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March 28, 2017 5:02 PM

Vice Admiral Atul Jain flags off Social Outreach programme

Indian Navy&apos;s final leg of "Coast to Coast" rally as part of Social Outreach Programme was flagged off from Visakhapatnam today morning by Chief of Staff Eastern Naval Command Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain. <br/><br/>The outreach programme is an initiative of the Southern N...

March 28, 2017 5:02 PM

Veteran South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada passes away

Veteran South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada has died. He was 87. Mr Kathrada passed away peacefully in a Johannesburg hospital after a short period of illness, following surgery to the brain.<br/><br/>Along with Nelson Mandela, Mr Kathrada was among eight African Nationa...

March 28, 2017 5:01 PM

Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Against Ban On Liquor Shops Along Highways

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a batch of petitions seeking modification of its December 2016 order banning liquor vends within 500 metres of state and national highways across the country. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and S K Kaul assured today a battery of lawyers led by Attor...

March 28, 2017 2:17 PM

Kashmir: Encounter underway between security forces & terrorists in Budgam

In Jammu & Kashmir, an encounter is underway between terrorists and security forces in Chadoora area of central Kashmir's Budgam district. Police said, the encounter started around 6 A.M. after security forces launched cordon and search operation in the area on the basis of specific input a...

March 28, 2017 2:14 PM

Govt is making all out efforts to promote football: Vijay Goel

Sports Minister Vijay Goel today said the government is making all out efforts to promote football. Talking to media outside Parliament, Mr Goel said, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajna will distribute footballs to Parliamentarians tomorrow in an attempt to make it popular. The MPs will later promote...

March 28, 2017 2:09 PM

Sushma Swaraj seeks report from UP CM over attack on African students in Noida

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said she has spoken to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath Yogi about the alleged attack on African students in Greater Noida. In a series of tweets, Mrs Swaraj said, the Chief Minister has assured that there will be a fair and impartial investigation ...

March 28, 2017 2:07 PM

EC gives six more months to Congress to hold organisational polls

The Election Commission has given six more months to Congress to hold organizational polls. The Commission has extended the deadline till 31st December for the organisational polls. However, it said there will be no further extension beyond December this year.<br/><br/>The poll panel had...

March 28, 2017 2:07 PM

BJP's top leadership will decide on early polls in Gujarat: Vijay Rupani

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has said BJP's central leadership will take a final decision on whether to go for snap polls in the state or not.<br/>Rupani was talking to reporters at Sarangpur in Botad district yesterday before addressing a meeting of BJP workers. He said the decisi...

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