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January 29, 2019 8:53 PM

Hindi writer Chitra Mudgal among 24 honoured with Sahitya Akademi Award

Renowned Hindi writer Chitra Mudgal, Dogri writer Inderjeet Kesar, Kannada writer KG Nagarajappa and Kashmiri story writer Mushtaq Ahmad Mushtaq were among 24 writers, who were honoured today with the Sahitya Akademi Award 2018. President of the Sahitya Akademi Chandrasekhar Kambar presented these a...

January 29, 2019 8:50 PM

Beating the Retreat ceremony held in New Delhi

Beating the Retreat ceremony, marking the culmination of four days long Republic Day celebrations were held at the historic Vijay Chowk in New Delhi today. This year, Indian tunes were the flavour of 'Beating the Retreat' ceremony. President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu...

January 29, 2019 8:47 PM

PM Modi advises students to focus on acquiring knowledge to enrich their lives

<div>Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked students to stay focused, manage time well and not to succumb to stress. He was interacting with two thousand students, parents and teachers from all over the country as well as students from abroad in the second edition of Pariksha Pe Charch...

January 29, 2019 8:38 PM

Prasar Bharati CEO urges AIR to provide maximum content on social media

Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati had urged All India Radio to provide maximum&nbsp; content on social media. He appreciated the great collection of valuable and exclusive content of AIR Mumbai and said that the treasure should be available for all the listeners through social media....

January 29, 2019 8:32 PM

11 political parties from North-East to oppose Citizenship Amendment Bill

11 political parties of North East have decided&nbsp; to oppose the Citizenship Amendment bill. Talking to news persons in Guwahati , Chief Ministers of Meghalaya Conrad K Sangma&nbsp; and Mizoram Zoramthanga said that 11 parties resolved to jointly oppose the bill.&nbsp; Bot...

January 29, 2019 8:31 PM

BJP says, it is committed to construct grand Ram temple in Ayodhya by taking legal route

<div>The BJP today said it is committed to constructing a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya by taking legal routes. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Union Minister and senior party leader Prakash Javadekar said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently said that all constitutiona...

January 29, 2019 8:24 PM

Former Defence Minister George Fernandes passes away in New Delhi

<div>Former Defence Minister and Anti-Emergency Crusader George Fernandes passed away in New Delhi this morning. He was 88. Mr Fernandes, who hailed from Mangaluru in Karnataka was ailing for a long time. One of the most prominent leaders of the socialist movement in the 1970s, George ...

January 29, 2019 8:21 PM

Centre moves SC seeking nod to return 67 acres of acquired land around disputed Ayodhya site to original owners

The Centre today moved the Supreme Court seeking its permission to return the 67-acre acquired land around the disputed Ram Janambhoomi Babri Masjid site to original owners. In a fresh plea, the Centre said it had acquired 67 acres of land around the 2.77 acres disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid ...

January 29, 2019 2:13 PM

Centre releases additional assistance of over Rs 7000 cr from NDRF to six states, one UT

The Centre has released additional assistance of over seven thousand crore rupees from National Disaster Response Fund to six States and one Union Territory affected by natural disasters. The states are Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat, and Puducher...

January 29, 2019 2:11 PM

Govt enhances allowances for teachers & other staff in Central Universities, colleges

Human Resources Development Ministry has issued orders on revision of allowances and special allowances for teachers and equivalent academic cadre, Registrars, Finance Officers and Controller of Examinations in Central Universities and Colleges. This also includes centrally funded Deemed to be Unive...

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