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 India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On the Indian Ocean, it is adjacent to the island nations of the Maldives on the southwest, Sri Lanka on the south, and Indonesia on the southeast.
Traditional Indian family values are highly respected and considered sacred, although urban families have grown into a nuclear family system, owing to the socio-economic constraints imposed by the traditional joint family system.
The legislature of India is the bicameral Parliament which consists of the upper house known as the Rajya Sabha, or Council of States, the lower house known as the Lok Sabha, or House of the People, and the President.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/India

  
 Parliament of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Parliament of Canada was granted limited power to amend the constitution by a British Act of Parliament in 1949, but it was not permitted to affect the powers of provincial governments, the official positions of the English and French languages, or the five-year term of Parliament.
The Parliament of Canada last requested the Parliament of the United Kingdom to enact a constitutional amendment in 1982, when the Canada Act 1982 was requested and passed.
In that year, the British Parliament passed the British North America Act 1867, uniting the Province of Canada (which was separated into Quebec and Ontario), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a single federation, called the Dominion of Canada.
www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Canadian_Parliament

  
 Parliament of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Indian Parliament consists of two houses and the President of India.
The Parliament of India (or Sansad) is bicameral.
Any bill can become an act only after it is passed by both the houses of the Parliament and assented by the President.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_Parliament

  
 MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Canadian Parliament
Parliament cannot pass laws that infringe on the freedoms set down in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, adopted as part of the constitution in 1982.
Parliament has the power to pass laws for the “peace, order, and good government of Canada,” except for matters assigned to the provincial legislatures.
Parliament shares jurisdiction with the provinces on issues such as immigration, agriculture, and social policy.
encarta.msn.com /text_761553359___2/Canadian_Parliament.html

  
 Indian police: Parliament attack mastermind killed
Indian security forces and police fought two gunbattles Saturday in Kashmir and New Delhi, killing the man they say planned a deadly attack on the Indian parliament and several members of his terrorist group, authorities said.
One of the dead militants, Indian officials said, was Ghazi Baba, the commander-in-chief of Jaish-e-Mohammed, or the Army of Muhammad, believed to have been the mastermind of the attack on parliament December 13, 2001.
India convicted four Indian-national Kashmiris of involvement in the attack, and sentenced three of them to death in December.
www2.chinadaily.com.cn /en/doc/2003-08/31/content_259902.htm

  
 Armed_Attack_on_Indian_Parliament_Kills_12
It is believed to be the first time the Indian national parliament has been attacked.
Indian Home Minister LK Advani said there were similarities with an October attack on the Kashmir state assembly by separatist militants.
Indian government officials said all six gunmen had been killed along with six police officers.
www.blythe.org /nytransfer-subs/2001act/Armed_Attack_on_Indian_Parliament_Kills_12

  
 The Daily Star: 13th Anniversary Special
The Indian national parliament Speaker Manohar Joshi convenes a meeting of leaders of parliamentary parties and groups before the commencement of every session to know their views on issues likely to come up for discussion during the session.
In parliamentary democracy, the Leader of the House is entitled to act as the safeguard for the ruling and the opposition lawmakers though she/ he is elected from the ruling party.
Building an effective relationship between parliament and the executive in the House depends, to a large extent, on striking the right balance between the treasury benches and members of the opposition.
www.thedailystar.net /suppliments/anni2004/demo_15.html

  
 Indian National Congress -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
The 'Indian National Congress' (also known as the Congress (An organization to gain political power) Party) is the largest subscription-based organisation in the world.
Founded in 1885 with the object of obtaining a greater share in government for educated Indians, the Indian National Congress was initially not opposed to (The people of Great Britain) British rule.
However, at the time of independence, the INC (led by (Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule; was the first prime minister of the Republic of India from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964)) Jawaharlal Nehru) was the major political organization in the country, and was established as the major political party.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/I/In/Indian_National_Congress.htm

  
 The Government
The Indian Union, a union of twenty-five culturally diverse linguistic national states, is a sovereign, secular, democratic republic with a parliamentary system of government.
The Indian polity is governed in terms of the Constitution, which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 November 1950.
In the Indian federal system there is a considerable array of central power in relation to the states.
www.vepachedu.org /govt.htm

  
 5D1AF3F5-F9DD-4C8C-8ABA6873985F99DA.html
Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam signed the proclamation dissolving parliament Friday, thereby shifting focus to the national election commission, which will decide on a date for the polls.
Parliament proposed an interim budget on Tuesday, a strategic move indicating that its dissolution was imminent.
India's president dissolved parliament Friday, paving the way for general elections six months ahead of schedule.
quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/el/5D1AF3F5-F9DD-4C8C-8ABA6873985F99DA.html

