Indian professionals oppose new UK visa move

Indian professionals oppose new UK visa move London: A leading organisation espousing the cause of Indian and non-EU professionals has strongly opposed the recommendation of a key committee that the salary threshold for professionals seeking to permanently settle in the UK be raised considerably. Raising the threshold as recommended by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) will make thousands of Indian and non-EU professionals working here ineligible for permanent settlement, which is called the Indefinite Leave to Remain...
05:36 PM, Nov 07, 2011

People cannot make laws: Aruna Roy

People cannot make laws: Aruna Roy Chennai: In an apparent criticism of social activist Anna Hazare and his protest for passage of Jan Lokpal bill, National Advisory Committee member Aruna Roy on Thursday said "people cannot make a law" and it had to be done by a drafting committee. "Law has to be looked at in detail. If you change one comma or one fullstop a right becomes no right. People can demand a law, people...
05:54 PM, Sep 08, 2011

Jairam acts against FAC, clears 3 coal blocks

Jairam acts against FAC, clears 3 coal blocks New Delhi: Rejecting the recommendations of the Forest Advisory Committee, Environment Ministry on Thursday gave its approval to open up Tara, Parsa East and Kante Basan coal-blocks in the Hasdeo-Arand forest region of Chhattisgarh. In an order, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said he "disagrees with the final recommendations" of the FAC, which advised him to reject the proposals made by the Chhattisgarh government to open up the coal-blocks, and "decided...
05:01 PM, Jun 23, 2011

Manmohan Singh - The Feeble Patriarch

Manmohan Singh - The Feeble Patriarch In a disarming and seemingly innocuous tone, the prime minister of the world’s largest democracy tried to achieve the impossible in his chat with editors on February 16, in the middle of the worst crisis of confidence that his government has faced in its second term. He both accepted and denied responsibility for corruption in his government in that one sentence, adding fuel to an already raging fire. In less...
05:41 PM, Mar 01, 2011

Youth Cong fights for a place in Govt

Youth Cong fights for a place in Govt Youth Congress leaders met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and asked for a greater share in the Government. ...
04:56 PM, Nov 04, 2006

Par panel on OoP submits report

Par panel on OoP submits report The office of chairman or member of the advisory committee is not to come under the purview of office-of-profit. ...
04:04 PM, Aug 24, 2006
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