- 'No plan to reconstitute National Commission for Scheduled Castes' By : Society News
Government has no no plan to reconstitute the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Minister of state for Social Justice Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan informed the Rajya Sabha today. - 'Reservation should be extened to backward among minorities' By : Society News
Claiming that backward classes among the minority communities have been deprived of opportunities, former Prime Minister V P Singh today said the benefits of reservation should be extended to them. - 'Sarvodaya order of society desirable index for democracy' By : Society News
A desirable index for democracy would be a 'Sarvodaya' order of society, which would see people taking care of each other, emergence of 'societal entrepreneurs' (volunteers taking care of society as service), no party based elections and elimination of corruption, a top official of the Gandhigram Rural Institute said today. - 125 countries invited for satyagraha centenary commemoration By : Society News
Around 125 countries have been invited to participate in the Mahatma Gandhi Satyagraha Centenary Commemoration international conference, to be held in New Delhi on January 29-30. - 18,000 couples tie knot in capital By : Society News
About 18,000 couples in the capital tied the knot Wednesday following astrologers' advice that considered the day especially auspicious for the purpose, even as commuters had to face traffic snarls. - 250 Shiv Sainiks taken into custody By : Society News
At least 250 Shiv Sainiks were today taken into custody from various parts of the temple city while they were heading towards the sensitive Kashi Vishwanath temple to offer 'jalabhishek' on the auspicious occasion of the fourth and concluding Monday of Shrawan month. - American Hot dogs in India: As popular as outsourcing By : Society News
Hot dogs, the American street food has started giving hunger pangs to many a young Indian, as food experts say "they gel well with the BPO and mall culture". - Asia Society and The Goldman Sachs Foundation to Award First-Ever Prizes to Student ‘Global Citizens By : Bollywood Movie Review
Asia Society and The Goldman Sachs Foundation will award prizes to youth who have demonstrated an in-depth understanding of key issues in international affairs and the global economy. Three high school students will receive scholarship prizes on December 6, 2006 at Asia Society’s Annual Gala Dinner. One grand prize winner will be awarded $7,500 and two other winners will each receive $5,000. - Australia confirms Malaysia tri-series with India, Windies By : Cricket News
The Australian cricket board Wednesday confirmed its team will play against India and the West Indies in a September tri-nation series in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, scrapping the proposed Singapore leg. - Bismillah Khan's last wish remained unfulfilled By : Society News
On India's first Republic Day, Ustad Bismillah Khan had enthralled audiences with a sterling performance from the ramparts of the Red Fort. - Cope Tiger 2007 By : lar
Frequent travelers know all about the Army’s Exercise Cobra Gold but not many have heard of the Air Force’s Exercise Cope Tiger. Held annually, Cope Tiger is a multi-lateral exercise with the United States, Thailand and Singapore. It is held in Thailand and continues to build relationships between all of the participating countries. - Demand for quotas for Dalit Muslims By : Society News
Muslim scholars and clerics today demanded amendment of the Constitution to pave the way for reservation in jobs for Dalits of the community. - Divorces on rise as love, accountability fall by wayside By : Society News
Two-day-old marriages falling apart. A few hundred couples queuing up at the courts every day - dying to go splitsville. Is this a sign of traditional Indian society fraying at the edges, or, does.... - Efforts to be made to bring back Laxmibai's sword to Jhansi By : Society News
Efforts would be made to bring the sword of Rani Laxmibai back here from Gwalior and develop a "Jhansi ki Rani" tourism circuit, local MP C P N Singh Yadav said here today. - For Mamata, 'Vande Mataram' was written by Tagore! By : Society News
The very vocal Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee Tuesday stunned Lok Sabha when she mistakenly credited Rabindranath Tagore as the poet who penned the national song, 'Vande Mataram'. - Gandhi Institute in US to host Day of Peace on 9/11 By : Society News
The MK Gandhi Institute for Non-violence plans to host a Day of Peace and Reconciliation and Remembrance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Sep 11. - Gandhi is 'stamp-ed' all over his collection By : Society News
Mahatma Gandhi sure has a variety of fans. Take a look at Abhijeet Biswas' collection of stamps, postcards, envelopes and other philately material and you'll know what a big admirer of Bapu he is. - Haryana to have gram sachivs By : Society News
The Haryana government will soon appoint new 'gram sachivs' (panchayat secretaries) who will have a maximum of two villages under their jurisdiction, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Dharambir said today. - Hazare to protest govt move to amend RTI By : Society News
