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Foreign affairs: a welcome development
In the prevailing atmosphere in Parliament, as in the country at large, only the old-timers would have noticed a welcome development — the re-entry into the nation's apex legislature of the foreign affairs debate. Such a discussion has been ...

Livestock Insurance Scheme on the anvil
NEW DELHI, DEC. 11. The Union Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar, today informed the State Ministers of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development that the Government was formulating a Livestock Insurance Scheme. The Bill for Prevention and ...

``Amendment needed to ensure inner-party democracy''
CHENNAI, DEC. 11. A constitutional amendment that would make political parties adopt inner-party democracy could be one of the ways to ensure the effective functioning of democracy in the country, according to the former Chief Election ...

Environmentalists reject `carbon trading'
NEW DELHI, DEC. 11. Even as the world waits to implement the Kyoto Protocol next year after Russia's ratification, environmentalists and individuals concerned have rejected the claim that `carbon trading' would halt the climate crisis. Carbon ...

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Need for more women judges in High Courts, says Lahoti

High penalty for overloading

Foreign policy has become assertive, says Yechury

`India-Britain trade will touch $10 billion this financial year'

No second autopsy on Christiano Junior

Finance Commission report soon

A shortcut to China

Wayanad: the cross and the crisis

Shimla institute was used to implement RSS agenda: report

Parliamentary panel on food raps Government for `casual approach'

Financial autonomy to judiciary demanded

National Conference playing human rights card: Kashmiri Minister

Increase intake in PG medical courses: colleges association

Special Economic Zones Bill delayed

`Congress to strive for majority in U.P., Bihar'

`Modification of boundaries cannot be imposed'

PM calls on President

`Informal sector needs a new deal'

Acquire Reliance, Swamy urges Government

``Security concerns'' over proposal to hike FDI limit in telecom

Centre discriminating against BJP-ruled States: Jaswant

Congress begins work for Jharkhand elections

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