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December 5, 2016 8:24 PM

India to strengthen defence ties with Vietnam

India today reiterated its resolve to strengthen defence ties further with Vietnam saying the country is a key pillar of its act east policy.<br/><br/>During his meeting with visiting Defence Minister of Vietnam, General Ngo Xuan Lich in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi noted that...

December 5, 2016 8:16 PM

Centre not to make singing of National Anthem mandatory in govt schools

Centre does not propose to make singing of the national anthem mandatory in all government and aided schools. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Upendra Kushwaha said, it is up to the states to take necessary action for observance of provisions of t...

December 5, 2016 8:14 PM

Two jawans killed, 15 injured as INS Betwa slips at Naval dockyard

INS Betwa, a Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate tipped over at Mumbai&apos;s Naval Dockyard this afternoon; killing two jawans and injuring 15 others. According to Navy Spokesperson Capt D K Sharma, the incident occurred during undocking when the ship&apos;s mast hit the dockyard ground.<br...

December 5, 2016 7:59 PM

Centre asks states for deployment of Police Forces at toll plazas

Centre has asked states for deployment of adequate Police Forces to facilitate smooth passage of vehicles and collection of toll at National Highways. In its advisory, the Home Ministry said there is likelihood of shortage of currency notes post-demonetization at the toll plazas which may result in ...

December 5, 2016 7:50 PM

INS Betwa slips at Naval dockyard

INS Betwa, a Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate tipped over at Mumbai&apos;s Naval Dockyard this afternoon. According to Navy Spokesperson Capt D K Sharma, the incident occurred during undocking when the ship&apos;s mast hit the dockyard ground. He informed that 14 naval personnel were rescued...

December 5, 2016 7:26 PM

CBI arrests two in connection with I-T seizure of Rs 5.63 cr

CBI has arrested two persons in connection with the Income Tax department's recent seizure of 5.63 crore rupees in new currency notes from several individuals in Bengaluru which was allegedly diverted by an ATM servicing company together with bank officials.<br/><br/>CBI arrested Na...

December 5, 2016 5:40 PM

Severe weather warning for next 24 hrs in Andaman & Nicobar: IMD

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued severe weather warning for next 24 hours. It has predicted heavy to very heavy rain at a few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places over Nicobar Islands and heavy at isolated places over Andaman Islands.<br/><br/>Fishermen ha...

December 5, 2016 5:33 PM

Centre asks Ministries & depts. to encourage employees to use Debit Cards

The Centre has asked all of its Ministries and Departments to encourage their employees to make use of Debit Cards for personal transactions instead of cash. Ministry of Finance in a statement said, Ministries and Departments should liaise with their accredited banks and set-up special camps to ensu...

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