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November 5, 2016 5:15 PM

Asia-Pacific nations resolve to work for disaster risk

As many as 51 countries in the Asia-Pacific region today resolved to work for handling all kinds of disasters by strengthening the apparatus and to tackle such exigencies through global frameworks.<br/><br/>In a statement, 'New Delhi Declaration', the participating nations of t...

November 5, 2016 4:58 PM

IT industry has been a major contributor to Indian growth: Hamid Ansari

Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari said Information Technology (IT) industry has been a major contributor to Indian growth story in past 25 years. <br/><br/>Inaugurating the new NASSCOM Building in Noida today, Mr Ansari said Indian IT firms will have to be more innovative as the futur...

November 5, 2016 4:50 PM

Govt committed to ensure rightful honour, dignity for Naga people: HM

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said that the Centre is committed to ensure that the Naga people have their rightful honour, dignity and pride of place.<br/><br/>Addressing Naga Students at a function in New Delhi today, Mr Singh said, India cannot be great unless the Naga brothers...

November 5, 2016 4:40 PM

CHRI to hold national workshop on condition of prisons on Nov 8

Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, CHRI, will hold a day long national workshop on condition of prisons in the country in New Delhi on Tuesday. <br/><br/>Briefing media in New Delhi, Director of the institute Sanjoy Hazarika said, two national reports on prison monitoring will be laun...

November 5, 2016 4:21 PM

India, Sri Lanka hold meeting to sort out fishermen issue

India and Sri Lanka held ministerial level talks on fishermen issues in New Delhi today.<br/><br/>External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh met with the Sri Lankan Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Fisheries Minister Mahinda Amarawe...

November 5, 2016 2:30 PM

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Poor in India can register themselves online for availing houses under "Housing for All by 2022" scheme: Venkaiah Naidu <br/><br/><br/>Union Urban Development Minister M.Venkaiah Naidu has said the poor in India can register themselves online for availing houses under the...

November 5, 2016 2:24 PM

BJP to launch Parivartan Rally in Uttar Pradesh from today

In Uttar Pradesh, BJP will start its Parivartan Rath Yatra from Saharanpur today. Its state president KP Maurya visited Shakubhari Devi temple from where the Rath was ritually flagged off for the meeting venue from where it will finally flagged off by BJP national president Amit Shah later today. Mr...

November 5, 2016 2:23 PM

India, Venezuela sign deals to increase oil production

India and Venezuela have signed an oil production deals worth about 1.45 billion US dollar to increase oil production. The agreement was signed between India&apos;s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Venezeulas Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), and Venezuela&apos;s consortium Delta Finance BVi...

November 5, 2016 2:22 PM

95% people have already got benefit of OROP: Defence Minister

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said 95 percent people have already got the benefit of One Rank One Pension and are happy with it. <br/><br/>Briefing media, Mr Parrikar said the rest are very old pensioners from 1962 war, and so records are incomplete. He said they are in the pro...

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