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February 22, 2017 6:07 AM

India-China to hold their first Strategic Dialogue in Beijing

India and China will hold their first Strategic Dialogue in Beijing today. The two sides are expected to discuss all issues of mutual concern and interest including friction points.<br/><br/>External Affairs spokesman Vikas Swarup said the two countries will discuss all issues of mutual ...

February 22, 2017 5:22 AM

Vice President Hamid Ansari reaches Kampala

Vice President Hamid Ansari has reached Kampala, the capital of Uganda, in the second leg of his five-day tour to two east African countries Rwanda and Uganda. <br/><br/>He was given warm and friendly welcome on the Entebbe international airport. Mr Ansari was received by his Ugandan cou...

February 22, 2017 5:21 AM

Union Home Minister defends PM against his graveyard remark

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi against his graveyard remark made in an election rally in Uttar Pradesh. He said the Prime Minister had said nothing to polarise the voters.&apos;<br/><br/>In an interview to a private channel, Mr. Rajnath Sing...

February 22, 2017 5:18 AM

An Indian who was kidnapped in Libya has been rescued: Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said tonight that an Indian, Dr Ramamurthy Kosanam, who was kidnapped in Libya has been rescued and is being brought back to India shortly. <br/><br/>Swaraj said Dr Ramamurthy has sustained a bullet injury. Swaraj said in a series of tweets that wi...

February 22, 2017 5:17 AM

Newly-appointed RBI deputy governor calls for urgent steps to resolve NPAs

Newly-appointed Reserve Bank deputy governor Viral V Acharya on Tuesday called for some urgent steps to resolve NPAs, saying none of the &apos;piece-by-piece approach&apos; offered so far has worked, including the AQR, simply because of &apos;the many discretions given to banks&apos; as also their &...

February 21, 2017 8:48 PM

Court sends IAS officer B L Agrawal to 5 days police custody

A special court in New Delhi today sent Principal Secretary in Chhattisgarh Government B L Agrawal and two others to police custody for five days in connection with an alleged bribery case. <br/><br/>Besides Agrawal, special CBI judge Virender Kumar Goyal also sent alleged middleman Bhag...

February 21, 2017 8:42 PM

Health Ministery to study deaths due to pollution soon: Dave

Environment Minister Anil Dave today said a study will soon be conducted by Health Ministry on global reports linking deaths to air pollution. <br/><br/>Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr Dave's remark came after a recent study, 'State of Global Air 2017', stated that ...

February 21, 2017 8:36 PM

Court sends IAS officer B L Agrawal to 5 days police custody

A special court in New Delhi today sent Principal Secretary in Chhattisgarh Government B L Agrawal and two others to police custody for five days in connection with an alleged bribery case.<br/><br/>Besides Agrawal, special CBI judge Virender Kumar Goyal also sent alleged middleman Bhagw...

February 21, 2017 8:33 PM

WHO's successful assessment of NRA boost to our efforts: Nadda

Health Minister J P Nadda today said that the successful outcome of the WHO conducted assessment of the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of India is a big boost to the Government&apos;s efforts towards quality healthcare. <br/><br/>The Minister's comment came after NRA- the coutr...

February 21, 2017 8:31 PM

AIIMS announces compensation of Rs 10 lakh to kin of Nursing officer

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS Delhi has announced a compensation of ten lakh rupees to the next of kin of Nursing officer Rajbir Kaur, who died recently. <br/><br/>Besides, the services of senior resident of anesthesiology found guilty for willful absence from duties, wi...

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