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July 31, 2017 7:30 PM

PM condoles the demise of Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the demise of noted Hindustani classical vocalist Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar. <br/><br/>In a tweet, Mr Modi said, the vocalist's contribution to Hindustani classical music will be remembered for generations. <br/><br/>Prime ...

July 31, 2017 7:29 PM

Swachh Survekshan launched in national capital

Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Narendra Singh Tomar today launched Swachh Survekshan-2018 in New Delhi. <br/><br/>The third in the series Survekshan will rank all the 4,041 cities and towns of the country based on infrastructure development for improved sanitation services and the...

July 31, 2017 6:09 PM

PM Modi to visit Assam tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam tomorrow to take stock of the flood situation. <br/><br/>Sources in the Chief Minister's Office said that the Prime Minister is expected to hold meeting with the state government machinery on recent wave of flood. He is also likely to re...

July 31, 2017 6:04 PM

Sampattiya Uike elected unopposed for Rajya Sabha

In Madhya Pradesh, BJP candidate Sampattiya Uike has been elected to Rajya Sabha seat unopposed today. <br/><br/>The bye-election was necessitated on one Rajya Sabha seat from the state after the death of BJP&apos;s Anil Madhav Dave. Today was the last day for withdrawal of nominations a...

July 31, 2017 5:56 PM

SC raps UP govt over 'irregularities' in funds given to Etawah College

The Supreme Court today rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for alleged irregularities in the allocation of funds to educational institutions, including to a Etawah-based college, when Mulayam Singh Yadav was the chief minister in 2002-03.<br/><br/>A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khe...

July 31, 2017 5:13 PM

BSF personnel, families to be skilled to boost job potential

Border Security Force, National Skill Development Corporation and National skill Development Fund today signed an MoU in New Delhi. <br/><br/>The agreement aims at providing special skill training to the serving, retiring, retired BSF personnel and family members of serving or retired BS...

July 31, 2017 4:40 PM

Income tax return filing deadline extended to August 5, 2017

The last date for filing of Income Tax Returns has been extended to 5th of August. In a last minute decision, the Central Board of Direct Taxes extended the deadline, which was till today, for filing Income Tax Returns. <br/><br/>Income Tax department said in a tweet that date has been e...

July 31, 2017 4:36 PM

Lok Sabha takes up discussion on mob lynching issue

The Lok Sabha has resumed discussion post lunch on the situation arising out of reported incidents of atrocities and lynching in mob violence in the country. <br/><br/>Initiating the discussion on the issue, Mallikarjun Kharge of Congress expressed concern over such incidents and condemn...

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