Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has given his approval to CBI to prosecute JD(U) MP Anil Sahani against whom the agency had filed a charge sheet for alleged cheating and corruption in Leave Travel Concession (LTC) Scam.
New Delhi: The Central government and opposition have worked out a plan to allow the Rajya Sabha to run during the Budget Session of Parliament, slated to commence from February 23. The Opposition demanded a
Bangkok: Vice President Hamid Ansari arrived in Thailand today on a three-day visit on the second and the last leg of his visit to south-east Asia.“Eastern friendships flourish. After a successful visit to Brunei, VP
New Delhi: Amid the intolerance debate in the country, Vice President Hamid Ansari today said there is “intolerance of criticism and questioning” resulting from irrational faiths and beliefs which are based on unscientific prejudices.He said
India Inc to pitch for simplified I-T laws with Finance MinisterNew Delhi: Industry chambers will push for simplification of Income Tax laws and calibrated phasing out of exemptions after lowering of corporate tax rate during
New Delhi: Keeping aside their political differences, a galaxy of leaders including Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu, today attended the launch of a
New Delhi: Leaders cutting across party lines on Friday agreed to put an end to disruptions in Parliament from Monday, paving way for some legislative business to be taken up in whatever time there is
New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met him, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has said that the Chair should be given more powers to act against errant members on
Mary (Turkmenistan): Vice President Hamid Ansari, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and leaders from Turkmenistan and Afghanistan today broke the ground here for the ambitious USD 7.6 billion TAPI pipeline project which will provide energy-hungry
Ashgabat: Hailing the USD 7.6 billion TAPI gas pipeline as one of the “great ideas” in regional cooperation, Vice President Hamid Ansari today dismissed speculation over its security in Pakistan and Afghanistan. “No. I don't
New Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari Thursday said natural resources conflict, gender equality, caste, communal, ethnic conflicts and environmental implications over developmental projects have become part of human rights agenda.Addressing the International Human Rights Day
New Delhi: Vice President M Hamid Ansari on Wednesday warned against any attempt to undermine the constitutional intent of scrutiny of legislation.Referring to "events in the recent past" and taking a cue from a recent
New Delhi: India's unmatched diversity of literary traditions reflects its plural ethos, Vice President Hamid Ansari said today even as he emphasised on the critical role of writers and narrators in "inducing sanity in an
Pune: Vice President Hamid Ansari today said there was a reason for concern about “emergence of a propensity for intolerance of diversity and dissent” and pitched for evolving a social consensus around equality, justice and
On Board Special Flight: India's commitment to religious tolerance and plurality is self-evident and it is laid in the Constitution, upheld by courts and no political party proclaims that intolerance is their agenda, Vice President
Bali: Vice President Hamid Ansari today left Indonesia for India after cancelling his visit to Brunei which got delayed following closure of the Bali airport due to the spewing of volcanic ash from a nearby
Bali: Vice President Hamid Ansari's departure from Indonesia to Brunei has been further delayed following shutting down of operations at the Bali airport due to spewing of ash from a rumbling volcano.Officials sources said that
Jakarta: Pitching for greater cooperation between India and Indonesia, Vice President Hamid Ansari today said while both countries share excellent relations, their bilateral trade and investments have not realised full potential.Addressing the India-Indonesia Business Forum
Jakarta: Emphasising that India and Indonesia share similar aspirations, Vice President Hamid Ansari today said the time is ripe for the two countries to work together in international forums like the WTO and the UN
Jakarta: India and Indonesia today signed agreements in the fields of renewable energy and culture and discussed possibilities of expanding cooperation in counter-terrorism and defence.Vice President Hamid Ansari, who met his Indonesian counterpart Jusuf Kalla,
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