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July 16, 2017 5:20 PM

BJP to announce its Vice-Presidential nominee tomorrow

The BJP Parliamentary Board will meet in New Delhi tomorrow evening to take up a call on its Vice-Presidential nominee. The opposition has already declared the name of former West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi for the post. <br/><br/>The last date of filing nominations is Tuesday....

July 16, 2017 5:17 PM

55 MPs to vote in their state assemblies for presidential poll: EC

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his Goa counterpart Manohar Parrikar are among 55 MPs who will vote in their state assemblies instead of Parliament House for the presidential election tomorrow. <br/><br/>An Election Commission document says, five MLAs will cast their bal...

July 16, 2017 4:43 PM

India will become self-sufficient in pulses, oilseeds: Agriculture Minister

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today exuded confidence that India will become self-sufficient in pulses and oilseeds production in the coming years. He said, the government is taking steps to boost yields through use of better quality seeds and technologies. <br/><br/>The country...

July 16, 2017 2:19 PM

NDA leaders to meet today evening before Monsoon Session

Leaders of ruling NDA will meet in the evening to chalk out their strategy to counter opposition in the Monsoon Session Parliament beginning tomorrow. BJP Parliamentary party executive is also meeting today. It is believed that during theses meetings the BJP will also discuss the name of its Vice Pr...

July 16, 2017 2:07 PM

Misunderstandings about GST are being spread: Arun Jaitley

Union Finance minister Mr Arun Jaitley said that The Goods and Services Tax(GST) is very simple and several misunderstandings are being spread about this new system. Those who follow the law will not be called to office for assessment under this system. For them everything including the returns and ...

July 16, 2017 2:03 PM

Missing Indians are probably in Badush jail in Iraq, says Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Ministers of State for External Affairs M J Akbar and V K Singh today met families of 39 Indians who are missing in Iraq since 2014. Speaking on the missing persons, Ms Swaraj said, sources in Iraq told Mr V K Singh that the missing Indians are most probab...

July 16, 2017 1:57 PM

Misunderstandings about GST are being spread: Arun Jaitley

Union Finance minister Mr Arun Jaitley said that The Goods and Services Tax(GST) is very simple and several misunderstandings are being spread about this new system. Those who follow the law will not be called to office for assessment under this system. For them everything including the returns and ...

July 16, 2017 1:56 PM

Incessant rains disrupt normal life in Gujarat; 7 dead, 3 missing

In Gujarat, normal life has been paralyzed in several parts of Saurashtra following incessant rains since Friday night. Rajkot, Morbi, Surendranagar and Jamnagar are the worst affected districts following heavy to very heavy rainfall. At least 7 persons died in rain related incidents in last 48 hour...

July 16, 2017 1:04 PM

Railway network will be transformed in five years: Suresh Prabhu

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said that the Railways is in an overhauling phase and its network will be transformed completely in next five years. Addressing a gathering in Mumbai yesterday, Mr Prabhu said, railways has prepared a clear cut roadmap under which 8 lakh 50 thousand crore rupees of...

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