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June 7, 2017 9:04 AM

At least four killed in Mexico prison shootout

At least four people including three police officers were killed in an hours-long prison shootout involving inmates and security forces in a northern Mexican border state.<br/><br/>State security spokesman, Alberto Rodriguez said three state police officers and one unidentified person we...

June 7, 2017 9:03 AM

Govt to amend Cinematograph Act soon: Venkaiah Naidu

Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu yesterday said the government is amenable to a majority of Shyam Benegal committee's recommendations and will amend the Cinematograph Act soon. <br/><br/>The statement, which came after the last leg of consultation with stake-hold...

June 7, 2017 8:39 AM

Delhiites wake up to pleasant morning

Delhiites today woke up to a pleasant morning as the various parts of the national capital received light drizzles. The cloudy weather brought somewhat relief to the people who were facing the brunt of hot weather conditions from past few days. <br/><br/>The weatherman has predicted for ...

June 7, 2017 8:27 AM

CBI says it fully respects freedom of press

CBI has said, it fully respects the freedom of press and is committed to the free functioning of news operations. <br/><br/>It said, denigrating the allegations at the stage of investigation and wrongly accusing the agency of acting under pressure is uncalled for and is an attempt to mal...

June 7, 2017 8:02 AM

RBI Governor to present second bi-monthly policy review today

The Reserve Bank of India Governor Dr. Urjit Patel will present the second bi-monthly policy review today. The apex bank is likely to announce a cut in interest rates. It also expected to adopt a dovish tone to reflect ebbing inflation risks. The RBI last cut its repo rate from 6.50 per cent to 6.25...

June 7, 2017 7:55 AM

Govt planning to formulate new Policy for maintaining official statistics

Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation, Mr D V Sadananda Gowda has said that the government is planning to formulate a new National Policy for maintaining official statistics. <br/><br/>While interacting with journalists from 9 centers across the country through Video...

June 7, 2017 7:42 AM

Union Culture minister meets counterparts from BJP-ruled states

Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma met his counterparts from the BJP-ruled states yesterday.<br/><br/>During the meeting he reviewed the status of the programmes related to his ministry in these states.<br/><br/>The meeting was attended by the culture ministers of all the B...

June 7, 2017 7:42 AM

Ministries to decide on FDI proposals within 60 days: Govt

The government said that Ministries will have to decide on FDI proposals within 60 days of the application and any rejection will need concurrence of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, DIPP.&apos;<br/><br/>India had last month scrapped the 25-year old foreign investment a...

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