Vice President Hamid Ansari greets nation on Dussehra eveSeptember 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Sunday greeted the people of the country for the auspicious occasion of Dussehra festival.
With lifestyle diseases on the rise, healthcare should be future focus: AnsariSeptember 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.
Hamid Ansari hosts Iftar partySeptember 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.
Vice President greets people on 'Navroj'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.
Raksha Bandhan celebrated with great enthusiasmAugust 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Raksha Bandhan the festival that celebrates the bond between a brother and his sister, is being observed in various parts of the country on today, with great enthusiasm. Sisters visit their brothers and tie a rakhi on their wrists.
Vice President Ansari leaves for S. Africa to attend Zuma's inaugurationMay 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.
Vice President Ansari to attend South African Prez Zuma's inaugurationMay 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.
Hamid Ansari advocates alternate development modelsApril 16th, 2009 SHIMLA - Vice President Hamid Ansari Thursday said there is a need for developing alternate models of development keeping in mind the public outcry to the acquisition of agricultural land for special economic zones (SEZs). 'Public opposition to specific instances of acquisition of agricultural land for SEZs continues to propel the debate about alternate models of development strategy,' Ansari said while delivering the 13th Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Memorial Lecture at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) here.
Vice President to arrive in Shimla todayApril 15th, 2009 SHIMLA - Vice President Hamid Ansari will arrive here on a two-day visit today. During his visit, Ansari will visit to his alma mater St Edward's School.
Rousing reception awaits vice president in his old schoolApril 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.
Vice President Ansari concludes Kuwait visitApril 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vice President Hamid Ansari has left for New Delhi after his three-day Kuwait visit during which India and Kuwait decided to take their economic and political ties to a higher level. Ansari, who became the first top Indian leader to visit Kuwait in last 28 years, sought investment in the energy and infrastructure sectors from Kuwait and other Gulf Cooperation Council members.
Vice President Ansari to leave for three-day visit to Kuwait todayApril 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.
Vice President Ansari leaves for KuwaitApril 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.
Hamid Ansari begins official visit to MyanmarFebruary 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.
India, Indonesia discuss parliamentary functioningJanuary 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.
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