  
 Sikh Nation Organization
Therefore, this is moral as well as constitutional responsibility of Indian Parliament, to address to such problems in view of, unmatched sacrifices made by Sikh Nation, while fighting Mughal tyrrani, during Freedom Struggle against British slavery, while defending country’s borders during Indo-China and Indo-Pak wars, and catagoric commitments on record, of Mahatma Gandhi, Pt.
Jawahar lal Nehru and Indian National Congress, to safeguard intrests of Sikh Nation in free India.
Parliament is yet to express regrets over Operation Blue Star and punishment to guilty of ’84 riots is no where in sight.
www.sikhnation.org /petitions-lok-sabha.html

  
 indconst.txt
Britain and Canada's duties with respect to Indian Nations are a result of International Law and not any domestic law of Canada.[1] ------------ 1.
Until this is done, Indian Nations reject the proposed independence of Canada in total as a hostile and aggressive act and are prepared to employ all means to resist its fulfillment.
Throughout the years of European settlement and expansion, Indian Nations sought a mutual accommodation, one that would permit a bountiful land to be shared to the benefit of all.
www.cwis.org /fwdp/Americas/indconst.txt

  
 Indian National Parliament
The Indian Parliament is the supreme legislative body of India.
The Parliament comprises of the President, and the two Houses - the Lok Sabha (House of the People) and the Rajya Sabha (Council of States).
The first elected Parliament came into being in April 1952, after the first elections under the new Constitution of India.
www.smileindia.com /IndianParliament.htm

  
 :: Indian national congress - Overview ::
The Indian National Congress (INC) -- perhaps the largest and oldest democratic organisation in the world -- was born as a movement that embraced all peoples, cultures and communities into its fold in its fight for freedom from alien domination.
The Indian Independence Act was passed by the British Parliament in July, 1947, and on August 14, M.A. Jinnah was declared governor-general of Pakistan.
With him, at the helm of affairs, the Congress was able to build a national ethos based on the principles of socialism and democracy.
www.aicc.org.in /overview.htm

  
 INDIAN MIRROR - GEOGRAPHY - The Government
Parliament legislates, amends the Constitution, elects the President and Vice President and must approve a Proclamation of Emergency.
Debates and cross-banter are in English and the Indian constitution is loosely based on the West Minister model of the British.
Parliament and the Supreme court provide a medium of checks and balances on the powers of this executive authority.
www.indianmirror.com /geography/geo8.html

  
 Indian_nukes_2.0_intl_inst.txt
Indian scientists said they set off all three bombs simultaneously as they were afraid the shock wave from the thermonuclear device would collapse the shaft going down to the low-yield bomb.
The nuclear chauvinism of the Indian, Pakistani and Indian ruling circles is a barometer of their desperation to avoid the specter of a popular democratic movement like that which recently swept Indonesia.
Although this class is a minority of the nation, and is embedded within a sea of horribly dire urban and rural poverty, nevertheless, given the size of IndiaÕs population - nearly a billion people - the absolute size this new Indian middle class is approaching the total populations of US or Europe.
www-personal.umich.edu /~twod/politics/india-pakistan/Indian_nukes_2.0_intl_inst.txt

  
 Andhra Pradesh: basic information
The state sends 60 members to the Indian national parliament: 18 to the Rajya Sabha (upper house) and 42 to the Lok Sabha (lower house).
Andhras were at the forefront of Indian nationalism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Although the Indian government approved the UN Security Council resolution invoking military sanctions against North Korea, no Indian troops were committed to the cause, and Nehru dispatched notes on the situation to the United States and the Soviet Union, repeatedly trying to restore peace in Korea.
www.e-greenstar.com /India/Andhra-Pradesh-info.htm

  
 The Indian Express: Top stories: Full story
Indications are that the government wants to wait out the second part of the Budget session of Parliament as it does not want another controversy to add to its problems.
This is the second time in less than a month that the SEM — one of the bodies that has to endorse the new National Curriculum Framework before it’s implemented — has been postponed indefinitely.
This time, it’s the National Education Policy that’s at stake.
www.indianexpress.com /ie20010417/nat17.html

  
 Menashe People (India)
Tlangdingliana in his unsuccessful run for the seat in Lok Sabha (lower house of the National Indian Parliament) last year.
Expanding a bit on this subject, the original article from the Indian magazine "The Week" of September 12, 2004 entitled "New Jerusalem" and presenting a small image of the proposed flag of the would-be country of the Menashe People - New Jerusalem.
Israel is giving cultural support, but won't give any political support unless approved by the Indian government.
www.flagspot.net /flags/in_manma.html

  
 india.htm
Indian Supreme Court tried in recent years to assert right of abstract judicial review of pending Constitutional amendments but was rebuffed by Indian parliament and backed off State courts and national supreme court - 26 members but must retire at 65 Electoral System: Single-member districts--plurality winner-take- all system.
Although Indian constitution is founded largely on British parliamentary model provisions for emergency powers of president allow President near dictatorial powers in specified conditions of national emergency.
Executive: Ceremonial head of state President jointly elected by Indian Parliament and State legislatures.
www.isu.edu /~andesean/india.htm

