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March 26, 2017 8:11 AM

Height of Shivaji Memorial to be raised from 192 metres to 210 metres

The height of the ambitious Shivaji memorial off Mumbai coast will be raised from 192 metres to 210 metres. <br/><br/>Vinayak Mete, chairman of the Shivaji memorial committee formed by the government, said that a revised proposal will be sent to the Centre for environmental clearances fo...

March 26, 2017 6:47 AM

EC orders transfer of Chennai Police Commissioner following DMK complaint

The Election Commission has ordered the transfer of Chennai Police Commissioner S George following a complaint by DMK, ahead of the RK Nagar Assembly bypoll in Tamil Nadu. The transfer order was issued last night. Sources in the poll panel said Karan Singh has been appointed as the new city police c...

March 26, 2017 2:35 AM

Height of Shivaji Memorial to be raised from 192 metres to 210 metres

The height of the ambitious Shivaji memorial off Mumbai coast will be raised from 192 metres to 210 metres. <br/><br/>Vinayak Mete, chairman of the Shivaji memorial committee formed by the government, said that a revised proposal will be sent to the Centre for environmental clearances fo...

March 26, 2017 2:33 AM

Need to defend universities as free spaces: Vice President

Vice President Hamid Ansari has called for defending universities as free spaces, as independent critical repositories of knowledge.<br/><br/>Delivering the 66th Convocational Address at the Punjab University in Chandigarh today, he said, freedom of our universities has been challenged b...

March 25, 2017 9:17 PM

Rajnath Singh warned Pakistan against any attempts to breach ceasefire

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has warned Pakistan against any attempts to breach ceasefire. Mr Singh said, BSF personnel were authorised to take decisive action in the event of shooting by the other side after repeated ceasefire violations. <br/><br/>Addressing trainee officers of BS...

March 25, 2017 8:53 PM

Earth Hour being celebrated in India today

The Earth hour is being celebrated in India from 8:30 to 9:30 P M today. During this period lights will be switched off by individuals, communities and organizations to help address the impact of climate change which is earth's biggest environmental challenge as of now. <br/><br/>Be...

March 25, 2017 8:48 PM

Need to defend universities as free spaces: Vice President

Vice President Hamid Ansari has called for defending universities as free spaces, as independent critical repositories of knowledge. Delivering the 66th Convocational Address at the Punjab University in Chandigarh today, he said, freedom of our universities has been challenged by narrow consideratio...

March 25, 2017 8:47 PM

CBI registers graft case against ex-bank officials

The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI has registered a case against former senior officers of Syndicate Bank and others for allegedly causing a loss of about 209 crore rupees to the bank by way of cheating. <br/><br/>According to the CBI, a case of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forge...

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