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August 28, 2016 9:13 PM

PM meets Rio Olympic champions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Rio Olympic champions silver medallist P V Sindhu, bronze medallist Sakshi Malik and gymnast Dipa Karmakar at his residence in New Delhi today. <br/><br/>Besides, Mr Modi also met ace shooter Jitu Rai, Khel Ratna awardees, Dhyan Chand awardees, Dron...

August 28, 2016 8:30 PM

HM Rajnath singh reviews situation in J&K with top BJP, govt functionaries

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir with top BJP and government functionaries. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Minister of State in the PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh and BJP President Amit Shah were present during the meeting in New Delhi. <br/><br/>Sou...

August 28, 2016 2:25 PM

Par panel criticises changes in pension calculation criteria

A Parliamentary panel has criticised the government for amending the formula for calculating pension for employees retiring after first September 2014. The Committee on Subordinate Legislation, in its report, said that the formula, which has resulted in decrease in the amount of benefits, was abrupt...

August 28, 2016 2:21 PM

President urges law students to create legal awareness

President Pranab Mukherjee has asked law students to create legal awareness among women, school and colleges. Addressing the 24th Annual Convocation of the National Law School of India University in Bengaluru today he also asked the students and budding lawyers to help the nation to create better ci...

August 28, 2016 2:21 PM

JNU suspends PhD scholar accused of raping fellow student

Jawaharlal Nehru University has suspended a Ph D scholar, who has been accused of rape by a fellow student, and declared the campus out of bounds for him pending an inquiry. The action came after the students and teachers staged protests demanding action against Ratan to ensure safety of women on th...

August 28, 2016 2:21 PM

HRD Minister inaugurates IIT in Dharwad

Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javdekar will formally launch IIT Dharwad chapter today in Dharwad. The inauguration that was planned last month end, had to be postponed due to the Kalasa Banduri agitation. The prestigious higher education institute has already started functioning ...

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