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December 28, 2016 5:42 PM

EC asks states to prepare for announcement of poll schedule

The Election Commission has asked five poll bound states to prepare for announcement of poll schedule. In a letter sent to the Cabinet Secretary and chief secretaries of the poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur and Punjab, the Commission has asked them to implement the model...

December 28, 2016 5:29 PM

PM Modi pays homage to former MP Chief Minister Sunderlal Patwa

Prime minister Narendra Modi paid homage to former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh and senior BJP leader Sunderlal Patwa at BJP headquarters in Bhopal this evening. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, state BJP president Nandkumar Singh Chouhan and other digni...

December 28, 2016 5:00 PM

Parrikar inaugurates Digi-Dhan Mela in Goa's Panaji

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has appealed for opting cashless payment mode by using various electronic transaction methods. He said that cashless transactions will help curb tax evasion, and will also bring accountability in the economy. Several countries have already implemented cashless syste...

December 28, 2016 4:59 PM

Govt clears need-based sale of surplus land of four Pharmaceuticals PSUs

The Union Cabinet has approved need-based sale of surplus land of four Pharmaceuticals PSUs to meet their outstanding liabilities. These PSUs are Hindustan Antibiotics Limited-HAL, Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited-IDPL, Rajasthan Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited-RDPL and Bengal Chemicals ...

December 28, 2016 4:57 PM

Cabinet approves International Solar Alliance framework agreement

Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval to Ministry of New and Renewable Energy's proposal for ratification of International Solar Alliance, ISA's Framework Agreement by India. ISA was launched jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande in November last...

December 28, 2016 3:37 PM

Govt names Professor Viral Acharya as Deputy Governor of RBI

Government today appointed Professor Viral Acharya as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India who is Professor of Economics in a US university. <br/><br/>The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared Mr. Acharya's appointment for three years. The RBI had a vacancy for deputy go...

December 28, 2016 3:35 PM

Cyclone Vardah: Central team to submit report soon

Central Team which has been appointed to assess the damages due to Cyclone Vardah in northern districts of Tamil Nadu has assured that it would submit its report to the Union Home Ministry at the earliest. <br/><br/>The nine-member inter-ministerial team led by Home Ministry Joint Secret...

December 28, 2016 2:06 PM

&apos;15 coaches of Sealdah-Ajmer Express derail

In Uttar Pradesh, 15 coaches of Sealdah Ajmer 12987 Express train derailed near Rura railway station in Kanpur Dehat district early this morning. The accident took place around 05.30 AM. 66 passengers were injured in the accident. Eleven seriously injured persons have been admitted to Kanpur City Ho...

December 28, 2016 2:04 PM

BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi for continued criticism of demonetisation

BJP today hit back at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his continued criticism of demonetization. Talking to media in New Delhi, party Secretary Shrikant Sharma said, Mr Gandhi is misleading people on the issue. <br/><br/>He said, the Centre is taking action against black money a...

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