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Chief Secys. of only 18 States have been summoned by SC
NEW DELHI, MAY 6.With reference to the news item, "SC directive to 21 Chief Secretaries" in The Hindu dated May 6, it is clarified that Chief Secretaries and Advocates-General of only 18 and not 21 States have been summoned by the Supreme ...
Women's Bill: It's now for the Speaker to try, Govt.
NEW DELHI, MAY 6. The Government today sounded the death-knell of what would have been a landmark legislation providing for reservation for women in Parliament and the State Assemblies and announced that it had abdicated any further ...
Jaswant promises a green-channel tax system
NEW DELHI, MAY 6. Parliament today completed the budget process for the year with the Rajya Sabha returning the Appropriation and the Finance Bills, 2003, after the Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh, assured the House of a movement towards a ...
SC notice to Centre, 10 States on child marriage
NEW DELHI, MAY 6. The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and 10 States on a public interest litigation to prevent the widespread practice of child marriages leading to girl child servitude and child sexual abuse and rape by the boy's ...
Meet on VAT put off
NEW DELHI, MAY 6. The Union Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh, who had to reply to the debate on the Finance Bill in the Rajya Sabha today postponed the meeting proposed to be held with the empowered committee of the State Finance Ministers on ...
India included in G-8's 'enlarged dialogue'
NEW DELHI, MAY 8.An "enlarged dialogue'' between the G-8 and 12 developing countries on questions of globalisation and international governance will take place a day before the formal G-8 meeting scheduled for June 1-3 in Evian, France. The ...
Lok Sabha nod for Delimitation Bill
NEW DELHI, MAY 6. The Lok Sabha today unanimously approved the 96th Constitution Amendment Bill that seeks to make the 2001 census the basis for delimitation of constituencies of the Lower House of Parliament and State assemblies. Replying to ...
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  • Chinese being treated for SARS
  • Mysore incident: order reserved on plea to make report public
  • 'Rail Neer' plant inaugurated
  • A move to save heritage buildings
  • Prem Chand may be back in syllabus
  • Bosnia takes 'neutral position' on J&K issue
  • Stalling of Women's Bill unfortunate, says Naidu



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