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May 20, 2017 8:39 AM

Arbitration a ''speedy tool'' for dispute resolution, says Hamid Ansari

Vice-President M. Hamid Ansari today said arbitration process offers a useful and speedy tool for resolution of disputes resulting in saving time of courts and the litigants. He was addressing the two-day Conference on Dispute Management in Infrastructure Projects - New Challenges in New Delhi. He s...

May 20, 2017 4:57 AM

Rajnath Singh to chair meeting of CMs of 5 States on India-China Border issues

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the first meeting of the Chief Ministers of five States on India-China Border in Gangtok today. During the meeting Mr Singh will review the security issues in the border area. The states are Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Aru...

May 20, 2017 4:56 AM

EC to hold live demo of EVMs, VVPATs today

Election Commission will hold a live demo of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and VVPATs in New Delhi today. The Commission will also hold a press conference on EVM Challenge. Last week, the poll body had formally thrown a challenge to political parties to prove EVMs used in the recent assembly pol...

May 20, 2017 4:54 AM

Rajnath Singh to chair meeting of CMs of 5 States on India-China Border

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the first meeting of the Chief Ministers of five States on India-China Border in Gangtok today. During the meeting Mr Singh will review the security issues in the border area. The states are Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Aru...

May 20, 2017 1:12 AM

India aims to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025: JP Nadda

India today pledged its commitment to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the global goal to reduce the number of such deaths by 90 per cent by 2030. Speaking at the 29th meeting of Stop TB Partnership<br/>coordination committee, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said that India ...

May 19, 2017 11:45 PM

WNC chief stresses on need for higher combat readiness

Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command, Vice Admiral Girish Luthra has stressed on the need for a high degree of operational and combat readiness and vigilance on all fronts. <br/><br/>Addressing around 950 personnel after inspecting a Command parade at INS Shikra;...

May 19, 2017 9:14 PM

PM reviews Namaami Gange programme, asks officials to involve people

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the officials related to the Namaami Gange programme to involve the people in the task of cleaning the river.<br/><br/>In a meeting held in New Dlehi to review the progress of the Namaami Gange programme, Mr Modi also stressed on the need to furt...

May 19, 2017 9:08 PM

Tendulkar briefs PM Modi about 'Sachin A Billion Dreams', receives blessings

Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today. Later in a tweet, Mr Modi said, he had a very good meeting with Mr Tendulkar. The Prime Minister said, Mr Tendulkar's life journey and accomplishments make every Indian proud and inspire 1.25 bill...

May 19, 2017 8:30 PM

India betters ranking in international tourist arrivals

India has jumped 16 places in the revised World Tourism Organisation UNWTO rankings to settle at 24th for 2014 and 2015. Ministry of Tourism, Earlier, India was ranked 41st and 40th in 2014 and 2015 as per the global ranking. <br/><br/>UNWTO is the United Nation's agency managing pr...

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