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July 29, 2016 5:35 PM

BCCI President Anurag Thakur commissioned to Territorial Army

BCCI President and Member of Parliament Anurag Thakur was today commissioned to the Territorial Army in the rank of Lieutenant. He was conferred the rank by the Army chief General Dalbir Singh in a ceremony in New Delhi. Mr Thakur cleared Services Selection Board and was found fit for joining the Te...

July 29, 2016 5:35 PM

HC upholds summoning of Vijay Mallya in cheque-bounce cases

The Delhi High Court today upheld the trial court order summoning Vijay Mallya as an accused, in several cheque-bouncing cases filed against him by Delhi airport operator, DIAL. The trial court had summoned Mallya as accused following a complaint by the Company. Mallya's counsel had told the hi...

July 29, 2016 5:35 PM

India cautions traders about fraud in import-export from China

The Indian Embassy and the Consulates in China have issued trade advisories to Indian traders cautioning them about fraud in import-export business with China. A PTI report from Beijing says <br/><br/>advisories have been issued to various trade bodies and associations after receiving se...

July 29, 2016 4:37 PM

FDI increased by 53 % in last two years: Jaitley

The country registered a 53 per cent increase in foreign direct investment in the last two years. This follows the government&apos;s economic policies which focuses on growth, price stability and fiscal prudence. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said this while replying to questions in the Lok Sabha to...

July 29, 2016 4:36 PM

Effective communication is backbone for change management: Naidu

Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has said that principal objective of public communication is to make people informed participants and enthusiastic partners in the task of nation building. Addressing officers of the Ministry and Media Units of Ministry of Information and Broadc...

July 29, 2016 2:18 PM

Nearly Rs 12,000 cr of policy holders lying unclaimed: Gangwar

Nearly 12 thousand crore rupees of policy holders are lying unclaimed with various insurance companies in the country. Minister of State for Finance, Santosh Gangwar told Lok Sabha in a written reply there are no such instances of unidentified and unclaimed accounts under National Pension system. &l...

July 29, 2016 2:11 PM

Gadkari directs NHAI to send team to break Delhi-Gurugram traffic jam

Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today directed National Highways Authority chairman to send a team of officials to break the heavy traffic jam between Delhi and Gurugram caused by monsoon showers. <br/><br/>The team will coordinate with the state officials to clear the jam at Natio...

July 29, 2016 1:56 PM

India should double coverage of Hepatitis B Vaccine at birth: WHO

World Health Organisation has said India should double coverage of Hepatitis B Vaccine at birth. WHO representative to India, Henk Bekedam, told PTI in Kolkata that coverage of Hepatitis B vaccine at birth in India should be doubled by 2020 from the current 45 per cent. He described it a key challen...

July 29, 2016 1:33 PM

Rajya Sabha witnesses noisy scenes over Naqvi's remark

Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha today clashed with treasury bench members over a remark by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi forcing the adjournment of the House for a brief period till noon. Several opposition members including Sharad Yadav of JD(U) expr...

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