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August 26, 2016 9:11 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India has sought result-oriented talks with Pakistan on Jammu and Kashmir with the intended result of early vacation of Islamabad's illegal occupation of Paksitan Occupied Kashmir. <br/><br/>In a letter to his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishank...

August 26, 2016 9:07 PM

India ranked 77 in disaster risk index of the world

India has been ranked 77th on the World Risk Index, topped by Island state of Vanuatu. The World Risk Report 2016, published by the UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and Bundnis Entwicklung Hilft, analyses the role that infrastructure plays in shaping a country&apos;s disast...

August 26, 2016 9:05 PM

India seeks result-oriented talks with Pakistan on J&K

India has sought result-oriented talks with Pakistan on Jammu and Kashmir with the intended result of early vacation of Islamabad's illegal occupation of Paksitan Occupied Kashmir. <br/><br/>In a letter to his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishank...

August 26, 2016 9:03 PM

PM announces task force to prepare for next three Olympics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced setting up of a task force to prepare action Plan for the next three Olympics Games. <br/><br/>The task force will prepare a comprehensive action plan for effective participation of Indian sports persons in the Olympic games to be held in 2020, ...

August 26, 2016 9:02 PM

Looking forward to visit of Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he is keenly looking forward to the visit of his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong to India in the near future. He conveyed this to visiting Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam who called on him in New Delhi During the meeting, <br...

August 26, 2016 8:56 PM

NHRC issues notice to Odisha govt over undignified treatment to dead women

The National Human Rights Commission,NHRC has issued a notice to the Odisha government over media reports alleging undignified treatment to two dead women by the concerned authorities in the State. Taking suo motu congnisance of the reports, the NHRC issued notice to the State Chief Secretary callin...

August 26, 2016 8:51 PM

Mehbooba Mufti to call on PM tomorrow

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi tomorrow where she is expected to discuss the prevailing situation in Kashmir. <br/><br/>The meeting comes days after Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited the state where he assessed the...

August 26, 2016 8:43 PM

Surrogacy Bill to stop commercialization: J.P Nadda

Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda today said that the government is open to incorporating suggestions in the draft Surrogacy ( Regulation) Bill,2016. He told reporters in New Delhi that some of its key provisions, including putting a stop to abandonment of children and exploitation of women, are n...

August 26, 2016 8:12 PM

World Bank sanctions Rs 980 cr for Brahmaputra dredging: Assam minister

The World Bank has sanctioned Rs 980 crore to dredge the Brahmaputra as an initiative to develop waterways to Bangladesh and to other South East Asian countries in a bid to boost trade and industry in the Northeast. <br/><br/>Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary,...

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