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Vice President lauds Gujarat Police for 33 percent reservation for women, asks all states to follow the same

Dec 15, 2019, at 09:21 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: M. Venkaiah Naidu today asked the police forces to be extra sensitive in the matters relating to the crimes against the women and children. He asked police to register every FIR without delays in such matters and investigate every such case thoroughly.

Vice President expresses concern over the disturbing instances of atrocities against women

Dec 06, 2019, at 08:35 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu on Friday expressed concern over the disturbing instances of atrocities against women and said that it was time for society as a whole to introspect and ponder over the erosion of values.

Education must inspire a thirst to innovate in our students: Vice President Naidu

Nov 30, 2019, at 11:18 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said that education must not only foster scientific spirit and entrepreneurial endeavour in students but also create in them a thirst to innovate.

Ensure that the Government’s transformational programmes taken up are effectively implemented: Naidu

Nov 24, 2019, at 07:02 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday that India is witnessing a rapid transformation in all spheres and that the Prime Minister’s clarion call of ‘reform, perform and transform’ has given a new sense of urgency and direction to the country, and the Governors should ensure that the momentum is maintained and tangible outcomes are achieved through collective and collaborative efforts.

Army upset with Rajya Sabha Marshals' new uniform; Naidu says move to be reconsidered

Nov 19, 2019, at 12:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The new uniform of the Rajya Sabha Marshals did not go down well at least with the Indian Army with several of them calling the move as "illegal", media reports said.

Landmark 250th session of Rajya Sabha begins tomorrow

Nov 17, 2019, at 06:35 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Rajya Sabha Chairman M.Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that the Upper House, since it’s inception in 1952 has come a long way contributing to the socio-economic transformation of the country but still has ‘miles to go’ towards proper functioning.

Learning Sanskrit necessary to maintain a living link with our rich past: Naidu

Nov 10, 2019, at 10:04 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that we should all learn Sanskrit so that we maintain a living link with our rich past and truly understand what it means to be an "Indian".

Vice President Naidu expresses concern over decline in reading habit among youngsters

Nov 01, 2019, at 09:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu today expressed concern over the decline in book-reading habit, especially among the young people, and called upon the educational institutions and the academia, to inculcate the practice of reading from a very young age.

Naidu calls for developing new and long-lasting vaccine to combat TB

Oct 30, 2019, at 08:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS:  Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has called for developing a new and long-lasting vaccine to combat TB, which was one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide in 2018.

Vice President Naidu asks scientists to come up with out-of-box solutions to combat pollution

Oct 30, 2019, at 04:31 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu today expressed concern over the rising pollution levels in several parts of the country and urged scientists and researchers to come up with innovative and out-of-box solutions to combat pollution.

Vice President Naidu seeks a new political normal based on 15 point reform charter for better functioning of Parliament

Oct 29, 2019, at 05:06 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Expressing concern over the functioning of parliamentary institutions in the country and erosion of public trust in them, the Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday unveiled a 15 point reform charter as the basis for a new political normal to enable effective functioning of the Parliament and State Legislatures.

Narendra Modi meets Pranab Mukherjee, wishes him on Diwali

Oct 28, 2019, at 09:36 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday met former President Pranab Mukherjee on Diwali.

Vice President Naidu hits out at Pakistan for misusing NAM forum

Oct 26, 2019, at 06:41 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday hit out at Pakistan for misusing the NAM summit “to justify its longstanding policy of conducting cross-border terrorism” against its neighbours.

Vice President cautions against populist measures saying it will affect development expenditure

Oct 16, 2019, at 07:54 pm

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday cautioned political parties against resorting to vote-catching populist measures on the eve of elections, as it would ultimately affect the expenditure on development.

Jammu and Kashmir reorganization will curb cross-border terrorism, promote inclusive growth: Vice President Naidu

Oct 14, 2019, at 04:22 pm

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday asserted that the reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories will promote inclusive development and reduce the negative impact of cross-border terrorism.

India and Sierra Leone seek to expand bilateral ties and push for UNSC reforms

Oct 13, 2019, at 07:45 pm

New Delhi: India and Sierra Leone signed 6 agreements today to expand the bilateral relations in various fields and also agreed to push for UNSC reforms so that one-third of mankind residing in Africa and India occupy their rightful place in decision making bodies of the UN. 

India and Comoros sign MoUs on Defence Cooperation, health, culture and arts

Oct 11, 2019, at 06:08 pm

New Delhi: Seeking to expand bilateral relations in various fields, India and Comoros today signed 6 MoUs including one on defence cooperation.

India accords top priority to deepening ties with African nations: Vice-President Naidu

Oct 11, 2019, at 01:26 pm

New Delhi, Oct 11 (UNI): Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, who is on a five-day tour to Comoros and Sierra Leone, on Friday said India accords highest priority to deepening its engagements with African nations.

Eliminate social evils like casteism and corruption that impede the progress of the nation: Vice President Naidu

Oct 08, 2019, at 08:37 pm

New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called for eliminating social evils like casteism, fundamentalism, corruption and discrimination that impede the progress of the society and the nation.

Vice President Naidu asks media to shun tendency to sensationalize and present facts dispassionately

Oct 06, 2019, at 06:31 pm

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday asked media to shun the tendency to sensationalize and present facts dispassionately without mixing news and views.

Poetry is a powerful catalyst to hasten the process of social transformation: Vice President Naidu

Oct 06, 2019, at 06:28 pm

New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu today said that poetry can serve as a powerful catalyst to hasten the process of social transformation.

Venkaiah Naidu calls for steps to digitize, preserve works in different literary forms in Indian languages

Oct 02, 2019, at 09:24 pm

Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for the translation of great literary works from different languages into as many languages as possible, Indian as well as foreign. 

India observes Gandhi Jayanti today, PM, President greet

Oct 02, 2019, at 08:59 am

New Delhi: India is observing the 150th birth anniversary of 'Father of the Nation' Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu greets people on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti

Oct 01, 2019, at 10:02 pm

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has greeted the people of the country on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti. 

Naidu asks corporates, philanthropists to support govt in building sports infrastructure

Sep 30, 2019, at 08:44 pm

New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has called upon the corporate, philanthropists and eminent sports personalities in India to supplement the efforts of the government in building sports infrastructure, especially in the northeastern region. 

Ramayana is a heritage of the entire mankind: Vice President Naidu

Sep 29, 2019, at 10:15 pm

New Delhi: Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the epics like Ramayana reminds about ones pious duty to perform in the larger interest of the society and the country.

Venkaiah Naidu calls for presenting 'real history' of India to younger generation

Sep 26, 2019, at 08:30 pm

Pune, Sept 26 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for presenting a “real history” of India to the younger generations as there were many distortions in the history drafted by the colonial rulers.

Vice President calls for making India a thriving hub for natural healing and wellness

Sep 24, 2019, at 04:54 pm

New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for making India a thriving hub for natural healing and wellness in the world.

Vice President calls for establishment of more Supreme Court benches

Sep 13, 2019, at 09:28 pm

New Delhi, Sept 13 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for the expansion of Supreme Court and the establishment of more benches in different parts of the country, as per the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice, to put an end to the inconvenience caused to litigants who travel long distances and spend a huge amount of money and energy to access justice. 

India-France strategic partnership is an important pillar of India’s foreign policy: Vice President Naidu

Sep 09, 2019, at 05:01 pm

New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS): Indian vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu has described India-France Strategic Partnership as an important pillar of India’s foreign policy and said that India and France could act as harbingers of peace and stability.