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June 17, 2017 8:08 PM

Govt announces 149 new Post Office Passport Kendras in second phase

Government has announced 149 new Post Office Passport Kendras in the second phase. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today announced the launch of the new Post Office Passport Seva Kendras which will take the total number of such Kendras to 235 in the country. 52 Post Office Passport Seva Kend...

June 17, 2017 8:07 PM

FM to chair 17th meeting of the GST Council tomorrow

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will chair the 17th meeting of the GST Council in New Delhi tomorrow to finalise tax rates on lottery as well as rules relating to e-way bill and anti-profiteering measures. <br/><br/>The one-day meeting will be attended by the Finance Ministers of different...

June 17, 2017 7:34 PM

India ratifies ILO core conventions to fight child labour

India has ratified two core Conventions of International Labour Organisation, ILO towards its commitment to make the country child labour free. The two conventions relate to admission of age to employment and worst forms of Child Labour. Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya handed over ...

June 17, 2017 6:52 PM

FM to chair 17th meeting of the GST Council tomorrow

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will chair the 17th meeting of the GST Council in New Delhi tomorrow. The one-day meeting will be attended by the Finance Ministers of different States and Union Territories. <br/><br/>Main agenda items of the meeting include confirmation of the minute...

June 17, 2017 6:11 PM

Fresh clashes reported in Darjeeling between police & GJM protesters

In Darjeeling, fresh clashes broke out between Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) supporters and security forces today. <br/>As the indefinite shutdown to demand a separate state<br/>entered its third day, police sources said, prohibitory orders were in force in the entire area and no one was...

June 17, 2017 6:11 PM

J&K: Suspected terrorists attack security forces camp in Anantnag

In Jammu & Kashmir, suspected terrorists attacked the security installation in south Kashmir&apos;s Bijbehara town in Anantnag district this morning. Reports said, they fired several gunshots from the distance towards security forces camp housing Army and CRPF in state owned SICOP building in th...

June 17, 2017 6:06 PM

Amit Shah rules out resumption of Indo-Pak bilateral cricket ties

BJP National President Amit Shah has said, India will be among the top prime countries in the world in 2022 when it is completing 75 years of Independence. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai today, he said, the BJP government has taken several steps to accelerate the pace of growth of Indian ec...

June 17, 2017 6:02 PM

Knowledge should not be limited to literacy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, knowledge should not be limited to literacy and that the real goal was to bring in social and economic changes. Inaugurating the month-long 'Reading Month' celebration of P N Panicker Foundation in Kochi, he said, foundation of good knowledge will be ...

June 17, 2017 5:05 PM

Country receives 10% more rainfall this month: IMD

The country has received 10 per cent more rainfall during the first fortnight of this month. During the period from 1st to 16th of June, the country as a whole received 74.1 millimeter rainfall than the normal of 67.1 millimeters. According to region-wise data provided by India Meteorological Depart...

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