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January 7, 2017 7:53 AM

All India Conference of Waqf Boards begins today

The All India Conference of Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers of States and Union Territories' Waqf Boards begins in New Delhi today. The conference will be inaugurated by Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. Various issue...

January 7, 2017 7:45 AM

SC restrains transfer of 2G specturm licences from Maxix to other telecom company

The Supreme Court has restrained transfer of 2G spectrum licences from Malaysia's Maxis, originally allotted to Aircel in 2006, to any other telecom company. A bench, headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar, also proposed to restrain earning of any revenue by using the licences. ...

January 7, 2017 7:45 AM

EPFO makes Aadhar mandatory for its pensioners & members

Employees' Provide Fund Organisation (EPFO) has made Aadhaar mandatory for its about 50 lakh pensioners and around four crore subscribers. Central Provident Fund Commissioner VP Joy said in New Delhi that the pensioners as well as members would have to provide Aadhaar or a ...

January 7, 2017 7:44 AM

PM Narendra Modi to hold talks with Portuguese PM Antonio Costa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks with his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa in New Delhi today. The two leaders will discuss the entire gamut of bilateral relations. Agreements in different fields are also expected to be inked after the talks. The Portuguese Prime...

January 7, 2017 7:13 AM

Bollywood mourns veteran actor Om Puri's sudden demise

Condolences have been pouring in over the sudden demise of veteran actor Om Puri. Actor Nawazuddin Siddique was at a loss of words as he was all set to work with the actor for his forthcoming film "Manto". On the other hand, director Kabir Khan has revealed that Om Pur...

January 7, 2017 7:12 AM

Suriname Vice President Ashwin Adhin arrives in New Delhi on 9-day visit

Vice President of Suriname, Ashwin Adhin, arrived in New Delhi on Friday on a nine-day visit. During his visit Adhin will attend the inaugural session of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) in Bengaluru today and will also attend various events on Sunday and Monday. <b...

January 6, 2017 8:56 PM

Veteran actor Om Puri cremated

The last rites of veteran actor Om Puri were performed in Mumbai today evening, he died of heart attack at the age of 66 years today morning at his residence. Several Bollywood personalities including Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan paid their last respects to the actor. Pur...

January 6, 2017 8:37 PM

India examining all options to declare Masood Azhar as global terrorist at UNSC

India says it is examining all options to further raise the issue of JeM chief Masood Azhar at United Nations Security Council to declare him as a global terrorist. Sources in the External Affair Ministry say that New Delhi is also consulting other co-sponsors of the resolution. <br/&g...

January 6, 2017 8:35 PM

Naidu terms demand of opposition parties to defer Budget Session as anti-people

Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has termed the demand of opposition parties to defer the Budget Session as anti-people. Mr Naidu told reporters in New Delhi the Union Budget is for the country and is not state specific. He was responding to a question over opposition demand th...

January 6, 2017 8:34 PM

SC accepts Katju's apology, closes contempt proceedings

Supreme Court today accepted the unconditional apology tendered by former SC judge Makrandey Katju in a contempt case. The apex court had issued contempt notice to Katju in November last for contemptuous remarks in Soumya rape and murder case. The court has closed the contempt ...

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