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November 26, 2016 7:06 PM

JNU issues show cause notice to 20 students including Kanhaiya Kumar

JNU administration has issued show cause notices to 20 students, including Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid, seeking their explanation for the alleged illegal confinement of the Vice Chancellor.<br/><br/>A group of agitating students had confined the VC and other senior officials in the ad...

November 26, 2016 6:50 PM

J&K :Kargil celebrates Constitution Day

In Jammu and Kashmir, the frontier district of Kargil celebrated the Constitution Day, which was inaugurated by Additional Deputy Commissioner Kargil Kacho Turab Shah at Conference Hall in Baroo.<br/><br/>The function started with the National Anthem and was followed by reading of the Pr...

November 26, 2016 6:50 PM

IFFI: Allama nominated as Indian entry for ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal

The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has nominated eight movies for this year&apos;s International Council for Film, Television and Audio-visual Communication (ICFT) UNESCO Gandhi Medal. <br/><br/>Festival Director Senthil Rajan said, Allama is the only Indian film competing f...

November 26, 2016 6:41 PM

National Milk Day being observed

The Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh has said that milk production in the country has recorded a growth rate of 6.28 per cent during the last two years. He was speaking during the National Milk Day Celebration in New Delhi today.<br/><br/>He said this grow...

November 26, 2016 6:39 PM

President & Vice President condole death of Fidel Castro

President has condoled the passing away of former President of Cuba, Fidel Castro. In a tweet, Mr Mukherjee described him as a friend of India. Mr Mukherjee called him a revolutionary leader.<br/><br/>Vice President Hamid Ansari has also condoled the passing away of former President of C...

November 26, 2016 6:08 PM

President Pranab Mukherjee condoles death of Fidel Castro

President Pranab Mukherjee has condoled the passing away of former President of Cuba, Fidel Castro. In a tweet, Mr. Mukherjee described him as a friend of India. Mr Mukherjee called him a revolutionary leader.<br/><br/>Former Cuban president and leader of the Communist revolution, Fidel ...

November 26, 2016 6:08 PM

Veteran journalist Dilip Padgaonkar cremation held in Pune

The last rites of veteran journalist, thinker and former consulting editor of Times of India, Dilip Padgaonkar were performed at Vaikuntha Crematorium in Pune today. He had died yesterday. <br/><br/>Renowned personalities from different walks of life paid their last obeisance to him. Pad...

November 26, 2016 5:01 PM

Venkaiah Naidu condemns Manmohan Singh's remarks on demonetisation

Union Minister for Urban Development and Information & Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu has condemned the remarks made by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on demonetisation of higher value currency notes in the country. <br/><br/>Speaking at the inauguration of 4th National Confere...

November 26, 2016 3:51 PM

PM to flag off Humsafar train in Kushinagar tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Humsafar train to ply between Gorakhpur and Anand Vihar terminus, Delhi in Kushinagar tomorrow.<br/><br/>This tri-weekly train will have several new features including LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed and wi...

November 26, 2016 3:37 PM

HRD ministry planning to encourage cashless transactions

The Human Resources Development ministry is planning to encourage cashless transactions in higher educational institutions.<br/><br/>Sources said that there is a thinking in the ministry that bodies like IITs and Central varsities should go cashless in their transactions.<br/><b...

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