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September 29, 2017 6:08 PM

Prez, V Prez greet people on eve of Dussehra

President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu have greeted peoples on the eve of Dussehra. In his message, Mr Kovind said the festival is an expression of the shared values and culture of this great nation. He said, it reminds the people of the human and social values related to the li...

September 29, 2017 5:57 PM

Rs 10 lakh compensation to kin of Mumbai stampede victims: Piyush Goyal

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has announced that the kins of persons who died in the stampede at a railway footover bridge in Mumbai on Friday morning, will get a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each. <br/><br/>Making the announcement, he said the Railway Ministry as well as the Maharashtra g...

September 29, 2017 4:27 PM

India registers significant decline in Infant Mortality Rate

India has registered a significant decline of eight percent in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in 2016. According to the just released Sample Registration Bulletin (SRS), IMR has declined by three points from 37 per 1000 live births in 2015 to 34 per 1000 live births in 2016. <br/><br/>The c...

September 29, 2017 4:26 PM

India seeks to forge partnership with America's food processing sector

India expressed hope to forge partnership with America's food processing sector to bring the best practices of the world into its food value chain which processes only 10 per cent of the huge raw material base. <br/><br/>Union minister of food processing industries, Harsimrat Kaur B...

September 29, 2017 4:26 PM

NITI Aayog to host GES 2017 in Hyderabad from Nov 28 to 30

NITI Aayog, in partnership with the United States of America, is hosting the eighth annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2017) from 28th to 30th November this year.The event, to be held in Hyderabad, will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The US delegation will be led by Ms. Ivanka...

September 29, 2017 2:09 PM

Home Ministry sets up expert committee suggests ways to tackle cybercrime

A high-level committee set up to recommend new laws or amendments to deal with hate speech on the Internet, has submitted its report to the Home Ministry. <br/><br/>The committee, headed by former Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, T K Viswanathan, has recommended appointing cybercrime ...

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