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Lok Sabha Recruitment 2017: Answer Key Released For Translator Post; Raise Objections

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Tuesday September 26, 2017

Joint Recruitment Cell, Parliament of India has released answer keys for the recruitment exam held for the post of Translator in Lok Sabha Secretariat. The exam was held on 24 September 2017 in three sessions: 9 am to 10.15 am, 11 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm.

Merkel Heads For Another Term In Germany, But Far Right Spoils The Party

World News | Griff Witte, Luisa Beck, The Washington Post | Monday September 25, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was on course to claim a fourth term in office Sunday even as the far right spoiled her victory party, surging into parliament for the first time in more than half a century, according to projections based on exit polls and official results following a nationwide vote.

Angela Merkel Hangs On To Germany But Bleeds Support To Surging Far Right

World News | Reuters | Monday September 25, 2017

Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in office on Sunday but will have to build an uneasy coalition to form a German government after her conservatives haemorrhaged support in the face of a surge by the far-right.

Angela Merkel Set To Win Fourth Term As German Chancellor, Projections Show

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 24, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in elections on Sunday, but her victory was clouded by the historic entry of an openly anti-immigration hard-right party into parliament, exit polls showed.

Theresa May's Top Ministers Plotted To Oust Her: Book

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 24, 2017

British Prime Minister Theresa May faced a plot from her senior cabinet ministers to oust her in the immediate aftermath of the June general election that saw the Conservative party lose its overall majority in Parliament, a new book has claimed.

Angela Merkel Heads For Win In German Polls, Hard-Right Party May Enter Parliament For The First Time

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 24, 2017

Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to cruise to victory in elections Sunday but also to face the breakthrough into parliament of hard-right populists for the first time in Germany's post-war history

Germany Votes As History Beckons For Angela Merkel And Far-Right

World News | Reuters | Sunday September 24, 2017

Germans began voting in a national election on Sunday that is likely to see Chancellor Angela Merkel win a historic fourth term and a far-right party enter parliament for the first time in more than half a century

BJP's Jibe At Congress President Sonia Gandhi After Her Letter To PM Modi

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Friday September 22, 2017

Opposition leader Sonia Gandhi's letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi nudging him to take advantage of his government's majority in parliament to give more power to women has drawn jeers from the BJP. Instead of PM Modi, the party said, the Congress president should have directed her appeal at her two allies, Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Yada...

Angela Merkel Set To Be German Chancellor For Fourth Term: Polls

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks almost certain to clinch a fourth term in the general election next Sunday while a far-right party is poised to enter parliament for the first time since the end of World War II.

New Bill Proposes Paternity Leave Across All Sectors

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 17, 2017

Championing the cause of fathers in the early days after a child's birth, a private member's bill proposes that all workers, including those in the unorganised and private sector, get paternity leave extendable up to three months.

CPM Expels Rajya Sabha Member Ritabrata Banerjee For 'Anti-Party Activity'

India News | Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Friday September 15, 2017

The CPM today expelled its Rajya Sabha member Ritabrata Banerjee on charges of "gross anti-party activity", its West Bengal secretary Surya Kanta Mishra said.

Iraqi Kurdish Referendum 'Historic Mistake': Turkey

World News | Reuters | Thursday September 14, 2017

Turkey on Thursday welcomed an Iraqi parliament move to reject referendum on Kurdish independence.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Says 'Wind Is Back In Europe's Sails'

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 13, 2017

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in a flagship speech Wednesday that the "wind is back in Europe's sails" after last year's shock Brexit vote, an act he insisted Britain would regret.

Singapore Gets First Female President Without A Vote

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 13, 2017

Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the Muslim Malay minority, did not have to face an election for the largely ceremonial post originally due this month after authorities decided her rivals did not meet strict eligibility criteria.

Tax-Free Gratuity Limit Set To Double For Private Sector Employees: 10 Points

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Wednesday September 13, 2017

The government will introduce Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in the Parliament.

