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Age of consent remains 18 in anti-rape Bill

Posted on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 by Punjabi Articles

The Government will introduce the much-awaited anti-rape Bill in the Lok Sabha tomorrow after the Cabinet today cleared the final draft of the law that raises the age of consensual sex to 18 years and waters down the penalties attached to new sexual offences like stalking and voyeurism.

Both these have been made bailable at the first offence, which means the punishment they carry has been fixed between a minimum of one year and a maximum of three. In the earlier draft of the Bill, stalking was proposed to be non-bailable and voyeurism was made bailable at the first offence and non-bailable later. Now, both will be non-bailable only at the second offence.

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New Dehli World Book Fair 4th-10th February,Pragati Maidan 2013

Posted on Thursday, 31 January 2013 by Punjabi Articles



New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) held for the past 40 years is now a major calendar event in the publishing world. NDWBF 2013 is scheduled from 4 to 10 February 2013 at the centrally located Pragati Maidan exhibition grounds, New Delhi.

The Fair is organised by National Book Trust, India, an apex body of the Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development.

The Fair is co-organised by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), the nodal agency of the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce for promoting the country's external trade.

Today Indian publishing stands poised at a significant crossroad towards the path of growth. NDWBF offers the participants a unique opportunity of doing business with this growing book industry. It is also an ideal venue for promoting titles, co-publication arrangements and trade in this part of the world.

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US says it backs visas to qualified Indians

Posted on Friday, 11 May 2012 by Punjabi Articles


As India announced plans to take the issue of 'discriminatory' increase in US visa fees to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Washington assured it continued to fully support the admission of qualified Indians.
The US and India 'did have a good and thorough discussion' on the visa issues in the context of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent visit to India, State department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters Wednesday.
As Clinton said it publicly 'Indians are the greatest beneficiaries in the world of both our L-1 visa programme and our H-1B visa programme,' she said when asked about India's reported move.

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In India 60% rural lives on less than Rs 35 a day

Posted on Friday, 4 May 2012 by Punjabi Articles


Around 60 per cent of India's rural population lives on less than Rs 35 a day and nearly as many in cities live on Rs 66 a day, reveals a government survey on income and expenditure.

"In terms of average per capita daily expenditure, it comes out to be about Rs 35 in rural and Rs 66 in urban India.

Around 60 per cent of the population live with these expenditures or less in rural and urban areas," said Director General of National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) J Dash in his preface to the report.

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Now Vespa launched scooters in India

Posted on Friday, 27 April 2012 by Punjabi Articles



The Vespa returns to India at a time when sales of scooters are on the rise, as Indian families, particularly women, are looking for trendy, affordable and easy-to-ride two-wheelers.Piaggio exited the country in 1999, ending a 16-year-long partnership with India's LML Motors after a long dispute.

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Bibi Ka Maqbara-Aurangabad city of India

Posted on Thursday, 26 April 2012 by Punjabi Articles

Bibi Ka Maqbara is a magnificent mausoleum, situated at a distance of approximately 5 km from the Aurangabad city of India. It entombs Rabia-ul-Daurani, alias Dilras Banu Begum, the wife of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. 

The construction work on the mausoleum was started in the year 1651 and it took approximately 10 years to complete it. Prince Azam Shah, the son of Aurangzeb, got the tomb built in the memory of his mother. The main entrance door of Bibi ka Makbara is adorned with an inscription.


ReadMore:http://www.indiatraveldiary.com/visitindia/temples-and-pilgrimage-destination/bibi-ka-maqbara-in-aurangabad-maharastra-india.shtml

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Norway gives custody of NRI kids to their uncle

Posted on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 by Punjabi Articles


Says better for them to grow up in India due to cultural differences

The Norwegian Court in Stavanger today announced its verdict to handover the two Indian children in foster care to their uncle, bringing to an end the prolonged battle fought by their parents over their custody.

