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August 23, 2016 9:45 PM

Fresh plea in SC seeks quashing of NEET I and II combined result

The legal battle over the single-window medical entrance test, NEET, seems to be continued, with the Supreme Court today agreeing to hear a fresh plea seeking setting aside of the combined result of NEET-I and II.<br/><br/>The fresh petition alleged that National Entrance and Eligibility...

August 23, 2016 9:34 PM

NCS signs MoUs to enhance quality & reach of employment services

National Career Service, NCS today signed a Memoranda of Understanding, MoUs with strategic partners in New Delhi for enhancing quality and reach of employment services through the NCS network. NCS project is being implemented by Ministry of Labour and Employment to provide a wide variety of employm...

August 23, 2016 9:33 PM

DIPP to launch nation-wide awareness campaign on IPR

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, DIPP, will launch a nation-wide awareness campaign on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). It will be taken forward by Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) in collaboration with the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) ...

August 23, 2016 9:25 PM

Tiranga Yatra has helped to maintain national unity: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Tiranga Yatra has helped to maintain national unity by thwarting the forces which were working against unity and harmony in the country. The week long Yatra was organized all over the country as part of celebrations of 70 years of Independence. Addressing ...

August 23, 2016 9:17 PM

Govt to provide employment opportunities to 1.4 lakh youths in J&K

In an effort to reach out to people of Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre is in the process of providing employment opportunities to 1 lakh 40 thousand youths in the state through various means, including skill development training and jobs in police and paramilitary forces. According to Home Ministry so...

August 23, 2016 9:15 PM

PM to release success stories of RTI Act

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release success stories of Right to Information (RTI) Act, during a programme to be held in October, to mark over ten years of implementation of the transparency law. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) today wrote to chief of Administrative Training Ins...

August 23, 2016 9:12 PM

I&B Ministry mulls to extend support to states to safeguard film heritage

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is exploring possibilities of extending financial and technical support to State Governments in their efforts to safeguard the country&apos;s film heritage. Secretary, Information & Broadcasting said Ajay Mittal, speaking on the sidelines of a High Level ...

August 23, 2016 9:05 PM

Govt approves seven FDI proposals to tune of Rs 290 cr

The government has approved seven Foreign Direct Investment, FDI proposals to the tune of 290 crore rupees. According to the Finance Ministry, the decision was taken on the basis of recommendation of Foreign Investment Promotion Board, FIPB. It includes 267 core rupees FDI proposal of Tikona Digital...

August 23, 2016 9:05 PM

President attends 125th anniversary of Bangiya Sahitya Parishad

President Shri Pranab Mukherjee today attended the 125th anniversary of Bangiya Sahitya Parishad wherein he lauded the contributions made by the Parishad vis-a-vis the defining periods in social, cultural, intellectual and literary history of Bengal.<br/><br/>He said, since its foundatio...

August 23, 2016 9:01 PM

SC to hear plea of Congress over foreign funding on Sep 14

Supreme Court would start final hearing from 14th September the Congress Party's plea challenging a Delhi High Court verdict holding congress and BJP prima facie guilty of violating the law on foreign funding.<br/><br/>A bench of the Apex Court comprising Justices J S Khehar and Aru...

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