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December 19, 2016 7:20 AM

Kyrgyz President arrives in New Delhi on four day visit to India

President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev arrived in New Delhi yesterday on a four day state visit to India. <br/><br/>President Atambayev is leading a high-level delegation comprising ministers, senior officials and business leaders. This is his first visit to India as Pr...

December 19, 2016 7:06 AM

History will judge PM's demonetisation move as masterstroke: Panagariya

Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Arvind Panagariya has said that history will judge Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation decision as a masterstroke to curb black money. <br/><br/>In an interview to DD News, Dr Panagariya said, discretionary powers of tax officers should be curbe...

December 19, 2016 6:34 AM

Lt Gen Bipin Rawat to be next Indian Army chief; BS Dhanoa to be IAF chief

The Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Bipin Rawat will be the new Chief of Army Staff, while Air Marshal BS Dhanoa, the next Chief of Air Staff. They will take charge in the afternoon of 31st of this month.<br/><br/>Lt. Gen Rawat will replace General Dalbir Singh. Lt. Gen has tremendo...

December 19, 2016 6:33 AM

Implementation of urban missions to continue in coming year: Venkaiah Naidu

Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu has said, implementation of urban missions, including Swachh Bharat will continue to be area of emphasis in the coming year. <br/><br/>He said, the progress made by the initiatives of the Ministry has been encouraging. He said, 2016 remained a he...

December 19, 2016 6:31 AM

Violation of code of conduct: Amit Shah gets clean chit by UP Police

The Uttar Pradesh? police has given clean chit to BJP President Amit Shah in two separate cases of alleged violation of code of conduct during 2014 Lok Sabha ?elections.<br/><br/>The police in its final report conceded in the court that there was no evidence against Mr Shah.? Additional ...

December 19, 2016 6:29 AM

BJP condemns Congress criticism over appointment of new Army Chief

The BJP has condemned Congress for its criticism of the government over the appointment of new Army Chief. The party said, there should be no politics on defence forces asserting that Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat has been elevated to the top post considering the current security scenario. <br/><br/...

December 19, 2016 6:28 AM

Political parties can't accept old notes in donation: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that political parties cannot accept donations in old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes since these bills have been demonetised. <br/><br/>In a statement, Mr Jaitley said, the government has not granted any new exemption to registered political parties eith...

December 19, 2016 6:27 AM

Rajiv Jain named next Director of IB, AK Dhasmana to head RAW

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Rajiv Jain as the Director of Intelligence Bureau and AK Dhasmana, as Secretary Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) for a period of two years. <br/><br/>Mr. Jain, an IPS officer of 1980 batch of Jharkhand cadre, ...

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