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August 30, 2017 1:28 PM

Goods train services resumed for flood-ravaged northeastern region

Goods train services to the flood-ravaged northeastern region have resumed while passenger train services are expected to restart from 3rd of September, Sunday.<br/><br/>The railway ministry said this in a series of tweets yesterday. The tweets say Member Traffic reviewed the position wi...

August 30, 2017 12:58 PM

Pakistani forces resort to firing and shelling along LoC in J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistani forces today again resorted to firing and shelling along the Line of Control in Rajouri district.<br/><br/>Defence spokesperson told AIR Jammu that the forces from across the Line of Control started unprovoked firing and shelling targeting Indian positions...

August 30, 2017 12:03 PM

Government issues flood warning for 11 States

Government has issued moderate flood warnings in eleven States in view of heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast by Met Department in the next 48 to 72 hours. <br/><br/>The states are Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,...

August 30, 2017 6:57 AM

Apex court extends deadline for final round NEET counselling till Sept 7

In a relief to students who have qualified NEET examination, the Supreme Court has extended the deadline till September 7 for the final round of counselling to get admission in the MBBS and BDS courses for 2017-18 in deemed universities.<br/><br/>The apex court, however, clarified that t...

August 30, 2017 6:48 AM

Railways resume goods train services for northeastern region

Goods train services to the flood-ravaged northeastern region have resumed while passenger train services are expected to restart from 3rd of September, Sunday. <br/><br/>The railway ministry said this in a series of tweets yesterday. The tweets say Member Traffic reviewed the position w...

August 30, 2017 6:46 AM

GST collection for first month at Rs 92,283 crore: FM Arun Jaitley

The goods and services tax, GST, launched on 1 July, has got off to a good start, with collections exceeding the revenue target for the first month. <br/><br/>Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said at his briefing on the first set of data on tax collections yesterday that it seems comfortabl...

August 30, 2017 6:46 AM

Senior designation to advocates not bad in law: AG to SC

The designation of senior advocates cannot be termed bad in law and it does not violate Article 14 of Constitution, Attorney General K K Venugopal has told the Supreme Court. <br/><br/>The top law officer told a three-judge bench yesterday that if Senior designation for advocates is held...

August 29, 2017 8:49 PM

PM Modi to attend 9th BRICS summit in China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Xiamen in China&apos;s Fujian province during 3rd to 5th of next month. <br/><br/>External Affairs Ministry in a release said, Mr Modi will attend the 9th BRICS Summit there. <br/><br/>Subsequently, the Prime Minister will pay a State v...

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