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January 14, 2018 6:56 AM

Modi Govt is interested to invest more in agriculture sector: Rajnath Singh

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has plans to invest more funds in the agriculture sector to improve productivity, with an aim to double farmers income by 2022. <br/><br/>Mr Singh was speaking after participating in the inauguration of National Con...

January 14, 2018 6:55 AM

Israel PM Netanyahu arriving today on six-day visit to India

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu is arriving in New Delhi today on a six-day visit to India. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will call on the visiting dignitary in the afternoon after his arrival. <br/><br/>Tomorrow, Mr Netanyahu will hold delegation-level talks with P...

January 14, 2018 3:32 AM

Various parts of northern India continue to reel under coldwave

Various parts of northern India continue to reel under coldwave conditions. Minimum temperatures in several parts of Punjab and Haryana remained several notches below normal. <br/><br/>Adampur in Jalandhar was the coldest place in the region with a low of 2.2 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh ...

January 14, 2018 3:31 AM

P Chidambaram accuses govt of misusing ED against opposition

Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday accused the government of misusing the Enforcement Directorate against the opposition. <br/><br/>The comments came after the Agency carried out raids at the premises of Mr Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram in con...

January 14, 2018 3:28 AM

Petition filed in SC over CBI judge Loya's death motivated: BLA

The Bombay Lawyers Association (BLA) on Saturday claimed a petition filed in the Supreme Court, seeking a probe into the death of special CBI judge B H Loya, was "motivated". <br/><br/>The petition, filed by journalist B R Lone, was submitted to ensure a petition by the associa...

January 14, 2018 3:28 AM

Mumbai-bound Jet Airways flight delayed due to security clearances

A Mumbai-bound Jet Airways flight carrying 344 passengers on board from Paris was delayed by more than an hour due to security clearances. <br/><br/>The flight 9W 123 was to depart for Mumbai at 11:35 am but it had to be rescheduled to 12:53 pm owing to "mandatory checks" by lo...

January 14, 2018 2:35 AM

EAM Sushma Swaraj meets Sri Lankan Finance Minister in New Delhi

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Sri Lankan Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera in New Delhi on Saturday and discussed issues of development cooperation between the two countries. <br/><br/>In a tweet, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, both the leaders discussed bilateral ...

January 14, 2018 2:34 AM

India's internationally benchmarked FMCS launched

India's internationally benchmarked Forest Management Certification Standard (FMCS) was launched on Saturday with an aim to bring a shift towards responsible utilisation of natural resources and trade of<br/>forest products. <br/><br/>The standard provides flexibility in addre...

January 14, 2018 2:34 AM

Ministry of Culture to organise Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav today

Ministry of Culture is organising the 7th edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat matrix in Karnataka from Sunday. <br/><br/>The event will continue till 20th of this month. The State paired with Karnataka is Uttarakhand. <br/><br/>Acc...

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