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December 26, 2016 8:41 PM

Ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi gets bail in VVIP chopper scam case

Former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief S P Tyagi was granted bail today in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case by a special court in New Delhi. Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar granted him relief on a personal bond of two lakh rupees and one surety of like amount. The court, however, imposed certai...

December 26, 2016 8:34 PM

Pakistan releases 220 Indian fishermen from Gujarat

Pakistan today released 220 Indian fishermen belonging to Gujarat. They reached India via Wagah - Attari Border in the evening. <br/><br/>They were arrested after crossing over to Pakistan waters while fishing. They spent 9 to 15 months in Malir jail of Karachi. On reaching India, fisher...

December 26, 2016 8:34 PM

Rahul Gandhi calls demonetisation move attack on economy

Attacking the government's move on demonetisation, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today said that the decision was not against the black money and corruption but was an attack on the economy. <br/><br/>Addressing a public rally in Baran district of Rajasthan, he said, the targ...

December 26, 2016 8:33 PM

India, Sri Lanka to hold JWG meeting on Saturday over fishermen issue

A Joint Working Group, JWG of India and Sri Lanka will meet in New Delhi on Saturday to find a solution to the fishermen issue. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup today said this in a statement. He said, the JWG meeting at Secretary level will be followed by a ministerial- level mee...

December 26, 2016 8:31 PM

UP polls: Support in party's favour increasing, says BJP

Amid talks of a SP- Congress alliance for the UP assembly elections, BJP today said these parties are fighting for survival as support in its favour is increasing in the state. <br/><br/>Party Secretary Shrikant Sharma alleged that the SP, BSP and Congress have become synonymous with wha...

December 26, 2016 8:09 PM

Demonetisation: Left, JD(U) and NCP to skip tomorrow's meet called by Congress

Congress' attempt to unite opposition parties against the demonetisation has suffered a severe jolt with Left, JD(U) and NCP expressed their inability to attend the meet called by the main opposition party in New Delhi tomorrow. CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said, there were no consu...

December 26, 2016 8:09 PM

Nation remembers Shaheed Udham Singh on his 117th birth anniversary

Nation is observing 117th birth anniversary of Shaheed Udham Singh today. He was born on this day in 1899 at Sunam in Sangrur district of Punjab. Udham Singh was present in Amritsar's Jallianwala Bagh on the fateful Baisakhi Day of 13 April 1919, when a peaceful assembly of people was fired upo...

December 26, 2016 8:08 PM

Digi Dhan fair held at Gurugram to promote cashless economy

Digi Dhan Melas are being organised across the country to promote cashless transactions. One such mela was today organised on the outskirts of the national capital in Gurugram. This was the first such fair in the country outside Delhi post-demonetisation for educating masses on how to use mobile pho...

December 26, 2016 7:31 PM

India successfully test-fires nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-5

India today successfully test-fired its home-grown long range intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-5 from the Abdul Kalam Wheeler Island off Odisha coast at 1105 hrs. The state-of-the-art surface-to-surface missile developed by the Defence Research and Developme...

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