Terming the government move to amend the Right to Information law as an "attempt to mislead" the people, social activist Anna Hazare today said he will begin a fast-unto-death unless the changes are taken back. - High School Student Winners of International Affairs Competition By : Society News
A high school junior from Minnesota won a $7,500 prize from Asia Society and The Goldman Sachs Foundation in a national high school international affairs competition for a video documentary she created on the issue of limited global access to fresh water. Two other high school students from Maryland and Ohio were also awarded scholarships for their essays on global issues. - Hingis pays homage to Mother Teresa By : Society News
From the competitive tennis court to the soulful company of the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, it was a morning well spent for Martina Hingis, who visited Mother House Tuesday. - India for reinventing NAM By : Society News
Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to attend the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Havana next week, India Friday called for "reinventing and revitalising" the NAM "to promote solutions to important global challenges" like terrorism, development and a dialogue among civilisations. - Indian American population continues to surge By : Society News
Indian Americans are growing in number even in places hitherto not known to have too many members of the community, latest figures from the US Census Bureau show. - Indian woman falls to death in Moscow: dowry victim allegation By : Society News
A 27-year-old Indian woman married to a businessman died here after falling from the kitchen window of her tenth floor apartment on Tuesday and her family charged that she was being tortured by her in-laws for dowry. - Indian, Nepali Maoists deny differences By : Society News
The Maoist guerrillas of India and Nepal have denied any differences between them and said they were committed to working jointly for "proletarian internationalism". - Indore man swallows eleven swords for Rs 1000! By : Society News
Believe it or not, 52-year-old Ramesh Chandra Kasera can put many youngsters to shame with his hair-raising feats. - JD(U) member seeks quota for economically backward By : Society News
A strong plea for providing reservation to economically backward people, irrespective of their community, was made by a Janata Dal (U) member in the Lok Sabha today. - Laos and India mark 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties By : Society News
As they observe the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between them, Laos and India, jointly organised a cultural performance here, depicting the rich art, music and traditions of the two countries. - Life term for 16 in 1990 communal clash By : Society News
Sixteen people were sentenced to life imprisonment Friday by a fast-track court here that held them guilty of killing eight people in a communal clash in northwest Delhi in November 1990. - Martina visits Mother House, donates for 'Sishu Bhavan' By : Society News
"The visit to Mother House is very important and inspirational," said tennis star Martina Hingis after going round the global headquarters of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity here today. - Minister asks women officials not to be afraid of him By : Society News
Kerala Public Works minister P J Joseph who is facing a charge of "having misbehaved with a woman co-passenger", today, in a lighter vein, asked two women officials accompanying him to the Periyar dam here, not to be afraid of him, making others burst into laughter. - Munshi Premchand gave Indian literature an identity, says Ambika Soni By : Society News
Minister of Tourism and Culture, Ambika Soni today said that noted Hindi author Munshi Premchand gave an identity to Indian literature on the World literary scenario. - My First Night In Bangkok: 28 June 1973 By : lar
As a 20-year old soldier, I received orders to Bangkok, Thailand. - Never forget - Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command By : lar
The U.S. Military has a proud tradition of never leaving anyone behind. To fulfill this mission, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) was created to track soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines not accounted for during any combat mission. Detachments have been established throughout the Pacific to conduct these search and identify missions. - NGO announces 'rail roko' agitation on RTI issue By : Society News
Even as the noted social activist Anna Hazare's fast-unto-death against the Centre's proposed amendments to the Right to Information Act entered the ninth day today, a non-government organisation (NGO) has announced a 'rail roko andolan' (stop train agitation) tomorrow to protest the government's move. - Oriya song to get state anthem status By : Society News
Orissa will soon accord state anthem status to a patriotic song, officials said Sunday. - PM seeks social reform for gender equality By : Society News
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday called for a social reform movement for gender equality and sought changes in society's attitude towards women to make India a better nation. - Pope's remark shocking, says Islamic cleric By : Society News
Islamic scholar Maulana Khalid Rasheed Thursday expressed shock at the remark of Pope Benedict XVI against Prophet Mohammad. - President, PM, Sonia greet the nation on Onam By : Society News
