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‘UNSC needs to concentrate on peace, security’

India has highlighted the need for reform of the UN Security Council.

Government has decided on no more reforms: BJP

BJP said the govt seems to have decided against any more reforms as the chief economic advisor had s...

Quraishi writes to PM for speeding electoral refor

Upset over failure of successive governments to bring key electoral reforms, Chief Election Commissi...

‘Effective Lokpal, poll reforms must to end graft’

CPI said an effective Lokpal Bill, electoral reforms and breaking the links between corporate hous...

For reforms, Pakistani daily cites India`s example

Had Pak implemented governance and fiscal reforms it might have been better placed to protect its pe...

Abuses in Myanmar despite reforms: Rights group

A Human Rights Watch report released Tuesday says violence and ongoing rights abuses continue unabat...

AP enacts legislation to amend Land Reforms Act

Andhra Pradesh government enacted a legislation to further amend the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (C...

AP: Legislation to amend Land Reforms Act

Andhra Pradesh Government enacted a legislation to further amend the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms Act...

Anna meets CEC, calls for electoral reforms

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Thursday met CEC SY Quraishi and pressed the poll panel to c...

Bahrain opposition launches week-long protest

Bahraini opposition parties swore to take their campaign to the centre of last year`s democracy prot...

Reforms needed for better policing: U’khand DGP

Reforms need to be ushered in for ensuring better policing, the Uttarakhand DGP JS Pandey has said...

Panel advises scrutiny of teaching methods

Stricter scrutiny of teaching, regular monitoring to assess students` learning graph and steps to ...

Myanmar shift to democracy not over: Minister

Myanmar has already done a lot to reconnect with the international community and win investment.

US `pleased` with Myanmar reforms progress

Suu Kyi is running for a parliamentary seat in the vote, one of several dramatic developments in re...

Myanmar President says no turning back on reforms

Myanmar`s President has even dangled the possibility of giving opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi a ...

US Senator praise Myanmar reforms, calls for more

Republican leader Mitch McConnell met for more than an hour with Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung S...

Poll reforms after Assembly elections: Khurshid

Law Minister Salman Khurshid declared that the government is committed to decriminalising the electo...

Without legal reforms Lokpal will fail: Study

Scholars at the university set up by IT czar Azim Premji doubt the effectiveness of Team Anna`s Lokp...

Govt expects growth at 7.5% in FY’12: Pranab

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said it would strive to build political consensus and hoped...

‘BJP to dislodge UPA to bring economic reforms’

BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said his party will overthrow the Congress-led alliance to bring...

Govt seeks Oppn support in pushing reforms bills

A day after suspending FDI in retail, the government on Thursday sought cooperation from the Opposit...

All party meet on poll reforms soon: Khurshid

Seeking a consensus on electoral reforms, govt plans to convene an all-party-meet to discuss issues...

Myanmar has made progress: Suu Kyi

Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said that Myanmar’s govt has taken positive steps toward reform in...

Communists not against reforms: Yechury

Communists are not opposed to economic reforms per se but want to know what reforms mean to people a...

The Call For Recall

The Right to Recall can have many dangerous consequences, if implemented.

`Jail reforms legislation to be introduced soon`

Badal said new jails would come up at Faridkot, Mansa and Nabha to cope with the rush of prisoners. ...

St Paul`s head backs protesters on reforms

St Paul`s Cathedral has for centuries occupied a delicate position between God and Mammon.

EC disfavours Team Anna`s electoral proposals

The Election Commission has virtually disfavoured Team Anna`s electoral reform proposals.

Ethnic Uzbeks vote for `another Putin` in Kyrgyzstan

Ethnic Uzbeks voting in Kyrgyzstan`s presidential election backed a candidate with ties to Russian P...

Hegde wants debate on electoral reforms

Team Anna member Santosh Hegde on Monday called for a wide debate on electoral reforms similar to ...

PM to meet chief ministers on land reforms

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to meet 10 Chief Ministers this month to finalise a strate...

Assad reiterates Syria reforms as pressure rises

Syrian Prez Bashar al-Assad plans to create a new constitution, a top ruling party official said, as...

Two-day anti-corruption conference ends

The conference emphasised the need for strengthening of existing legal frameworks to meet new challe...

`US is important partner of India on economic fron

As New Delhi embarks on the path of the next level of economic reforms aimed towards rapid growth ...

Muslim Brotherhood seeks election reforms in Egypt

The Muslim Brotherhood, a popular Egyptian political movement, has underlined the need to revise le...

Centre to bring in electoral reforms bill

The bill was aimed at eradicating misuse of oney, muscle power and administrative machinery.

Expansion of democracy key priority: Chinese Prez

Chinese Prez did not specify any time frame to bring about political reforms in the Communist nati...

President Patil calls for higher education reform

The President urged that after universalisation of primary education, it was time to work in the sam...

Cameron to use UK riots to push through reforms

A British lawmaker said four nights of looting and violence had served as a warning to government.

`Pak, India should compete in economic reforms`

PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has urged New Delhi and Islamabad to resolve all issues through dialogue.

Positioning Brand India

Continued financial reforms are keys to the success of Brand India.

Bill on intelligence agencies reforms soon

The government will soon decide on the legislation that seeks parliamentary supervision of intellige...

Bahrain King `supports` political reforms

Bahrain`s King said he supports proposals for political reform following a national dialogue.

`Urgent police reforms need of the hour`

The latest terror bombings that ripped through India`s financial and entertainment capital have shif...

‘Mumbai blasts underline need for police reforms’

Condemning the serial Mumbai blasts, Lok Satta Party said on Thursday that the serial blasts in th...

Security stepped up Malaysia

Amid fears of violence and chaos, security was stepped up in the Malaysian capital Friday for a plan...

Thousands protests across Morocco despite reforms

The demonstrations were a show of strength for the February 20 movement.

Women labour is cheap in India

Twenty years of economic reforms have failed to bridge the male-female income disparity.

Brazil, Japan say 100 nations support UN reforms

Japan and Brazil are working with Germany and India for all four to get permanent seats on UNSC.

Mass British public sector walkout begins

British PM insisted that the government`s planned reforms were "fair to taxpayers".

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