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January 21, 2018 1:26 PM

Land acquired for two locomotive engine factories in Bihar: Piyush Goyal

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal today said land has been acquired for two locomotive engine factories in Madhepura and Saran districts of Bihar.<br/>&apos;<br/>Goyal was speaking while laying foundation stone for various projects at Ara railway station through video conferencing. He said a...

January 21, 2018 12:33 PM

India's automated ocean pollution observation system to begin this year

India is all set to have its own automated ocean pollution observation system this year which will help keep a tab on ocean pollution levels.<br/><br/>According to Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) director SSC Shenoi, the system, estimated to cost 100 crore ...

January 21, 2018 12:31 PM

PM to leave for Davos tomorrow to attend 48th World Economic Forum meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for Davos, Switzerland tomorrow to attend the 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. <br/><br/>He will lead the largest-ever Indian delegation comprising Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu among ot...

January 21, 2018 12:30 PM

Pak firing: Soldier from UP succumbs to injuries in J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir, an Armyman attained martyrdom today after he succumbed to his injuries received yesterday in firing from across the border by Pakistani troops. <br/><br/>Defence sources told AIR that Signalman Chandan Kumar Rai from Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh had injured i...

January 21, 2018 12:29 PM

President to arrive in Ahmedabad on a two-day visit to Gujarat

President Ram Nath Kovind will arrive in Ahmedabad today on a two-day visit to Gujarat. President will grace the annual convocation ceremony of Gujarat University in Ahmedabad. <br/><br/>President will also address the convocation ceremony of the Maharaja Sayajirao University at Vadodara...

January 21, 2018 10:53 AM

PM greets people of Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya on their statehood day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted people of Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya on their statehood day. In a series of tweets, Mr Modi said may Manipur continue to scale new growth in the time to come. <br/><br/>Conveying his best wishes to people of Tripura, he said Tripura is blessed...

January 21, 2018 9:07 AM

PM to lead largest-ever Indian delegation to World Economic Forum meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the largest-ever Indian delegation to the 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum when he leaves for Davos, Switzerland tomorrow. <br/><br/>The delegation will comprise of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh ...

January 21, 2018 8:45 AM

Ramayana festival begins with an aim to enhance India-ASEAN ties

Ramayana Festival, marking 25 years of the Indo-ASEAN ties, began in New Delhi yesterday. The five-day festival is being organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations. <br/><br/>Cultural groups from the 10 member-nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are staging musi...

January 21, 2018 8:43 AM

No major skirmish on International Border in Jammu

After continuous heavy mortar shelling by Pakistan forces for the last three days, the International Border in Jammu witnessed no major skirmish since last evening. <br/><br/>A minor exchange of fire took place in Shahpur, Mendhar and Mankote sectors of Poonch along the Line of Control a...

January 21, 2018 8:27 AM

ONGC acquires 51 pc share of Government in HPCL

The government has entered into an agreement with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited for the strategic sale of its 51.11 per cent equity share-holding in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation limited for 36,915 crore rupees. <br/><br/>The Finance Ministry in a release said, during ...

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