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June 28, 2017 5:51 PM

Govt has done great work on inhibition of drugs: Thaawarchand Gehlot

Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot said government has done great work on inhibition of drugs. <br/><br/>Addressing a programme on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in New Delhi on Wednesday, Mr Gehlot said now societies are working...

June 28, 2017 5:23 PM

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Mustafa Dossa dies of cardiac arrest

1993 Mumbai serial blasts case convict Mustafa Dossa died after suffering a cardiac arrest on Wednesday. He was admitted to the JJ Hospital in Mumbai after he complained of chest pain. <br/><br/>Hospital dean TP Lahane confirmed the news of Dossa&apos;s death. Speaking to news agency, Dr...

June 28, 2017 5:22 PM

Monsoon session of Parliament to commence on July 17

The Monsoon session of Parliament will commence on the 17th of next month. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, in separate press releases, said the almost month long session will conclude on the 11th of August subject to exigencies of government business.<br/><br/>On the first day of the session,...

June 28, 2017 2:12 PM

India's largest container port JNPT at Mumbai hit by ransomware

Operations at one of the three terminals of the country&apos;s largest container port Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, JNPT, were impacted last night as a fallout of the global ransomware attack, which crippled some central banks and many large corporations in Europe.<br/><br/>A JNPT officia...

June 28, 2017 2:08 PM

Opposition Presidential candidate Meira Kumar files her nomination

Opposition candidate and former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar today filed her nomination for Presidential Election in Parliament House. The 75-year-old Ms Kumar is the joint opposition candidate of 17 non-NDA parties against the ruling NDA's nominee Ram Nath Kovind.<br/><br/>Congres...

June 28, 2017 2:07 PM

Netherlands backs India's UNSC and NSG bids

The Netherlands has backed India's early entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group, NSG, and other multilateral export control regimes. <br/><br/>In a joint communique issued after the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in Hague the Nether...

June 28, 2017 2:02 PM

Shipping Ministry confirms ransomware cyber attack on JNPT

The Shipping Ministry has confirmed that one terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has been affected due to ransomware cyber attack.<br/><br/>It said in a statement that an unforeseen situation has developed at JNPT, Sheva owing to disruption in the operations of one of the priv...

June 28, 2017 12:54 PM

UPA Presidential candidate Meira Kumar files her nomination

Opposition candidate and former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar today filed her nomination for Presidential Election in Parliament House. The 75-year-old Ms Kumar is the joint opposition candidate of 17 non-NDA parties against the ruling NDA's nominee Ram Nath Kovind.<br/><br/>Congres...

June 28, 2017 12:43 PM

EC launches special drive to enroll left out electors from 1st July

Election Commission is launching a special drive to enroll left out electors, with a special focus on first time electors from 1st July.<br/><br/>In order to reach out to maximum eligible voters, the EC is collaborating with Facebook to launch first nationwide "Voter Registration Re...

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