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January 28, 2018 9:30 PM

Children below 5 years of age administered polio vaccine across country

Pulse Polio drops were administered to children below five years of age across the country today on the National Immunisation Day.<br/><br/>President Ram Nath Kovind launched the countrywide pulse polio programme for the year yesterday by administering polio drops to a child at a functio...

January 28, 2018 9:08 PM

Seven survivors of missing ferry found adrift in the Pacific

Seven survivors of a missing ferry were found on Sunday after floating for more than a week in a small wooden boat in the Pacific Ocean. <br/><br/>The New Zealand Air Force found the dinghy as it searched for survivors of the ferry that sank as it traveled between two islands in the remo...

January 28, 2018 9:08 PM

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi wins US Documentary Grand Jury Award

A film on the life of Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has won the US Documentary Grand Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival being held at Park City in Utah.<br/><br/>The documentary, titled 'Kailash' has been directed by debutante Derek Doneen. It traces the journey of Sat...

January 28, 2018 6:47 PM

Northern India continues to reel under cold wave condition

Northern India continues to reel under cold wave conditions. In the National Capital Delhi, poor visibility due to very dense fog affected train services. <br/><br/>According to Met department, the minimum temperature dipped to 6.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below the average for the...

January 28, 2018 1:45 PM

Govt to set up apex cybercrime coordination centre

Union Home Ministry is planning to set up an apex coordination centre to deal with cyber crimes such as financial frauds, circulation of communal and pornographic contents. <br/><br/>The ministry has also asked states to establish a similar mechanism in every district. <br/><br/...

January 28, 2018 1:45 PM

On 69th Republic Day, India set new record with over 1.1 million tweets

The annual Republic Day celebrations generated a record number of tweets at over 1.1 million this year. A spokesperson of Silicon Valley-based social media company said in a statement on twitter, that the celebrations garnered over 1.1 million tweets, setting a new conversation record for #RepublicD...

January 28, 2018 1:45 PM

Countrywide Pulse polio immunisation camp today

Pulse Polio drops will be administered to children below five years of age on National Immunisation Day today. <br/><br/>President Ram Nath Kovind launched the countrywide pulse polio programme for the year yesterday by administering polio drops to a child at a function at Rashtrapati Bh...

January 28, 2018 1:43 PM

Acid attack victims to get quota in central govt jobs

People with autism, mental illnesses, intellectual disability and victims of acid attacks will now get quota in central government jobs. <br/><br/>The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) recently wrote to all central government departments to ensure that one percent of each post ...

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