Sibal meets IIT faculty members, says all issues resolvedOctober 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Human Resource Minister today held a meeting with faculty members of the Indian Institutes of Technology and said all issues have been resolved. Sibal's initiative was aimed at ending the deadlock between IIT faculty and the Central Government.
CPI demands central probe against V.K. SibalSeptember 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A senior Left party leader has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to "immediately" launch a probe against Director General Hydrocarbons V.K. Sibal, who allegedly took favours from the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL).
National Literacy Mission to substantially focus on women: SibalAugust 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Government on Friday said that the National Literacy Mission is being recast, so that, 80 per cent coverage of the mission is of women, whose literacy rate at present is at an unacceptable level of 54 per cent. Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal said this while chairing the 11th Meeting of the National Literacy Mission Authority (NLMA) here on Friday.
Sibal asks IITs to create quality faculties in technologyAugust 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday called on the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to create quality faculties in the field of technical education to match the growing demands. Speaking at the Convocation of IIT-Delhi, Sibal said despite growth in number of technical institutions, there had not been proportionate increase in quality graduates in the country.
Gilani praises Manmohan Singh's 'bold vision of peace'July 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has lauded his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh after positive remarks by the Indian premier in parliament on the peace process with Pakistan. Gilani praised Manmohan Singh "for his bold vision of peace and prosperity in South Asia and the statesmanship he demonstrated", the Nation newspaper reported on its website Thursday.
PM answered every question on joint statement: CongressJuly 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clearly answered all the questions the opposition had raised about the India-Pakistan joint statement, the Congress party said Wednesday. Every question (on the joint statement) has been answered clearly by the prime minister, Congress leader and central minister Kapil Sibal told reporters in parliament after Manmohan Singh replied to a debate in the Lok Sabha on the joint statement.
CBSE has plans to make Class 10 exams optionalJuly 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Much before Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal aired his views, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had plans to make Class 10 board exams optional, parliament was told Monday. The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) - 2005 has recommended that the board should consider, as a long term measure, making the class 10 examination optional, thus permitting students to continue in the same school, Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) D.
Nine women ministers in Manmohan Singh governmentMay 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet will have nine women ministers, one less than the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. While Mamata Banerjee, Ambika Soni and Meira Kumar took oath of office last week, on Wednesday six more names were announced for the swearing-in ceremony Thursay.
Obama calls up Manmohan, congratulates on victoryMay 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - US President Barack Obama Saturday telephoned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to congratulate him on his victory in the general elections and hoped for a continuity in the India-US strategic partnership, an official said. Manmohan Singh reiterated his invitation to Michelle and Barack Obama to visit India, a key aide to the prime minister said.
Manmohan Singh seeks senior minister for climate talksMay 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked senior leaders Kamal Nath and Kapil Sibal if either of them would agree to be environment minister in the new government, at least till the end of the year, and represent India at the crucial climate talks in Copenhagen in December, a Congress source said Tuesday. The ministry of environment and forests (MOE&F) was run by two ministers of state under the overall direction of the prime minister in the outgoing United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
LTTE a terrorist outfit, no change in position: PMApril 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is 'a terrorist organisation' and its chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran 'a proclaimed offender', Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday. Two days after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.
Sibal says rival BJP candidate Gupta violated Model CodeApril 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party's Chandni Chowk MP Kapil Sibal has accused his BJP rival Vijender Gupta of violating the Model Code of Conduct. Sibal released a CD to the press on Saturday to prove his case.
Manmohan Singh calls on President PatilApril 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called on President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday. The meeting lasted for about 50 minutes.
PM calls on PresidentMarch 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday called on President Pratibha Patil to discuss 'matters of national importance', an official said. A Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson said the two leaders met for about half hour.
Congress to decide when Rahul takes over government: SibalFebruary 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress leadership will decide when general secretary Rahul Gandhi should take 'over the reins of the government', according to Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal. 'It is up to the Congress leadership to decide when Rahul (Gandhi) takes over the reins of the government,' Sibal, a senior party functionary, told IANS.
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