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Justice Dattu sworn-in as the new CJI

President Pranab Mukherjee has administered the oath of office on Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu as the Chief Justice of India. 63-year-old Justice Dattu took oath at a brief...

September 28, 2014

Former CAG Vinod Rai stresses on Collegium System for CAG Selection

Former CAG Vinod Rai has stressed that there is a need for selection of CAG under a collegium system on the lines of the selection process employed for...

September 26, 2014

America is Natural Global Partner: Modi

PM Narendra Modi is on his maiden visit to US. The visit is expected to usher a new era of partnership between India and US as both sides...

September 26, 2014

98th Birth Anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Observed

The 98th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay was celebrated on the 25th of September, with the Madhya Pradesh Government establishing a Chair in his honour at Makhanlal...

September 25, 2014

India's ex-Ambassador to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri named Secy-general of ICM

Hardeep Singh Puri appointed as Secretary General of Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM). Hardeep Singh was former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the UN. Independent Commission...

September 24, 2014

PM Modi to fast during Navratri Festival

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is highly religious and a man of high principles. It is said that he has been ardently involved in religious affairs and is known...

September 22, 2014

John Key wins third time

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key emerged victorious for the thirds consecutive win in the general election. John Key who belongs to the National Party had won 48%...

September 21, 2014

Judicial Independence is supreme and non-negotiable: CJI

Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha has voiced his concerns about the growing attempts by various stakeholders to interfere and encroach upon judicial independence. He asserted that in...

September 13, 2014

Sushma Swaraj in Afghanistan

Sushma Swaraj in her first trip to Afghanistan in the backdrop of withdrawal of NATO-troops by the end of the year met President Hamid Karzai. She expressed willingness...

September 11, 2014

David Cameron makes an emotional appeal to Scots

British PM David Cameron along with the former PM John Major have come out in a major way to reach out to the Scots emotionally by appealing them...

September 11, 2014

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