Hamid Ansari advocates alternate development models

September 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Sunday greeted the people of the country for the auspicious occasion of Dussehra festival.

September 10th, 2009 RANCHI - Vice President M Hamid Ansari on Thursday said with the number of lifestyle diseases increasing, healthcare facilities should be strengthened to meet future demands of the country. "The facilities we have is sufficient for now, but not sufficient for future," Ansari said while dedicating the new HCG Curie-Abdur Razzaque Ansari Cancer Institute (C-ARACI) to the nation.

September 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari hosted an Iftar party here last evening. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, several foreign dignitaries and many political leaders were among those who attended the party.

August 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - Vice President Mohd Hamid Ansari has on Wednesday called on scientists to exercise utmost caution in the regulation of nuclear power in the ensuring public interest and safety. Addressing the graduation ceremony of the Baba Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Training School in Trombay, "our experience in regulation of a hitherto closed sector thrown open to private corporate and foreign investment has been a mixed one." Ansari said in various areas such as telecom, petroleum and gas, electricity and infrastructure development, the public perception of regulatory oversight has been dented as a result of allegations of regulatory bias and conflict of interest in corporate conflicts.

August 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vice President Hamid Ansari has greeted the people of the country on the auspicious occasion of Navroj, which marks the beginning of the Parsi New Year. In his message, Ansari said that this festival is celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety and fosters the spirit of harmony and brotherhood that marks our composite culture.

May 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Wednesday released a book titled "GovernMint in India-An Inside View" authored by T.S.R Subramanian here. Addressing delegates at the function, Ansari highlighted the basic theme of the book which focuses particularly on the questions of governance.

May 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vice President Hamid Ansari today left for South Africa where he will represent India at the inauguration ceremony of new South African President Jacob Zuma on May 9. Ansari, who is on a three-day visit to South Africa, will attend the inauguration of Zuma, whose African National Congress (ANC) swept the general elections in the country held on April 22.

May 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vice President Hamid Ansari will represent India at the inauguration ceremony of new South African President Jacob Zuma on May 9, reflecting the importance New Delhi attaches to its ties with South Africa. Ansari will pay a three-day visit to South Africa from Friday to attend the inauguration of Zuma, whose African National Congress (ANC) swept the general elections in the country held on April 22.

April 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has to build a sustainable micro-entrepreneurship movement, which would transform many of its job seekers into job creators, Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari said here Tuesday. 'Such entrepreneurship, however, needs to be broad-based and supported by the civil society,' Ansari said while addressing a conference on entrepreneurship, jointly organised by the Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) BYST is a non-profit organisation, which is promoting micro entrepreneurship among the youth.

April 9th, 2009 SHIMLA - Vice President Hamid Ansari will go down memory lane next week when he visits his alma mater St Edward's School in the Himachal Pradesh capital after more than half a century. Ansari, 70, who had studied in St Edward's during 1949-51, will spend some hours April 15 with scores of students, teachers and staff of the school.

April 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari today left on a three-day visit to Kuwait. During his visit, Ansari will hold talks with the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al Jaber Al Sabah on a wide range of issues.

April 6th, 2009 KUWAIT CITY - Vice President Hamid Ansari on Monday sought the support of Kuwait in forging a common, comprehensive approach to deal with terrorism.Terrorism is an international plague and it has to be fought at the international level," Ansari told reporters onboard his aircraft. On a three-day visit to the Gulf state, Ansari favoured greater economic cooperation with the oil-rich Gulf country, especially in energy and petrochemical sector.

April 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will begin his three-day visit to Kuwait from today. During his visit, Ansari will hold talks with the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al Jaber Al Sabah on a wide range of issues.

February 4th, 2009 YANGON - Indian Vice President M. Hamid Ansari arrived in Naypyidaw Thursday to begin his four-day official visit to Myanmar, official reports reaching here from the country's new capital said.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Indonesia Monday discussed the functioning of their parliaments when a 17-member delegation from the Southeast Asian nation called on Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Hamid Ansari.