rajya Sabha

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 17:06

Complaining of sexual harassment by a judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court, the additional judge had resigned on July 15 and wrote to the Chief Justice of India and others on August 1 in this regard.

Rajya Sabha takes up SEBI bill

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 16:08

The Rajya Sabha took up the Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014, with a view to curb the menace of ponzi schemes.

Demand for proper updating of govt websites raised in RS

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 16:08

Attention of the government was drawn in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday to the poor maintenance of its websites with a demand for updating these at the earliest to enable the common people reach out to government.

NCPRI urges govt to frame rules for Whistle Blowers Act

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 15:57

The National Campaign for Peoples` Right to Information (NCPRI) has written to the Prime Minister urging the government to immediately promulgate rules for the enactment of the Whistle Blowers Protection Act.