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July 27, 2016 2:02 PM
Two Indians, Carnatic musician TM Krishna and human rights activist Bezwada Wilson have been conferred the Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2016. While the Chennai-born Carnatic vocalist Krishna has been awarded for ensuring social inclusiveness in culture, Karnataka born Wilson has been lauded for his eff...
July 27, 2016 1:56 PM
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya has said that a good monsoon can help add a percentage point to India's GDP growth in the current fiscal. He expressed confidence that the GDP growth could cross 8 per cent in current fiscal from 7.6 per cent in 2015-16. <br/><br/>Mr Panaga...
July 27, 2016 1:53 PM
The first death anniversary of former President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam is being observed today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Dr. Kalam on his first death anniversary. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, its been a year since our beloved Dr. Kalam left us and created a void that is irreplaceabl...
July 27, 2016 1:45 PM
Wrestler Narsingh Yadav's doping issue was raised in both the Houses of Parliament today. During the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, Ranjit Ranjan of Congress raised the matter demanding a CBI probe. She expressed concern over the issue and said strict action should be taken against the people ...
July 27, 2016 1:42 PM
Minister of State for Social Justice, Ramdas Athawale said, Government will consider to raise the creamy-layer cap for Other Backward Classes (OBC) to ten lakh rupees. Currently, the yearly creamy layer income limit of OBC is 6 lakh rupees. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters outside Parliame...
July 27, 2016 1:17 PM
The Centre and States have agreed on the principle to keep Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates lower than the current levels of taxes. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chaired the meeting of the Empowered Committee of state Finance Ministers in New Delhi yesterday to discuss GST Bill which has bee...
July 27, 2016 1:08 PM
The Centre and States have agreed on the principle to keep Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates lower than the current levels of taxes. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chaired the meeting of the Empowered Committee of state Finance Ministers in New Delhi yesterday to discuss GST Bill which has bee...
July 27, 2016 1:07 PM
External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj today assured the Lok Sabha that her ministry is taking various steps to provide assistance to the aggrieved women, those who complained that their non-resident Indian spouse is already married or has a partner.<br/><br/> Replying to supplementarie...
July 27, 2016 1:07 PM
Niti Aayog holds consultations with States on 15-year Vision Document<br/>Niti Aayog is holding consultations with the Chief Secretaries of the states today to discuss on the formulation of a 15-year Vision Document for the country, along with a 7-year Strategy and 3-year Action Agenda to impl...
July 27, 2016 12:54 PM
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh has said, allegations of rigging in the recently held elections in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is an eye opener. Talking to media outside Parliament this morning, Mr Singh said, democratic rights are being suppressed by Pakista...
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