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December 29, 2017 11:14 PM

India to take up Palestine envoy's presence in Hafiz Saeed's rally

India will strongly take up with Palestine the issue of its ambassador in Pakistan attending a rally organised by Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed.<br/>&apos;<br/>External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in New Delhi today ...

December 29, 2017 10:48 PM

India introduces over 40 training courses for Sri Lankan govt officials

India has introduced over 40 training courses for Sri Lankan government officials to give them an understanding of India's approach towards governance.<br/>&apos; <br/>The Indian High Commission in Colombo said in a statement that the 45-day-long courses would be fully funded by the...

December 29, 2017 9:48 PM

60 cities generate around 4059 tonnes of plastic waste per day

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has conducted study in 60 major cities of the country and has estimated that a total of around 4059 tonnes of plastic waste is generated from these cities per day. <br/><br/>It is further estimated that plastic waste generated varies from 3.10 per c...

December 29, 2017 9:48 PM

Railways Ministry says during 2016-17 train accidents decreased

Railways Ministry has said during 2016-17 train accidents decreased from 107 to 104 in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year. <br/><br/>In an year end review, the Ministry said, track renewal has been speeded up and more than two thousand 148 kilometer old rails hav...

December 29, 2017 9:47 PM

Centre releases more than 24 crore rupees to states, UTs in Ujjawala Scheme

Centre has released more than 24 crore rupees to states and union territories in Ujjawala Scheme during the current year till date. <br/><br/>In a written reply in Lok Sabha today Minister of State for Women and Child Development Dr Virendra Kumar said, the Ujjawala scheme has specific c...

December 29, 2017 9:22 PM

Govt priority is to complete 262 road projects in North East: Nitin Gadkari

Union Road Transport minister Nitin Gadkari said that his ministry's priority is to complete 262 road projects in North East involving 2 lakh crore rupees. <br/><br/>An official release said that he has conveyed it during a review meeting held at Kaziranga in Assam this evening. &lt...

December 29, 2017 9:22 PM

CBI busts human trafficking racket that stranded 23 youth in France

The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI has busted a human trafficking racket and booked three persons on charges of sending 23 teenaged students to France in 2016 for a rugby training camp.<br/><br/>An FIR was registered by the agency under various sections of Indian Penal Code against...

December 29, 2017 9:14 PM

18th Meeting of Financial Stability and Development Council held in Delhi

The eighteenth Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council was held in New Delhi today under the Chairmanship of the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as pre-Budget 2018-19 consultations with the financial sector regulators. <br/><br/>The meeting was attended by RBI Governor D...

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