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July 27, 2016 12:54 PM

Mayawati says atrocities committed against minority women in MP

BSP Chief Ms Mayawati today complained that atrocities are committed against women belonging to minority community in Madhya Pradesh in the name of cow protection. Raising the issue in Rajya Sabha during Zero Hour, Ms Mayawati alleged that police remained silent spectators. <br/><br/>Mea...

July 27, 2016 12:45 PM

Mayawati accuses BJP of protecting Dayashankar Singh

BSP Chief Mayawati today attacked the BJP and Samajwadi Party over media reports that expelled Uttar Pradesh BJP leader Dayashankar Singh is in Jharkhand. A non bailable warrant has been issued against Singh for using indecent remarks against her. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters outside P...

July 27, 2016 12:05 PM

Parliament passes Child Labour Bill

Parliament has passed the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill,2016 with Lok Sabha approving it. The bill seeks to prohibit the employment of children below 14 in all occupations and enterprises, except those run by his or her own family. It seeks to make child labour a cognizabl...

July 27, 2016 12:04 PM

Centre approves Rs 1,601 crore for Himayat programme in J&K

The Centre has approved nearly 1,600 crore rupees for Jammu and Kashmir under skill development initiative 'Himayat' to train one lakh 24,000 local youths in vocational courses. <br/><br/>Jammu and Kashmir Rural Development Minister Abdul Haq Khan said in Srinagar that under th...

July 27, 2016 11:53 AM

T M Krishna, Bezwada Wilson win Ramon Magsaysay Award

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 11:48 AM

Search for missing IAF AN32 aircraft continues for 6th day today

The coordinated search by the Indian Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard for the AN32 transport aircraft continues for the sixth day today in the extended area of the Bay of Bengal between Chennai and Port Blair. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said in Parliament that the search teams have detecte...

July 27, 2016 11:47 AM

PM Modi congratulates UK PM on assuming office

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to UK Prime Minister Theresa May on telephone yesterday. He congratulated Prime Minister May on assumption of her new responsibility. Mr Modi recalled his memorable visit to the UK last November and affirmed India's commitment to further strengthen the strateg...

July 27, 2016 11:43 AM

Nation pays homage to Dr. APJ Kalam on his first death anniversary

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 8:51 AM

Search for missing IAF AN32 aircraft continues for 6th day today

The co-ordinated search for the AN32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force continues for the sixth day today in the extended area of the Bay of Bengal between Chennai and Port Blair. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said in Parliament the search teams have detected a few signals from the s...

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