We have to banish poverty and illiteracy from our country – Independence Day Speech to the nation 2011

In his speech to the nation marking India’s 64th anniversary of independence, Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh acknowledges that a great deal has been achieved by India, but nevertheless, a great deal more work lies ahead! From the Red Fort the Prime Minister addressed the 120 crore Indians to mark this historic day in the Indian [...]

India’s 62nd Republic Day in New Delhi 2011

 On Wednesday 26th January 2011, India proudly celebrated its 62nd Republic Day in the capital New Delhi. This gave the worlds largest democracy the opportunity to show off its Military power to the world. In addition to the military power, India also had a range of various cultural programmes and shows across the nation. This  [...]

Indian Government Reshuffle January 2011

On Wednesday 19th January this year, Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh’s UPA government added three new faces to its running of India. Although many critics look at the move as a ‘minor issue’ it did seem to come as a bit of a surprise to people.   Praful Patel, Shriprakash Jaiswal and Salman Khursheed were sworn-in [...]

New Delhi has dramatically improved

During his recent visit to New Delhi this month for the country’s Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2011 event, Overseas Congress General Secretary, Mrs Avtar Singh Sandhu MBE was most impressed. Explaining to various government ministers during his stay in New Delhi, he explained how since his last visit 12 months ago the capital had improved. From the [...]

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2011

Indian Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Dr Manmohan Singh confirmed that India is on target to hit a growth rate of approx. 9%. Addressing a packed hall at the Vigyam Bhawan where he was inaugurating the countrys ninth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. The prime ministers speech was full of great content as he explained to the gathering [...]

Obama in India 2010

In his address to the Lok Sabha and Raja Sabha earlier today President Obama was full of praise for the nation which is home to over one billion people. In the address, president Obama referred to the ‘father of India’, Mahatma Gandhi he continued to say that “If it was not for Mahatma Gandhi’s and [...]

Rajya Sabha Adjourned for the second

 For the second consecutive day, a determined opposition on Wednesday forced adjournment of Rajya Sabha till noon over the issue of price rise. As soon as the House met for the day, BJP members were on their feet demanding discussion on rising food prices under Rule 167, which entails voting. BJP Deputy Leader S S Ahluwalia said [...]

Telengana Panel To conclude Consultations by July

The Srikrishna Committee on Telangana issue has said it would wrap up consultations with key stakeholders by July this year and asked the Joint Action Council (JAC), spearheading the agitation for a separate state, not to boycott it. V K Duggal, member-secretary of the five-member Committee, who arrived here last night to put in place the [...]

U.K. Tea Company enters Indian Market

Indian Business News for today : UK based tea company Newby’s of London on thursday entered the Indian Branded Tea market. “In the first year, we will have presence in 8 major cities and gradually expand it in 15 cities and towns in the next 3 years. We will be introducing 50 varieties in India [...]

Telangana Issue: Supreme Court says Armed for can stay.(PTI)

The Supreme court on friday stayed the Andhra Pradesh High court’s decision to withdraw Paramilitary Forces from Osmania University, the hotbed of the voltile Telagana agitation. However the Apex court stated that the paramilitary forces shall operate under the strict supervision of the Home Secretary, to ensure the forces do not misbehave with the students in [...]

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