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April 20, 2017 1:52 PM

NGT slams Sri Sri Ravi Shankar over Yamuna damage

National Green Tribunal today slammed the Art of Living over its founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar statement blaming the Centre and the green panel for damage to the Yamuna floodplains. <br/><br/>Describing the statement as shocking, a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar s...

April 20, 2017 1:40 PM

India in touch with US, Australia over new visa programme: Govt

Amid concerns over the changed H1B visa programme in the United States, India has said, it was in touch with the Trump administration and making full assessment of its impact on Indian professionals. <br/><br/>External Affairs Ministry spokesman Gopal Baglay said, H1-B visas cap has rema...

April 20, 2017 1:40 PM

Red beacons are out of touch with spirit of new India: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, the red beacons symbols are out of touch with the spirit of new India as every Indian is special and a VIP. <br/><br/>Replying to tweets over the government's decision to bar the use of red beacons atop vehicles, Mr Modi said, it should have go...

April 20, 2017 1:39 PM

Jaitley assures IAF of expediting acquisition of fighter jets

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley has assured the Indian Air Force (IAF) of expediting acquisition of fighter jets and other critical systems as part of its modernisation programme. <br/><br/>In his inaugural address at IAF's commanders' conference in New Delhi yesterday, Mr Jaitle...

April 20, 2017 1:39 PM

Himachal CM appears before ED in money laundering case

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in New Delhi in connection with a money laundering case registered against him and others. <br/><br/>The agency had summoned Mr Singh in order to record his statement in the case and to...

April 20, 2017 1:19 PM

EC to get 30000 new VVPAT machines for Gujarat, Himachal polls

Election Commission will get 30,000 new paper trail machines in July, augmenting its present stock to a level where it can deploy these units in all polling stations during the assembly polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh later this year. <br/><br/>A Commission official said, it has 53...

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