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February 4, 2018 2:07 PM

World Cancer Day being observed today

World Cancer Day is being observed today. The day is observed on 4th February every year to raise awareness about cancer, its treatment and to encourage methods of its prevention. The primary goal of the day is to reduce the illness and related deaths by 2020.<br/><br/>Vice President Ven...

February 4, 2018 1:34 PM

Oil tanker with 22 Indians goes missing off West African coast

A Panama-registered merchant ship with 22 Indian crew members on board has gone missing from Benin Coast of West Africa on Thursday. <br/><br/>The owners of the tanker ship MT Marine Express have sought the help of the Directorate General of Shipping in Mumbai to get in touch with their ...

February 4, 2018 1:30 PM

Two Pakistan-trained LeT terrorists arrested in Baramulla

Two Pakistan-trained Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists have been arrested by security forces in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir. A police spokesperson said, the terrorists had gone to Pakistan on Pak visa to obtain arms training to undertake terrorist activities in the Valley. <br/><br/&gt...

February 4, 2018 1:29 PM

Defence minister visits forward posts along Sino-India border

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited forward posts along the Sino-India border in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir yesterday and interacted with the jawans deployed there. <br/><br/>A defence spokesperson said, Ms Sitharaman visited the highest post in the Daulat Beg Oldie s...

February 4, 2018 8:44 AM

SC urges High Courts to ensure one family court in every district

Supreme Court Judge Justice Kurian Joseph today urged Chief Justices of High Courts to take immediate steps to ensure that every district in a state has at least one family court, to help easy access to justice and speedy disposal of matrimonial disputes.<br/><br/>Speaking in Chennai, Ju...

February 4, 2018 8:44 AM

No diesel locomotives will be allowed in Delhi area after March 2019

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal today said he has been informed by the Railway Board that no diesel locomotives will be allowed in the Delhi area after March 2019.<br/><br/>Speaking at the Institute of Railway Electrical Engineers in New Delhi, Mr Goyal emphasised the need for transformati...

February 4, 2018 8:43 AM

Reform, perform & transform is our govt mantra', says Ravi Shankar Prasad

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said, the mantra of the Narendra Modi government is to perform, reform and transform and to employ technology to empower the people. Mr Prasad said this after laying the foundation stone of a Software Technology Park of India-Itanagar Centre at Itanagar last eveni...

February 4, 2018 7:26 AM

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to inaugurate first International Kala Mela

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the first International Kala Mela at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts in New Delhi today. <br/><br/>The objective of the event is to focus on direct interaction between the artist and the connoisseur and also educating and raisin...

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