  
 National Cadet Corps
The Indian Parliament passed the National Cadet Corps Act in 1948, thus creating the National Cadet Corps (NCC).
The National Cadet Corps Act was accepted by the Governor General and on 16th July 1948 the National Cadet Corps came into existence.
The National Cadet Corps can be considered as a successor of the University Officers Training Corps which was established by the British in 1942.
www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/NCC

  
 Asian Studies Institute - Other published material
In spite of the call for poll boycott by the insurgent groups, voter turnout in Kashmir during the national parliamentary election was around 35-45%, although many voters claimed that they were forced to vote by the Indian troops stationed in Kashmir.
In May 1996, elections for the Indian national parliament were held and the people of Kashmir voted for the first time after 1989.
The Indian military, after repulsing the initial attack, went on the offensive and crossed the CFL in Kashmir and the recognised India-Pakistan international boundary to the south.
www.vuw.ac.nz /asianstudies/publications/working/Kashmir.html

  
 CBC News:Women shouted down in India's parliament
NEW DELHI - Women members of India's parliament were shouted down Tuesday as they spoke in favour of a bill that would reserve a third of all seats in national and state legislatures for women.
Even for the normally boisterous lower chamber of the national parliament, the pandemonium that broke out was exceptional.
Women currently hold about 10 per cent of the seats in the national and state parliaments.
www.cbc.ca /stories/2003/05/06/indian_women030506

  
 Simranjit Singh Mann, Member of the Indian Parliament (M.P.)
Mann was elected to the Indian Parliament, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on November 3, 1999, ordered the Union of India and the Passport Office in Chandigarh, to issue a passport to Mr.
Mann by a gunman associated with a politician in the opposition Indian National Congress Party.
Parliament is the supreme legislative body of India.
www.thesteward.net /mann

  
 Indian National Congress
National Congress of American Indians Press Luncheons Sept. 22 and 23 in Conjunction with Opening of NMAI.
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) To Deliver State of Indian Nations Address on Feb. 3.
National Congress of American Indians Gather for Annual Convention.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0825112.html

  
 Socialism Today - BJP election victory - a challenge to Indian workers
THE 1999 INDIAN general election, which began on 5 September and ended on 3 October, was a farce, where none of the fundamental problems faced by the people were addressed.
The tabling of the Insurance Regulatory Authority bill in parliament, which allows foreign giants to enter the insurance sector, shows that the reincarnated BJP government is going to go full speed on the issues of privatisation and deregulation.
In West Bengal, which is known as the bastion of the left, an alliance of the BJP and the Trinamul Congress (a split from national Congress in West Bengal), was able to wrest as many as five seats from the CPI(M) alone.
www.socialismtoday.org /44/india.html

  
 labour.html
New Delhi; The Study Group constituted by the National Labour Commission on "Umbrella Legislation for the Workers in the Unorganised Sector" has recommended an average minimum wage equivalent to the initial salary drawn by a Group D employee of the central government.
In its Report submitted to the Chairman of the National Labour Commission Ravindra Varma, the Study Group has recommended that the minimum wage shall constitute a basic rate of wage, cost of living allowance and cash value of concessions.
The government has asked the National Labour Commission to have a review of the labour laws and also suggest umbrella legislation for the workers in the unorganised sector.
www.keralamonitor.com /labour.html

  
 The Epic of Race: The Indian Mutiny, 1857
The Indian Mutiny was even called the 'epic of the Race' by historian Sir Charles Crostwaithe and though in the modern context, this sounds ridiculous but it was nothing more than an illustration of Victorian British confidence and arrogance.
The British Parliament finally realized that it was inappropriate for a private company like the EIC to exercise such enormous powers and control a land the size of India.
Forced to cooperate, Bahadur Shah accepted the allegiance of the mutineers and became the titular leader of the Indian Mutiny.
www.victorianweb.org /history/empire/epic.html

  
 news-ians-e-parliament
He was speaking after two elected members of Parliament, Bert Koenders of the Netherlands and India's Mani Shankar Iyer, explained the concept of an "e-parliament" to 30 CEOs of top Indian IT companies at the home office of Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna during a closed door meeting.
The formal structure could resemble a national parliament with committees monitoring work of major international institutions.
The proposal for a step-by-step development of an e-parliament has come from EarthAction in collaboration with the Harvard Program on Negotiation, One World Now, the World Federation of United Nations Associations, the Humanitarian Group for Social Development and a group of national lawmakers from all parts of the world.
www.cddc.vt.edu /digitalgov/news-ians-e-parliament.html

  
 Learn more about Indian Statistical Institute in the online encyclopedia.
Founded by Professor P.C. Mahalanobis in Kolkata on 17th December, 1931, the institute gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1959.
The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is an institution devoted to the research, teaching and application of statistics, natural sciences and social sciences.
Learn more about Indian Statistical Institute in the online encyclopedia.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /i/in/indian_statistical_institute.html

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