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March 25, 2017 7:18 PM

BJP to hold national executive committee meeting in Bhubaneswar

Bharatiya Janata Party will host the next meeting of the party's national executive committee in Bhubaneswar on April 15 and 16. Speaking to media persons at Bhubaneswar today, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP natio...

March 25, 2017 6:49 PM

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 25, 2017 6:20 PM

Maharashtra resident doctors resume duties after assurances from CM

Resident doctors in Maharashtra resumed their duties in the morning, ending their five-day strike after receiving assurances from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and intervention from the Bombay High Court. Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors said in a statement that their meeting with the ...

March 25, 2017 5:39 PM

No decision on Greater Nagaland: Govt

The Centre today strongly refuted as erroneous the reports that it has agreed to carve out a larger Nagaland state. A Home Ministry official said that no such decision has been taken. <br/><br/>The official said, such reports are erroneous and it is clarified that there is no such agreem...

March 25, 2017 4:55 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 4:17 PM

Indian Railways to tap 1000 MW solar energy in five years

Indian Railways will tap solar energy to the tune of 1000 MW in the next five years. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said, his ministry has taken up a mission-oriented plan to save 41 thousand crore rupees on energy bills over the next decade. <br/><br/>He said, Solar panels will be insta...

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