The two kids, three-year-old Abhigyan and one-year-old Aishwarya, will return to India tomorrow along with their uncle Arunabhash. The External Affairs Ministry is making all necessary arrangements in this regard.

The two children were in the custody of the Norwegian Child Welfare Services (CWS) since last May. The court was fully satisfied with the steps taken by the Indian government and agreed to hand over the children to their uncle, saying it was better for them to grow up in India due to cultural differences.

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India: the world's child slave capital ?

Posted on Wednesday, 18 April 2012 by Punjabi Articles

Dear friends across India, 




A 13-year-old girl, sold by her uncle and trafficked across the country as a maid, was found locked inside a Delhi apartment while her affluent employers holidayed abroad. It’s time for us to end the shame of child slavery in India. 

This young victim is one of millions of India's children who are sold from poor villages to huge cities, to find themselves enslaved as prostitutes or unpaid domestic servants. The police usually turn a blind eye to breaches of our laws on trafficking and slavery, but together we can push our Home Affairs Minister P. Chidambaram to punish those who profit from the heinous mistreatment of our children. 

Let’s stop ignoring the plight of India's invisible children and call on Minister P. Chidambaram to set up a special task force that will examine how to stop all forms of child trafficking and exploitation, and ensure that the new Anti-Human Trafficking Units get the resources and power they need to act. Sign the petition now and forward widely: 

http://www.avaaz.org/en/indias_invisible_children/?vl 

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Gandhiji’s memorabilia up for sale in UK on April 17

Posted on Thursday, 29 March 2012 by Punjabi Articles


ON OFFER: Soil samples and blades of grass from the place in Delhi where the Mahatma was assassinated

Despite reservations that have been expressed about ethics and poor taste, a firm of UK auctioneers is going ahead with the sale of soil samples and blades of grass from the place in Delhi where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.

The sale is being organised by Mullock’s, specialist auctioneers and valuers, who say the sale will go ahead in the city of Ludlow on April 17. Included in the collection is a pair of Gandhiji’s spectacles, his Gujarati prayer book and some letters, including one which outlines his philosophy of life.

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Defining India’s Poor India’s poverty declines to 29.8% in 2009-10

Posted on Monday, 19 March 2012 by Punjabi Articles

India may be a poor country but we all differ on what "poor" is. There was a furore last year when a per-capita income of Rs. 32 a day was considered "poor" — because Rs. 32 buys you nearly nothing these days. But that is hardly true if you consider the average size of a household is four, and that this means the per-household line for poverty is Rs. 128 per day. 



There is a more substantial Rs. 3,800 per month, a figure that most of the people, who were outraged at the Rs. 32 per day, will find their household help earns per month. (And in fact, around what the much-maligned rural employment guarantee scheme provides for one household member for 100 days a year)
ReadMore:http://in.finance.yahoo.com/blogs/economaniac/defining-india-poor-034720328.html

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Posted on Sunday, 18 March 2012 by Gagan Masoun


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Google doodles the Republic Day of India

Posted on Thursday, 26 January 2012 by Punjabi Articles


India's Republic Day parade extended its route from the roads of New Delhi to the Google India homepage in the form of a doodle.

The Google doodle commemorating India's 63rd Republic shows National Bravery Award winning children riding on the backs of decorated elephants, quite like the actual parade on Rajpath, New Delhi. The Google logo appears as a rangoli-like motif in the background.
Nineteen of the 24 children selected for the National Bravery Award – 2009 are participating in the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. Five children have got the award posthumously.
Read Morebnlive.in.com

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India declared free from bird flu

Posted on Thursday, 5 January 2012 by Punjabi Articles


India has declared itself free from bird flu (H5N1). However, the surveillance will be continued throughout the country especially in the vulnerable areas bordering the infected countries and in areas visited by migratory birds. 

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture has advised the States to maintain vigil against the disease. 

Outbreak of bird flu was notified on September 8, 2011 in village Bhamondanga, part- I, Agomoni Block in Dhubri district of Assam.

