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December 15, 2016 9:26 AM

Four Chinese volunteers end 180-day stay in space capsule

Four Chinese volunteers, including a woman, today concluded their 180-day living experiment in a sealed space capsule in the southern city Shenzhen, to test technologies intended for deep-space exploration in the future. The project's technical chief Li Yinghui said the experiment was a complet...

December 15, 2016 8:04 AM

Delhi Fog: Over 50 trains delayed, 16 cancelled

More than 50 trains were delayed and 16 cancelled due to dense fog in Delhi this morning. Northern Railways said, 23 trains were also rescheduled as the visibility reduced to less than 400 meters. <br/><br/>The minimum temperature in the city settled at around 10.4 degrees Celsius. The w...

December 15, 2016 8:03 AM

Home Ministry cancels 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 8:03 AM

JEE Exam: Studentds to show Aadhar card as Identity proof

<br/>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/>&l...

December 15, 2016 7:49 AM

Govt approves MoU between Rural Development Ministry & FAO

<br/>The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Rural Development Ministry and Food and Agriculture Organisation to improve the effectiveness of rural development programmes in the country. <br/><br/>The MoU will provide for collaboration on activiti...

December 15, 2016 7:49 AM

Amit Shah to meet BJP national office bearers today

BJP President Amit Shah will have a meeting with party's national office bearers in New Delhi today. The day-long meeting will discuss the strategy for the upcoming assembly elections in a number of states, including Uttar Pradesh. <br/> <br/>The meeting is also expected to discuss ...

December 15, 2016 7:38 AM

Vijay Goel to lead Torch March in support of Demonetisation, Digital Banking

Sports Minister Vijay Goel will lead a Torch March of sportspersons from Major Dhyanchand national stadium to Ambedkar stadium in New Delhi today in support of Demonetisation and Digital Banking. Mr Goel will also participate in the Digital training campaign on mobile banking for the sports persons....

December 15, 2016 7:28 AM

SC gives slew of directions for protection of northeast people

The Supreme Court has passed a number of directions, including setting up of a panel, to enhance a sense of security and inclusion of the people from north-eastern states who face racial violence and hate crimes. <br/><br/>The panel, to be headed by a Joint Secretary-level officer, has b...

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