Vande Mataram Should Go Hand In Hand With Social Good: PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that those who keep the country clean have the first right to chant Vande Mataram and wondered whether people who littered and dirtied the country had any right to the nationalist slogan.

Brexit Bill Passes First Vote In British Parliament

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 12, 2017

British MPs voted in favour of a bill Tuesday to end Britain's EU membership, a key moment for the government's Brexit strategy despite opposition accusations of an unprecedented power grab.

Indian-Origin Anti-Brexit Campaigner In New Challenge Against British Prime Minister

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

An Indian-origin campaigner who had mounted a successful legal challenge to prevent British Prime Minister Theresa May triggering Brexit without Parliament's approval today won a fresh challenge against the government.

Bank Employees Call For Protest March On September 15

Press Trust of India | Monday September 11, 2017

Bank employees plan to conduct "March to Parliament" on September 15 Deepak Kumar Sharma, General secretary of SBI Officers Association, Chandigarh Circle, said.

Why Swami Vivekananda's 1893 Chicago Speech Needs To Be Looked Up Today

India News | Monday September 11, 2017

In his famous speech in Chicago, where Swami Vivekananda addressed the Parliament, he spoke deeply on a number of issues that are relevant to the contemporary world. Vivekananda not only spoke at length about religious tolerance but also about promoting liberal sentiments among people.

Mamata Banerjee Pays Tribute To Swami Vivekananda On Anniversary Of His Chicago Speech

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 11, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today paid homage to Swami Vivekananda on the occasion of the 125th year of his historic address at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago.

PM Modi Addressed Students' Convention On Young India: Highlights

India News | Monday September 11, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed a students' convention to mark the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's Chicago address at the World's Parliament of Religion in 1893. "This year, we are marking 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's Chicago address and Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya centenary celebrations," the prime minister said in a ...

PM Modi's Addresses To Students On Vivekananda's Historic Chicago Address: Highlights

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Monday September 11, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a students' convention today to mark the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's Chicago address at the World's Parliament of Religion in 1893.

Against The Idea Of Issuing Whip On Every Issue: Varun Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 9, 2017

Advocating that lawmakers should have the right to express their views freely inside Parliament, BJP MP Varun Gandhi today said he was against the idea of issuing whip by parties on every issue.

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Objects To UGC Letter On Viewing PM's Speech

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday September 9, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a special address to the nation on Monday to mark the centenary celebration of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya and 125 years of Swami Vivekananda's address at the Chicago World Parliament of Religions.

How The Government's Crackdown On Rohingyas Ignores Its Own Guidelines

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain and Manas Pratap Singh | Monday September 4, 2017

In parliament, India has taken a tough stance on Rohingya Muslims, the stateless minority facing acute persecution in Myanmar.

Indian-Origin Lawmaker In Canada Denies Sexual Harassment Charge

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday August 30, 2017

An Indian-origin Canadian Member of Parliament from the ruling Liberal Party, who has been accused of sexual harassment by a female staffer, has denied the charges and said he would defend his reputation "at all costs"

Black Money: Swiss Panel To Discuss Ways To Share Information With India

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 27, 2017

The Committee on Economy and Royalties of the National Council or CER-N, a key panel of Swiss parliament which rejected on August 15 a proposal seeking to outrightly suspend implementation of the AEOI Switzerland has agreed to adopt with 41 nations including India, will examine the criteria a country would need to satisfy to start getting access to...

Rs 200 Notes Are Here But Don't Go To ATMs For Them

India News | Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Friday August 25, 2017

Crisp, yellow Rs 200 notes debuted today but they will not be available at ATMs just yet. That is because the machines have not been reconfigured to fit the new currency.

ICWAI June 2017 Foundation, Inter, Final Exams Results Declared @ Examicmai.In, Examicmai.org

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Wednesday August 23, 2017

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (Statutory body under an Act of Parliament) has declared the ICWAI Result 2017 for Foundation, Inter, and Final exams conducted on June this year.