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July 21, 2016 8:27 PM

Pune woman runs Golden Quadrilateral, enters Guinness Book

Pune's Michelle Kakade has made her way into the Guinness Book of World Records as the first person to complete the Indian Golden Quadrilateral on foot. <br/><br/>A media release in Mumbai said today that Michelle, a 47-year-old mother of two children, received the acknowledgement a...

July 21, 2016 8:26 PM

326 villages in Assam affected in recent flood

In Assam, 326 villages in eight districts have been affected in recent flood. New areas were inundated in Lower Assam today. 53 hectare of crop area in 20 villages got submerged today in Barpeta district. Flood water also damaged roads and river embankments at many places.<br/><br/>Overa...

July 21, 2016 7:33 PM

Naidu describes P Chidambaram&apos;s remarks on J&K as cheap politics

Information and Broadcasting Minister, M Venkaiah Naidu today described senior Congress leader P Chidambaram&apos;s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir as cheap politics. Mr. Chidambaramhad said the promises made during Jammu and Kashmir&apos;s accession to India were broken. <br/><br/>Talking ...

July 21, 2016 6:08 PM

NIA seeks help from 6 nations against various suspected IS operatives

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought assistance from six countries, including the US, UAE and Canada, in its ongoing investigation against various suspected ISIS operatives and their terror activities in the country. <br/><br/>The agency disclosed this in its charge sheet f...

July 21, 2016 6:03 PM

Govt initiates process of formulating new education policy

The government has initiated the process of formulating a new education policy. Consultations have been held at various levels in the last one year. Altogether 33 themes were covered. Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said this in the Rajya Sabha today. He said, his ministry has ...

July 21, 2016 6:02 PM

Rs 40,000 aid being given to people leaving manual scavenging: Govt

Centre has said a one-time financial assistance of 40,000 rupees is being given to people who leave manual scavenging. Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot said this in New Delhi while addressing a meeting on constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Castes. <br/><br/&g...

July 21, 2016 6:01 PM

Una incident: BJP terms Rahul&apos;s visit to Gujarat as political stunt

BJP has termed Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi&apos;s visit to Gujarat to meet the Una incident victims&apos; family as political stunt. <br/><br/>Briefing reporters in New Delhi today, senior party leader and Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu took a dig at Mr. ...

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