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August 16, 2017 7:26 AM

Ravi Shankar Prasad lauds SC efforts for transparency in court appointments

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has lauded the Supreme Court's initiative to make trial court appointments more transparent and appealed to states, opposing the proposed centralised selection mechanism, to reconsider their stand. Mr Prasad, while addressing the Independence Day celebrati...

August 16, 2017 7:19 AM

Govt to make 20 universities world class: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his government plans to invest one thousand crore rupees to transform 20 universities into world class educational institutions. In his Independence Day address at the Red Fort, Mr Modi said the Centre has taken an important step to grant the universities f...

August 16, 2017 5:22 AM

All Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims safe, secure: MEA

In the wake of cloudburst incidents in Uttarakhand, the External Affairs Ministry has said that all Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims are safe and secure and Uttarakhand government is in constant touch with them.<br/><br/>MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar in a tweet yesterday said that Uttarakhan...

August 16, 2017 12:10 AM

Indians abroad mark Independence Day with fervour

Soaked in patriotism, hundreds of Indians abroad today marked the country's 71st Independence Day with the tricolour fluttering high and the national anthem reverberating at Indian missions across the world.<br/>&apos;<br/>Indians in countries like the US, China, Australia, Japan, S...

August 16, 2017 12:07 AM

Committed to working together with India to tackle global challenges: UK

Hailing the longstanding UK-India ties, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said today that the UK is committed to work together with India to tackle global challenges. In his message to India on the Independence Day, Johnson, whose wife is of Sikh origin, said the India-UK partnership was rooted in the...

August 16, 2017 12:06 AM

Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Uri sector of J&K

Pakistani troops violated ceasefire on Independence Day today by firing at two places along the Line of Control in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, injuring a woman. The injured woman has been identified as Haneefa Begum.<br/>&apos;<br/>Security sources said, Pakistan violated ceasefire ...

August 16, 2017 12:05 AM

Govt asks Google, FB, Microsoft, others to remove Blue Whale links

The government directed internet majors Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Microsoft and Yahoo to immediately remove links of the dangerous online game Blue Whale Challenge. The online game has led to suicides of children in India and other countries.<br/> &apos;<br/>The Ministry of ...

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