President A P J Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today greeted the people of the country, particularly Keralites, on the occasion of Onam. - Pressure mounting on India, Pak to resolve Kashmir issue By : Society News
Moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq today said pressure was mounting on India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue through dialogue. - Public Information Campaign on Bharat Nirman launched By : Society News
A Public Information Campaign about 'Bharat Nirman Campaign' and 'Flagship Programme' began today at Nalgonda in Andhra Pradesh with a procession in which about 1,000 students, including NCC cadets, participated. - Rajasthan musicians raise funds for flood-hit By : Society News
Prominent musicians of Rajasthan have joined hands to raise funds for flood victims in the State. - Ravi to tour Europe to interact with diaspora By : Society News
Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi leaves early Friday for a six-day tour to Austria, Switzerland and Germany to strengthen bonds with the Indian diaspora in these countries. - Shanghai to measure social, economic development by water use By : Society News
Shanghai, China's largest city, has added water consumption to energy use as a compulsory index in reviewing economic and social development in a bid to improve the efficiency of water use. - Sikh leader denied entry into Canada By : Society News
A Sikh priest has been denied entry into Canada because he was convicted of killing a rival religious leader in India, even though he was eventually pardoned, a Canadian Conservative MP has said. - Sikhs go on rampage in Jaipur, two cops hurt By : Society News
Hundreds of Sikhs indulged in stone pelting and ransacked a police station here to protest the trimming of a Sikh youth's hair even as action was taken against two policemen for negligence in handling the case that has enraged the community. - Singing of Vande Mataram not un-Islamic, say Muslim bodies By : Society News
Several Muslim organisations in Madhya Pradesh say singing of the Vande Mataram is not against the basic tenets of Islam. - SJVN awarded for exlempary performance By : Society News
The Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), managing the 1500 mw Nathpa-Jhakri hydro-power project has been awarded "Silver Award" by Delhi-based Greentech Foundation for "exemplary" performance for second year in a row. - Sri Lanka set for anarchy, warns rights group By : Society News
Sri Lanka appears set for anarchy, a leading rights group has warned, adding that the situation in the strife-hit island mirrored the mid-1980s "where people count for nothing". - Students burn effigy of Sonia Gandhi By : Society News
Students of M S University here today burnt the effigy of Congress President Sonia Gandhi for not singing 'Vande Mataram'. - Taj Mahal city seeks toilets By : Society News
The Taj Mahal city of Agra, India's biggest tourist attraction, is begging for more toilets. - The importance of Brazil to India By : Society News
Why is Brazil, known in India mainly for its football and samba dancers, of importance to India? Because it is the largest economy in Latin America, having abundant natural resources, the largest and best equipped defence forces in the region and a stable democracy that is still rare in this part of the world. In fact the two countries are discovering complementarities that are fast bridging the continental distances between them. - There is nothing anti-Islamic in Vande Mataram By : Society News
While at Modern School, Barakhamba Road, witnessing the history of Vande Mataram in a ballet on the occasion of the 59th anniversary of India's independence, my body, mind and soul, all in unison vouched that this is the song of the soul of each Indian irrespective of religion, caste, colour, status or creed. - Top Ten Plus One Reasons to Visit Thailand By : lar
If you are planning a vacation you should seriously consider visiting the Land of Smiles. Thailand has it all – beaches, mountains, forests, ancient ruins, temples and a whole lot more. - ULFA dismisses survey rejecting sovereignty By : Society News
The ULFA today dismissed a survey by a group of relatives of its members that reported 95 per cent of people in nine districts of Assam had rejected its demand for sovereignty for the state. - Use NAM to correct pro-US policy, says CPI-M By : Society News
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has urged India to play a lead role in the upcoming non-aligned summit in Cuba so as to "correct" its pro-US foreign policy. - VHP flays Arjun Singh's stand on Vande Mataram By : Society News
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) today attacked Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh for his reported statement that singing the national song 'Vande Mataram' was not mandatory. - World's tallest wooden pagoda celebrates 950th anniversary By : Society News
Sakyamuni Pagoda, believed to be the world's tallest wooden structure, celebrated its 950th anniversary amid concerns from architects that it is tilting. - ‘Vande Mataram’ raises nation-wide debate By : Society News
As the Jharkhand government announces to make the singing of Vande Mataram mandatory in all educational institutions of the state on September 7, the issue has become a matter of national debate with different political parties expressing their views.
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