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Govt examining visa rules, may amend if required: Home Secretary (10 Mar 2010)
Faced with criticism for its guidelines on Conference Visas that make it mandatory for academics and scholars from eight countries including China and Pakistan to seek clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Government said it was examining the issue and will come up with changes, if required.
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Karnataka: Amendment to Cooperative Societies Bill passed (10 Mar 2010)
Karnataka Legislative Council passed an amendment to Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act 1959.
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Govt plans to bring Women’s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha in budget session (10 Mar 2010)
With the historic Women’s Reservation Bill being passed by the Rajya Sabha, a confident government is now planning to bring the legislation in the Lok Sabha during this session of Parliament only.
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SC: SEBI Chairman has power to debar company (10 Mar 2010)
The Supreme Court has held that the chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has the power to debar a company from associating with any corporate body to have an access to the share market and also prohibiting their company or its director from buying, selling or dealing in securities.
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Delhi HC restores 18 year old case slaps fine on petitioner (10 Mar 2010)
The Delhi High Court restored an 18-year old case, which was dismissed as the petitioners did not bother to pursue it, and slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on them.
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No definitive report on futures trading causing inflation: Government (10 Mar 2010)
The Government had set up an Expert Committee in 2007 under the Chairmanship of Prof Abhijit Sen, Member Planning Commission to study whether and to what extent futures trading has contributed to price rise in agricultural commodities, the Lok Sabha was informed.
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Revised tax slabs likely to generate more revenues: Merchants Chamber of Commerce (10 Mar 2010)
Welcoming the Union Finance minister’s 2010-11 budget proposal for a revised tax slab, members of the Merchants Chamber of Commerce (MCC) hoped that this would not only generate higher savings, but also stimulate investment proposals.
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GE Healthcare expands India manufacturing operations (10 Mar 2010)
GE Healthcare rolled out its first Computed Tomography (CT) scan system manufactured at its facility.
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Aditya Birla Minacs acquires British firm (10 Mar 2010)
Aditya Birla Minacs, an arm of Aditya Birla Group, announced acquisition of the UK-based Compass BPO, a leading end-to-end finance and accounting (F&A) services provider.
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Wipro to provide solutions on Microsoft cloud platform (10 Mar 2010)
Wipro Technologies announced that it has signed a Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) "Dedicated Advisor" agreement with Microsoft Corp.
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9/11 suspects should face civilian court: UN envoys (10 Mar 2010)
United Nations human rights investigators called on the Obama administration to prosecute the accused September 11 masterminds in a civilian court, declaring that US military tribunals would not be fair.
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US cannot take Google row to WTO Chinese strategist (10 Mar 2010)
The United States would not have any standing to bring a case against Chinese Internet restrictions to the World Trade Organisation, a Chinese adviser on WTO strategy said in an opinion piece.
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Pink Floyd battles EMI in online royalties case (10 Mar 2010)
British rock band Pink Floyd launched legal action against record label EMI in a case that centres around royalty payments and how music is sold in the digital age.
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Financial Stability and Development Council will not undermine regulators independence: Finance Minister (09 Mar 2010)
The proposed Financial Stability and Development Council will not undermine the independence of regulators, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has assured.
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SC warns Raj Thackeray to stop hate speeches (09 Mar 2010)
The Supreme Court advised Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray to stop delivering hate speeches immediately.
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Govt not to act against 44 deemed varsities without SC nod (09 Mar 2010)
The Centre informed the Supreme Court that it will not take any action against 44 C-category deemed universities without permission of the higher judiciary.
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Rajasthan govt. to appeal against HC verdict on youth reservation (09 Mar 2010)
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the state would file an appeal before the Supreme Court against the High Court’s verdict which quashed the new provision of 20 per cent reservation to youth in civic bodies’ polls but favoured the same for women in proportion to their population.
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Food prices to come down in 2 months: Montek Singh Ahluwalia (09 Mar 2010)
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia projected that the food prices will come down in next two months which will bring down the overall inflation rate, currently hovering around 8.5 per cent.
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Standard Chartered launch websites for women entrepreneurs (09 Mar 2010)
To mark International Women’s Day, Standard Chartered Bank has launched the Women in Business Resource Centre, an online tool designed to help women entrepreneurs start and grow their own businesses.
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Delhi: Cabinet announces 33% hike of minimum wages of daily wagers (09 Mar 2010)
The Delhi Cabinet approved a 33% hike in minimum wages of daily wage workers in the city.
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Further hurdles crop up after high hopes for Women’s Reservation Bill (09 Mar 2010)
The euphoria and high expectations raised over the historic Women’s Reservation Bill dwindled as the landmark legislation providing for 33 per cent quota to women in Parliament and state legislatures could not be taken up for consideration and voting, which earned the ruling UPA the charge of being insincere about passage of the Bill.
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Women’s Reservation Bill should be passed by consultations, consensus: President (09 Mar 2010)
Even as the Women’s Reservation Bill could not be taken up in the Rajya Sabha, President Pratibha Patil said it would be graceful if the Bill is passed as far as possible by consultations and consensus.
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Rajasthan government to promulgate police commissioner system: Ashok Gehlot (09 Mar 2010)
The Rajasthan Government is contemplating promulgation of police commissioner system in Jaipur and Jodhpur, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced in the state assembly.
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Rajya Sabha passes historic Women Reservation Bill (09 Mar 2010)
The Rajya Sabha passed the historic Women Reservation Bill which would reserve 33 percent seats for fair sex in Lok Sabha and state assembly’s 186-1.
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Women’s Reservation Bill a giant step in journey to strengthen women’s empowerment: PM (09 Mar 2010)
Describing the Women’s Reservation Bill as a 'pathbreaking' and 'historic' legislation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said it was a giant step towards strengthening the process of women’s emancipation in the country.
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