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August 5, 2016 7:23 PM

MEA issues clarification on Kerala Minister's diplomatic passport issue

External Affairs Ministry today said, the matter of issuing diplomatic passport to a Kerala Minister is about timing of the visit to Saudi Arabia. MEA spokpesperson told reports in New Delhi that at this time, the focus of Indian Mission and Consulate is on helping the Indian workers who are facing ...

August 5, 2016 7:15 PM

WB govt writes to Centre again over Tagore's stolen Nobel prize

The West Bengal government has re-sent another letter to the centre today over the recovery of the stolen Nobel prize of Rabindranath Tagore. The State government had sent a letter earlier in December enquiring about the measures taken to recover the stolen and missing the Nobel medal. But as per re...

August 5, 2016 7:07 PM

MEA denies blackout of Rajnath's speech at SAARC meeting in Islamabad

External Affairs Ministry has said, the SAARC meeting of Interior Ministers held in Islamabad was not open for live coverage and therefore there was no question of blackout of Home Minister's speech. Responding to media queries regarding reported blackout of Rajnath Singh's address at the ...

August 5, 2016 7:06 PM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit India next week

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India next week. During the visit, he will discuss with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj various issues of mutual interests including the upcoming multilateral meetings G-20 Summit being held in China and BRICS Summit being held in India. <br/>&l...

August 5, 2016 6:13 PM

Centre monitoring situation arising out of militant attack in Assam

Centre is closely monitoring the situation arising out of the reported militant attack in Kokrajhar district of Assam today. Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to state Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal over the incident who apprised him of the prevailing situation. The Chief Minister also talked to P...

August 5, 2016 6:07 PM

Centre forms panel to fill up vacancies in 6 new AIIMS

The Centre has constituted separate committees to facilitate expeditious filling up of vacancies in the six new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). <br/><br/>Health Minister J P Nadda said in a written reply in Lok Sabha today that the newly set-up AIIMS at Jodhpur, Rishikes...

August 5, 2016 5:53 PM

Centre issues advisory to States on capping dengue test cost

Centre has issued an advisory to all states to cap the cost of dengue diagnostic tests in private hospitals at 600 rupees. <br/><br/>The move comes in the wake of media reports that some private laboratories and hospitals were overcharging from patients for dengue tests. <br/><b...

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