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December 15, 2016 4:04 PM

Govt cancels renewal of FCRA licences of Greenpeace, Teesta Setalvad's NGO

The Home Ministry has cancelled renewal of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licences of Greenpeace India and two NGOs run by activist Teesta Setalvad. The move comes three months after the licences were inadvertently renewed for five years. <br/><br/><br/>The Ministry has also o...

December 15, 2016 4:03 PM

JEE Exam: Studentds to show Aadhar card as identity proof

Students appearing for next year's Joint Entrance Examination (Main) for engineering will have to show their Aadhaar card as proof of identity. Minister of State for Human Resource Development Mahendra Nath Pandey said this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha yesterday. <br/><br/>&l...

December 15, 2016 4:02 PM

PM pays tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his death anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 65th death anniversary today. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, the country is grateful to Sardar Patel for his role in freedom struggle and decisive leadership.<br/><br/><br/>Sardar Patel had played a leadin...

December 15, 2016 4:01 PM

BJP rejects charges of use of unaccounted money in purchase of motor bikes

BJP has rejected the charges of the use of unaccounted money by it in the purchase of motor bikes in Gorakhpur for campaign in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.<br/><br/> Talking to reporters outside Parliament, party state president Keshav Prasad Mauyra said, the BJP does e...

December 15, 2016 2:32 PM

L. K. Advani expresses unhappiness over deadlock in Parliament

Veteran BJP leader L. K. Advani has expressed unhappiness over the continued deadlock in Parliament on demonetization. When the Lok Sabha adjourned for the day, Mr. Advani, while talking to some opposition members, is believed to have said that adjourning the House sine die without discussion will g...

December 15, 2016 2:05 PM

Responsibility of Parliament functioning lies with govt: Congress

Congress has said responsibility of functioning of Parliament lies with the government and not with the Opposition. Talking to media outside Parliament today, party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi asked why government is blaming the opposition for non functioning of Lok Sabha when it is in majori...

December 15, 2016 1:58 PM

SC bans liquor shops on national, state highways across India

The Supreme Court has ordered a ban on all liquor shops on national as well as state highways across the country. The Apex court made it clear that licenses of existing shops will not be renewed after March 31 next year.&apos;<br/><br/>A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thak...

December 15, 2016 1:57 PM

SC bans liquor shops on national, state highways across India

The Supreme Court has ordered a ban on all liquor shops on national as well as state highways across the country. The Apex court made it clear that licenses of existing shops will not be renewed after March 31 next year.&apos;<br/><br/>A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thak...

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