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April 27, 2017 9:05 PM

India & Sri Lanka sign MoU on cooperation in Economic Projects

India and Sri Lanka have signed Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Economic Projects. The MoU was signed yesterday after discussion between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickramasinghe in New Delhi.? In a reply to a question MEA spokesperson said, the M...

April 27, 2017 9:02 PM

Govt to make IPR policy more efficient & speedier: N Sitharaman

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that mindset of the government is to make Intellectual Property Rights-IPR policy more efficient and speedier.<br/><br/>Addressing the 9th National Intellectual Property Awards function in New Delhi today, Ms Sitharaman said, Ind...

April 27, 2017 9:02 PM

Govt releases 25 % of PM's development package of Rs 80,000 cr to J&K

Centre has released around 20 thousand crore rupees so far under the Prime Minister&apos;s Development Package (PMDP) for Jammu and Kashmir. This was disclosed at a high-level inter-ministerial meeting chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi today.<br/><br/>In 2015, Prime Min...

April 27, 2017 8:56 PM

52nd Jnanpith award conferred today in New Delhi

President Pranab Mukherjee today conferred the 52nd Jnanpith Award on eminent Bengali poet Professor Sankha Ghosh at a function in New Delhi. He was awarded for his outstanding contribution in the field of literature.Speaking on the occasion, Mr Mukherjee said, an ardent writer of Bengali poetry,lit...

April 27, 2017 8:48 PM

SC extends Sahara Chief Subrata Roy's parole till June 19

Supreme Court today extended Sahara Chief Subrata Roy's parole till June 19 with a warning that failure to pay 1500 crore rupees, as promised, may again land him in jail.<br/><br/>The apex court took note of the affidavit and a personal undertaking of Roy that he will pay 1,500 cror...

April 27, 2017 8:32 PM

Govt releases 25 % of PM's development package of Rs 80,000 cr to J&K

Centre has released around 19 thousand crore rupees so far under the development package of Jammu and Kashmir. This was disclosed at a high-level inter-ministerial meeting chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi today.<br/><br/>In 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announ...

April 27, 2017 8:20 PM

29 Indian fishermen arrested by Pak maritime authorities

Twenty-nine Indian fishermen were arrested by Pakistan's maritime authorities today for allegedly fishing in the country's territorial waters. A Pakistan Maritime Security Agency spokesman said the Indian fishermen were handed over to the Docks Police Station for further legal process.<...

April 27, 2017 8:19 PM

Govt intensifies its immunisation drive in 254 identified dist

The government has intensified its immunisation drive in 254 identified districts spread across 28 States under the Mission Indradhanush programme during the ongoing World Immunisation Week.<br/><br/>A Health Ministry official said,as part of the initiative,the government aims to vaccina...

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