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September 20, 2016 11:43 AM

India successfully test-fires surface-to-air missile off Odisha coast

India today successfully test-fired a new surface-to-air missile off the Odisha coast. The medium-range missile (MR-SAM), developed jointly with Israel, was launched at 10:13 AM from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur in Balasore district. Defence sources said, the missile s...

September 20, 2016 8:47 AM

Karnataka to move SC against Cauvery Supervisory Committee's order

Karnataka government will move Supreme Court today to challenge the Cauvery Supervisory Committee's order asking the state to release 3,000 cusecs of water per day from tomorrow till 30th of this month. Karnataka's Home Minister G. Parameshwar said that the state is not in a position to re...

September 20, 2016 8:14 AM

Vice President Hamid Ansari returns home after NAM summit

Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari returned home last night after attending the NAM Summit. The 17th summit of the Non Aligned Nations in the Margarita Island of Venezuela was also attended by India's Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin and Minister of State for External Affair...

September 20, 2016 8:05 AM

Govt to announce next set of 27 smart cities today

Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu will announce the next set of 27 cities for financing under the Government flagship Smart City Mission today. As per the Misison guidelines, as many as 40 cities have to be announced during this financial year. As the government had already announced 13 ci...

September 20, 2016 7:31 AM

Two-day national labour meet kicks off in Odisha from tomorrow

The two-day national labour conference will kick off in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar today. The event is being jointly organised by the state labour department and the International Labour Organisation. <br/><br/>Our correspondence reports that Union minister of state for labour and employ...

September 20, 2016 7:21 AM

Railways launches Yatri Mitra Sewa to help elderly, differently-abled

In a move to make rail travel comfortable for elderly, differently-abled and ailing travelers, Railways has launched 'Yatri Mitra Sewa' to facilitate access to wheelchairs, battery operated cars and porter services. <br/><br/>'Yatri Mitra' or 'Passenger Friend&#0...

September 20, 2016 7:02 AM

CBI to soon begin formal probe in Narsingh Yadav doping scandal

The CBI will soon initiate a formal probe into the doping scandal allegedly involving wrestler Narsingh Yadav. <br/><br/>CBI sources said in New Delhi that it has started examining the complaint and the material received from the Prime Minister's Office in this regard.<br/>&lt...

September 20, 2016 6:59 AM

Govt to build one crore houses by 2019 under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna: Tomar

Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the Centre has set a target of providing housing to all by 2022. Participating in a conference in Guwahati yesterday, Mr. Tomar said one crore houses will be constructed by 2019 under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna. <br/><br/&gt...

September 19, 2016 9:24 PM

SC grants six months to conclude trial in 2002 Naroda Gam riots case

The Supreme Court today granted six more months to a lower court in Gujarat to conclude trial in the 2002 Naroda Gam riots case, one of the nine post-Godhra riots matters probed by the apex court-appointed SIT pertaining to the killing of eleven members of a community.<br/><br/>A bench o...

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