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July 12, 2016 7:39 PM

No defamatory statement against Jaitley: CM tells HC

The Delhi High Court today framed issues against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders in a civil defamation suit filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, notwithstanding their claim they had not made any defamatory statements against him in the DDCA case. <br/><br...

July 12, 2016 6:46 PM

Govt to give Rs 5 lakh as compensation to victims of cross border firing

The Government has decided to give five lakh rupees as compensation to civilian victims of the cross border firing. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has also approved the increase of compensation given to those who die in terror related incidents or Maoist violence, from three lakh to five lakh rupees.&l...

July 12, 2016 6:46 PM

VP Ansari to lead Indian delegation to ASEM Summit in Mongolia

Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari will lead the Indian delegation to the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit at Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. The Summit is scheduled to be held from 14 to 16 July. Briefing the media persons in New Delhi today, the Secretary East in the Ministry of External Affairs,...

July 12, 2016 6:46 PM

Govt asks industry bodies to pay attention to consumer redressal mechanism

The Government today asked industry bodies to pay immediate attention to consumer redressal mechanism. Addressing a conference on the government-industry partnership for redressal of consumer grievances in New Delhi, Consumer Affairs Secretary Hem Pande said, each company should bring out names of t...

July 12, 2016 6:33 PM

NIA court grants 8-days custody to two accused in IS terror case

A Special Court of the National Investigation Agency in Hyderabad today granted 8-days custody of the two accused in the Islamic State terror conspiracy case whom the NIA arrested today. The Court also extended custody of the two prime accused out of five arrested earlier.<br/><br/>It se...

July 12, 2016 6:31 PM

India studying UN tribunal's verdict in South China Sea row

India says it is studying the award of the Tribunal constituted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, carefully. In a press statement issued in New Delhi this evening, External Affairs Ministry said the matter pertains to the Philippines and China.<br/><br/>In its ru...

July 12, 2016 4:47 PM

SC notice to Centre on minority status to majority Muslim population in J&K

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre on a petition that Jammu and Kashmir's majority population, comprising of Muslims, should not be given chance to reap the benefits of the Central government schemes for their welfare. A division bench, headed by Chief Justice Tirath Singh Thak...

July 12, 2016 2:21 PM

Centre chairs meeting to review preparedness to tackle vector borne diseases

The Centre is holding a high level meeting with all states to review the preparedness and measures in tackling the vector borne diseases including dengue, malaria and Japanese Encephalitis. Union Health Minister J P Nadda is interacting with State Health Ministers through video conferencing in New D...

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