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April 8, 2017 4:57 PM

President Mukherjee calls for revision of number of Parliamentary seats

President Pranab Mukherjee has called for revision of the number of Parliamentary seats in tune with the current population. <br/><br/>Inaugurating a seminar on Economic Reforms with Reference to Electoral Issues in New Delhi today, Mr. Mukherjee said, the present strength of the House o...

April 8, 2017 11:45 AM

German national attacked in Delhi, Sushma Swaraj seeks report

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has asked for a report on the attack on a German national in Delhi. In a tweet, Ms Swaraj said, she has asked Delhi Government to provide him best medical treatment. <br/><br/>19-year-old German national Benjamin Scolt was attacked at Geeta Colony ...

April 8, 2017 11:25 AM

MEA receives report on Vikram Jaryal death in US shootout: Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that her Ministry has received a report on the shootout incident resulting in the tragic death of Indian national Vikram Jaryal in Washington.<br/><br/>In a series of tweets Ms Swaraj said, the Ministry is coordinating with the investigati...

April 8, 2017 7:33 AM

Government to revive North Koel Irrigation project

The Centre has decided to revive the North Koel Irrigation project, envisaged nearly 40 years ago, to address the water requirements in Jharkhand and Bihar. <br/><br/>Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti told reporters in New Delhi that when completed, the project, estimated to cost...

April 8, 2017 7:31 AM

PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina to hold talks today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina will hold talks in New Delhi today. The two leaders will discuss the entire gamut of bilateral relations. More than 20 pacts are set to be inked after the delegation-level talks. <br/><br/>Two agreements are expec...

April 8, 2017 7:30 AM

PMO to review affordable housing programme

The Prime Minister's Office has called a meeting in New Delhi today to review the government's affordable housing programme. The government has set a target to achieve 'Housing for All' by 2022. <br/><br/>Sources said, the PMO has called realtors' body CREDAI and...

April 8, 2017 7:29 AM

No more grace period to exchange demonetised notes: Govt to SC

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that it took a conscious decision not to extend the period beyond December 30 last year for exchanging the demonetised currency notes unlike for NRIs which ended on the 31st of last month. <br/><br/>The Finance Ministry filed an affidavit in response...

April 8, 2017 7:26 AM

Centre favours in SC booth-wise counting of ballots in polls

Government has favoured in the Supreme Court the existing practice of booth-wise counting of votes, saying it helps candidates and political parties in improving their performance. <br/><br/>The Centre, in an affidavit, said the Election Commission's proposal for using totaliser mac...

April 7, 2017 9:26 PM

SC says plea seeking CBI probe into 1984 riots to be heard on April 24

The Supreme Court today said, that a plea seeking a CBI probe into a 1984 riots incident in Kanpur in which 127 persons had died, will be heard along with a petition in which an SIT inquiry has been ordered. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and A M Khanwilkar tagged the plea with another similar peti...

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