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March 2, 2017 6:06 AM

Prez Mukherjee to visit Kochi-Muziris Biennale today

President Pranab Mukherjee will visit the ongoing third edition of the KOCHI-MUZIRIS Biennale, the biggest contemporary art exhibition in the country at Kochi today. <br/><br/>He will also inaugurate a seminar on 'Importance of Sustainable Culture Building' at the Biennale venu...

March 2, 2017 5:27 AM

Jaitley to attend Investment Summit

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will attend a two-day Investment Summit- 2017 beginning today in Kathmandu, Nepal. Mr Jaitley, along with Jin Liqun, President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, will be the key speakers at the summit. <br/><br/>The aim of the Summit is to position the...

March 2, 2017 1:28 AM

India, Oman to enhance defence ties

India and Oman have explored ways to enhance cooperation between their navies during the talks of Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba with top defence brass of the strategically important Gulf nation. <br/><br/>Navy Chief Admiral, who arrived in Oman on the second leg of his two-nation tour, ...

March 2, 2017 1:16 AM

JS Deepak named India's next Ambassador to WTO

Telecom Secretary J S Deepak was today named India's next Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) from June this year. <br/><br/>A 1982 batch IAS officer from Uttar Pradesh, Deepak, who is at present attending the World Mobile Congress at Barcelona, has been shifted from th...

March 1, 2017 9:08 PM

EC bars govt from announcing NCSK chief's name

The Election Commission has barred the government from announcing the name of the new National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) chairperson till polling for assembly elections in all five states are over. <br/><br/>The NCSK is a statutory body which works to promote and safeguard ...

March 1, 2017 8:47 PM

Govt asks banks to provide mobile banking facility to customers by Mar 31

The government has asked all banks to provide mobile banking facility to all customers by March 31 in a bid to push digital transactions. <br/><br/>Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Electronics and IT Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said, banks have been asked to run a nationwide campaign...

March 1, 2017 8:45 PM

India successfully test-fires supersonic interceptor missile

India today successfully carried out an interceptor missile test, validating the reliability of its two layered Ballistic Missile Defence. The indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile is capable of destroying any incoming enemy ballistic missile at low altitude.<br/><br/>The...

March 1, 2017 8:18 PM

Young generation should cultivate reading habits: Venkaiah Naidu

Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu today visited the Media Units at Soochna Bhawan in New Delhi to get a first-hand experience of their functioning. Commenting on the recently opened New Book Gallery by Publications Division, Mr Naidu urged the people to visit the gallery and make ...

March 1, 2017 8:09 PM

WCD Ministry observes Swachhta Pakhwada from today

Women and Child Development Ministry is observing Swachhta Pakhwada from today. The progamme aims at raising awareness about Swachh Bharat Abhiyan among women and children. The Pakhwada is observed by various Ministries to achieve the goal of universal sanitation, hygiene and open defecation free In...

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