Indian bill reserves seats for women

Date: March 9th, 2010

NEW DELHI -- A landmark bill that would reserve a third of all seats in India's parliament for women cleared its first hurdle on Tuesday when members of the upper house approved it after a rancorous debate.

Candle light vigil - Solidarity with Mumbai victims

Date: Saturday  6th December 2008
Time:  6pm to 7.30pm 
Location: 1510 Drew Road unit #14 Missisauga, On. (One block north of Derry and Dixie on Dixie), L5S1W7  ( Art of Living Centre)

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 The victory obtained by the Manmohan Singh-led government in the crucial trust vote in Indian Parliament has given a major blow to "forces of revisionism and obscurantism," the American wing of Indian National Overseas Congress (INOC), said.

Welcoming the result of the confidence vote, INOC General Secretary George Abraham said, the development would enable the "historic and forward-looking" Indo-American civilian nuclear deal, to move forward, providing an opportunity to take the strategic relationship between the two countries to new heights.

"The immediate benefit of this vote would be that both countries could now move forward with the deal and that would allow India to avail the latest technology for nuclear power generation," said INOC President Surinder Malhotra, stressing that energy security is key to future development of India.

The vote, he said, sends a clear message to the world that India is willing and ready to play a major role in shaping of future events.

"INOC salutes those members of Parliament who voted for the treaty and those who placed national interest above personal or party politics," he added.