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July 25, 2016 1:53 PM

Harsimrat writes to RS chairman for action on Jairam, Renuka

Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has written to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari seeking action against Congress MPs Jairam Ramesh and Renuka Chaudhary accusing them of humiliating her in the House. Reportedly on Friday, when the Rajya Sabha was adjourned over the Bhagwant Mann's video reco...

July 25, 2016 1:37 PM

President Pranab Mukherjee completes 4 years in office today

President Pranab Mukherjee will complete four years in the office today. To mark the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Phase-II of the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum in the presence of Mr Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and other dignitaries which include Governors. Briefing t...

July 25, 2016 1:04 PM

Govt prepares draft Coffee Bill 2016

The government has prepared the draft Coffee Bill 2016 on consultations with representative from Industry, growers, traders, exporters and various departments of Central and State Governments. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed this.&l...

July 25, 2016 12:48 PM

Coordinated search on to find missing IAF AN-32 aircraft: Navy Chief

Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba has said a coordinated search is on between Indian Navy, Air Force and Coast guard to find the missing AN-32 aircraft. He told media that a total of 17 ships, 13 from navy and 4 from the Coast guard have been deployed for search and rescue operations. <br/><br...

July 25, 2016 12:20 PM

Jawahar Bag incident: Second round of judicial probe today<br/>

<br/>The Judicial Commission, inquiring the incident at Jawahar Bag where 29 people including two police officers were killed on June 2 during an anti-encroachment drive, will conduct its second round of probe at Mathura from today. <br/><br/>The single-member Judicial Commission h...

July 25, 2016 11:43 AM

SC issues notice to Vijay Mallya over contempt petition filed by banks

The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the industrialist Vijay Mallya, over a contempt petition filed by banks, for not disclosing his assets. The banks have alleged that he has not given full details of his assets. The court also gave time to the Debt Recovery Tribunal to complete hearing in th...

July 25, 2016 7:58 AM

Search operation for missing IAF AN32 aircraft continues for 4th day today

The search operation for the missing AN32 aircraft of Indian Air Force, code named "Operation Talash," continues for the fourth day today in the Bay of Bengal. An international safety network has been activated to alert the merchant ships passing by the zone of search operation to look out...

July 25, 2016 7:38 AM

Govt proposes 4 more bills for consideration and passing in Parliament

The government has proposed four more bills for consideration and passing this week in the current session of Parliament. These includes the Benami Transactions (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2015 and the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in Lok Sabha and the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill...

July 25, 2016 7:33 AM

Indian Medical Council Bill to come up for consideration and passage in RS

<br/>The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2016 will come up for consideration and passage in the Rajya Sabha today. <br/>Both bill was passed by Lok Sabha last week to replace ordinances to keep state boards out of the ambit of uniform medi...

July 25, 2016 7:32 AM

India's first green rail corridor launched in Tamil Nadu

The nation's first Green Rail Corridor, a 114-km long Rameswaram-Manamadurai stretch in Tamil Nadu which ensures zero toilet discharge on rail tracks, was inaugurated yesterday by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu. <br/><br/>Trains in the section have been equipped with bio-toilets en...

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