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May 9, 2017 7:58 AM

Pleas against EVMs without VVPAT: Supreme Court seeks ECI's affidavit

The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission of India to file an affidavit on procurement of paper trail equipment for use with the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).The direction came after senior counsel P Chidambaram, appearing for the Bahujan Samaj Party, referred to media reports and sai...

May 9, 2017 7:56 AM

President,PM pays tribute to Tagore on his birth anniversary

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have paid tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary today. In his message, Mr Mukherjee said, Gurudev Tagore set forth a vision of peace and fraternity that continues to have relevance and global appeal.<br/><...

May 9, 2017 7:49 AM

President pays tribute to Tagore on his birth anniversary

President Pranab Mukherjee has paid tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary today. <br/><br/>In his message, Mr Mukherjee said he pay humble tribute to this great creative genius, who authored India&apos;s national anthem and won for Asia its first Nobel Prize in ...

May 9, 2017 7:20 AM

Centre tells states to link prisons with courts via video

The Centre has asked all states to link prisons with courts through video conferencing for expeditious trial and to save costs of escorting undertrials to courts.<br/><br/>In an advisory to all states, Home Ministry has said, prison e-system should be integrated with Crime and Criminal T...

May 8, 2017 8:38 PM

Coordinating with Pakistan for safe return of Indian woman: MEA

External Affairs Ministry today said, the young Indian woman, who had sought shelter in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad on Friday recorded her statement today in the Court of Judicial Magistrate in Islamabad as per local legal requirement. <br/><br/>Spokesperson of the Ministry, ...

May 8, 2017 8:38 PM

Pleas against EVMs without VVPAT: SC seeks ECI's affidavit

The Supreme Court today asked the Election Commission of India to file an affidavit on procurement of paper trail equipment for use with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).<br/><br/>The direction came after senior counsel P Chidambaram, appearing for the Bahujan Samaj Party, referred to m...

May 8, 2017 8:24 PM

No respite from severe heat wave conditions

North, Central and Western India continued to reel under severe heat wave conditions. Day temperatures were markedly above normal in some parts of Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. <br/><br/>The highest maximum tempe...

May 8, 2017 8:19 PM

Rajnath Singh pitches for aggressive strategy to quell Maoist

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today pitched for an aggressive strategy to quell Maoist rebels which should instill fear in them. <br/><br/>Addressing the review meeting in New Delhi on Left Wing Extremism, LWE situation, Mr Singh said, a unified coordination and command are needed to tackl...

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