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Indian student shot dead in Canada

Posted on Wednesday, 4 January 2012 by Punjabi Articles

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Family of Indian student killed in Canada suspects race relations as motive

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Family of 27-year-old Indian student, Alok Gupta, who was shot dead on Christmas Day in Canadian city of Surrey in Vancouver said on Monday he suspected what he referred to as 'foul play'.Gupta's father, Harish Bhai Gupta, said his son did not have any enemies but he said he feared the killing might be race related.
"It is for sure that he did not have enmity with anyone. All his friends there have also said that he did not have enmity with anyone and he was not involved anywhere.

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As Goa turns 50, a Goan looks back

Posted on Monday, 19 December 2011 by Punjabi Articles


On the 50th anniversary of Goa's liberation from Portuguese rule, a Goan looks back at the relics of its colorful and troubled history. Photographer Frederick Noronha is into journalism, book publishing, photography, and cyberspace. He has a collection of 40,000 copylefted and sharable photos online at http://photosfromgoa.notlong.com and dreams of building an archive of old Goa photos.


         Till date, a little of the old impress remains in places like the colonial capital of Old Goa.



Azuleijos, the blue tiles influenced by Portuguese tiles, are still visible, though in only a few parts of Goa. Recent years have seen a revival of interest in things Portuguese, now with less of the colonial smear of the past and what some describe as "Lusostalgia".


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Hollow promise, corruption keep youth away from politics

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The entire Punjab may be gearing up for the assembly elections in February, but getting involved in politics is apparently not something that interests Bathinda's youngsters. They attribute the disinterest to a lack of understanding of the system and rampant corruption in politics. Speaking to Bathinda Tribune, many youngsters accepted that although they try and vote in every election, they know either nothing or very little about the political scene in their district.


Twenty four-year-old Himanshu Malhotra has voted more than three times, but accepts that he has little interest in politics and takes his parents advice on which candidate to vote for. ."Most politicians fulfil only 20 per cent of their promises And whatever development is registered happens just a year or a couple of months before the next elections. The candidates of every party are the same when it comes to forgetting the promises, but we prefer to choose something over nothing. It's the case of andhon mein kaana raja." 

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How many rivers & lakes in India? Nobody knows

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In yet another scathing indictment tabled in Parliament, the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) has reported that successive governments have made no effort to compile a list of water bodies in the country.


Neither the states nor the Union Environment Ministry, the report states, has a comprehensive list of major rivers, lakes and other water bodies. “The Environment Ministry has not yet prepared a nation-wide inventory of rivers and lakes,” Parliament was informed.


The CAG’s water audit has been prepared on the basis of wide ranging consultations with experts from India and abroad, stakeholders and public consultations. As many as 140 out of 1,079 pollution control projects on 24 rivers and 22 projects for conservation of lakes were scrutinised along with a study of administrative structures and activities related to water pollution in 25 states by the auditors.

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Unknown facts about UPA chairperson, Sonia Gandhi

Posted on Wednesday, 14 December 2011 by Punjabi Articles

As chairperson of UPA, she is considered to be a very firm and strong lady, kudos to Sonia Gandhi who has always emerged as a savior for the Congress party but deep inside her heart, she is a woman who gets pleasure and happiness from small things. Very few are familiar with this facet of Sonia Gandhi. Here are ten unknown facts about this elegant lady:

1. She is very particular about keeping her home neat and clean. She often does the dusting of her room herself, especially before important meetings.

2. She is well-versed in nine different languages which include French and German.

3. She was very fond of her mother-in-law, Indira Gandhi and used to call her mummy. A month after Sonia’s marriage to Rajiv, when her mother was returning to Italy, she felt very nostalgic. Her mother-in-law sent her letter which atated that they all loved her very much. This gesture of Indira won Sonia’s heart forever.



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Posted on Thursday, 8 December 2011 by Gagan Masoun

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