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July 5, 2016 8:27 PM

FTII approves proposals to streamline courses and content

The Governing Council of Film and Television Institute of India - FTII has approved various proposals to streamline the institute's courses and its content. The council met in Mumbai today and approved a proposal envisaging setting up of nine different schools under the aegis of FTII, which wil...

July 5, 2016 8:27 PM

India thanks Hungary for supporting its NSG bid

Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto who is on a three-day visit to India, today held talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on a range of bilateral and multilateral issues. During the meeting, Mr Swaraj thanked Hungary for its support to India's membersh...

July 5, 2016 8:24 PM

Cabinet approves interest subsidy of 5% for farmers in 2016-17

The Union Cabinet has approved the interest subsidy of five per cent for farmers for the year 2016-17. It will help farmers to get short term crop loan upto 3 lakh rupees payable at 4 per cent of interest rate within one year. In case farmers do not repay the short term crop loan on time they would ...

July 5, 2016 8:24 PM

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 17 Indian fishermen on charges of poaching

Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 17 Indian fishermen this evening on latest charges of poaching in Sri Lankan waters east of point Pedro. A statement issued by Sri Lankan Navy said the fishermen along with two fishing trawlers have been handed over to the officials of the Fisheries Department in Jaffna ...

July 5, 2016 8:08 PM

SC raps Google, Yahoo for failing to check pre-birth test ads

Supreme Court today pulled up online search engines like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft; for failing to check sex determination advertisements, saying they were violating Indian law. It asked the Centre to convene a meeting of technical experts and the search engines within 10 days, to explore ways to ...

July 5, 2016 8:07 PM

BRICS nations to work on research to promote energy saving

The first meeting of the BRICS Working Group on "Energy Efficiency and Energy Savings" concluded in Visakhapatnam this evening. BRICS nations have come out with a draft action plan to jointly work on research as well as technological development to promote energy saving and efficiency thro...

July 5, 2016 6:37 PM

Cabinet okays revision of pension of BSNL pensioners

The Cabinet has approved the revision of pension of BSNL pensioners and family pensioners, who retired prior to 10th June 2013. The Cabinet has allowed the benefit of merger of 50 per cent Dearness Allowance, DA or Dearness Relief, DR with Basic Pay or Pension, effectively amounting to 78.2 per cent...

July 5, 2016 6:08 PM

Cabinet approves redevelopment of seven GPRA colonies in Delhi

The Cabinet has approved redevelopment of seven General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) colonies in the national capital. <br/><br/>Sarojini Nagar, Netaji Nagar, Nauroji Nagar will be redeveloped through National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited and Kasturba Nagar, Thyagr...

July 5, 2016 5:57 PM

Hungarian Foreign Minister holds talks with Sushma Swaraj

Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto who is on a three-day visit to India, today held talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on a range of bilateral and multilateral issues.<br/><br/>Mr Szijjarto is scheduled to call on Vice President Hamid Ansari ...

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