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January 18, 2018 1:23 PM

Israel PM addressing India-Israel Business Summit in Mumbai

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today asked business leaders to focus on innovation, saying that the future belongs to those who innovate. In his opening remarks at a power breakfast with captains of industry at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, Mr Netanyahu said, innovation does not happen by itse...

January 18, 2018 1:22 PM

FM Jaitley holds pre-budget consultations with state FMs

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is holding a pre-budget consultation meeting with Finance Ministers of all States and Union Territories in New Delhi today. The meeting will be followed by the 25th GST Council Meeting which may consider reduction in GST rates for goods and services in view of the repre...

January 18, 2018 12:38 PM

NITI Aayog CEO says solar energy holds potential to change irrigation access

Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant addressed the National Dialogue on Solar For Irrigation in India in New Delhi today. Mr Kant said, solar energy holds the potential to change irrigation access, advance low-carbon agriculture, reduce burden of electricity subsidies on the government...

January 18, 2018 12:37 PM

EC announces poll schedule for Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland

The Election Commission today announced the schedule for the Assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Chief Election Commissioner AK Joti said, in Tripura, the polling will take place on the 18th of next month, while Meghalaya and Nagaland wi...

January 18, 2018 12:36 PM

SC refuses to entertain plea to restrict media from reporting judges' row

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking to restrain the media from publishing, discussing and politicising the issues raised by four senior-most judges last week. A bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, said it will look into the matter only after the apex court Registry ta...

January 18, 2018 12:02 PM

India successfully test-fired indigenously developed Agni-5

India successfully test-fired indigenously developed long-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, Agni-5, off the Odisha coast today. The state-of-the-art missile, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation DRDO, was test fired successfully from the Abdul Kalam Wheeler Island...

January 18, 2018 8:36 AM

India Japan Coastguards conduct joint search and rescue exercise

A joint Search and Rescue exercise named SAREX-18 was conducted in the Bay of Bengal off Chennai yesterday between Indian and Japan Coast Guards. A total of nine Indian Ships and eight aircraft participated in the exercise. <br/><br/>Other stakeholders like the Indian Navy, Indian Air Fo...

January 18, 2018 7:10 AM

GST Council to meet in Delhi today

The GST Council will meet in New Delhi today. During the meeting, the Council may consider a host of proposals to simplify filing of returns and registration of large entities. Among other things, the Council will review the preparedness of GST Network (GSTN) in handling the return filing process as...

January 18, 2018 6:49 AM

Delhi: Security agencies conduct mock drill ahead of R Day

Security agencies conducted a mock drill at Vaishali Metro station in the national capital region yesterday as part of counter-terror preparations in view of the forthcoming Republic Day celebrations on 26th of this month.<br/><br/>The drill was organised by the CISF which is tasked with...

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