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September 29, 2017 5:18 AM

'Arun Jaitley hits out at Yashwant Sinha over criticism of current state of economy

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hit out at senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, without naming him, over his criticism of current state of economy and asserted the economic discipline is a priority for the government and it has taken bold and decisive steps. Addressing a book ...

September 28, 2017 8:52 PM

Home Minister on 4-day visit to Uttarakhand from today

Home Minister Rajnath Singh will be on a four-day visit to Uttarakhand beginning today. During his visit, Mr. Singh will visit the Mana, Lapthal and Rimkhim Border Out-Posts of Indo-Tibetan Border Police. He will interact with the troops and attend the Sainik Sabhas. He will also inaugurate the Civi...

September 28, 2017 8:50 PM

Budget for MGNREGA increased by Rs 20000 crore in last 5 years: Narendra Singh

Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the budget for MGNREGA has increased by 20 thousand crore rupees in the last 5 years. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi today, Mr Tomar said the budget for the rural job scheme has gone up considerably from ...

September 28, 2017 8:48 PM

Indian Railways to launch 100 new suburban rail services in Mumbai

Railways will launch one hundred new additional local train services on its Mumbai suburban network of Western Railway and Central Railway zones. Out of these 100 services, thirty two new services will be introduced on Western Railway while sixty eight services will be on Centr...

September 28, 2017 8:43 PM

NIA summons independent JK MLA Er Rashid for questioning

Jammu and Kashmir independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Rashid Engineer, has been summoned by the NIA for questioning in a case related to funding of terror activities in the Valley. Officials in Srinagar said, Rashid, MLA from Lagate in North Kashmir has been ...

September 28, 2017 8:43 PM

Railways to soon introduce innovative techniques to eliminate rail accidents

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has said that innovative techniques are soon being introduced to eliminate rail accidents. These include revamping the existing signalling system by use of TPWS - Train protection and Warning System and MTRC, Mobile Train Radio Communication. He said, the remaining 5000...

September 28, 2017 8:43 PM

All countries should be on one page on matters related to disaster management and its prevention: HM

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said, all countries should be on one page on matters related to disaster management and its prevention. Inaugurating the 13th Foundation Day of National Disaster Management Authority, NDMA, in New Delhi, Mr Singh said, diplomatic efforts a...

September 28, 2017 8:37 PM

Arun Jaitley hits out at Yashwant Sinha over criticism of current state of economy

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hit out at senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha over his criticism of current state of economy and asserted the economic discipline is a priority for the government and it has taken bold and decisive steps. Addressing a book release function in N...

September 28, 2017 7:58 PM

Afghan Cheif Executive calls on President Ram Nath Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind has said, India deeply respects the supreme sacrifice made by the Afghan National Defence and Security forces to fight the forces of terror. He said, India stands with the government and people of Afghanistan in their quest for peace, stability and pro...

September 28, 2017 7:24 PM

EC rejects Dhinakaran's plea to defer hearing on two-leaves symbol case

Election Commission has rejected a plea of sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran for grant of 15 days additional time to submit affidavits in the party symbol dispute case. It also said the hearing will take place as per schedule. Last week, the Commissio...

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