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June 19, 2016 9:05 AM

Southwest monsoon expected to gain momentum: MeT dept

The Met Dept has said that the southwest monsoon is expected to gain momentum and advance further into several parts of drought-hit Maharashtra and central India.<br/><br/>It said that conditions are favourable for the monsoon to advance into entire Konkan and Goa, drought-hit central Ma...

June 19, 2016 8:00 AM

Rajnath Singh asks Maoists to shun violence, join peace talks

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has appealed to Maoists to shun violence and come forward for peace. Addressing a public meeting at Sakri near Bilaspur yesterday as part of "Vikas Parv" to mark the completion of two years of NDA government, Mr Singh said the Centre is always ready for ta...

June 18, 2016 9:09 PM

Mallya was not an 'invitee' at London book launch event: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs today issued a clarification after reports emerged that Vijay Mallya, who has been declared a proclaimed offender by a Mumbai court in a money laundering case, was spotted at a book launch event at London School of Economics this week which was attended by Indian Hig...

June 18, 2016 9:08 PM

No target of 10 crore tax base: Government

Government today clarified that no target of ten crore income tax base has been prescribed. The clarification came in the wake of confusion over Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking doubling of the income tax base to 10 crore. <br/><br/>An official release by Department of Revenue today ...

June 18, 2016 9:04 PM

HRD ministry to setup Yoga Departments in six central varsities this year

Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani today said that her Ministry has decided to setup Yoga Department in the six central universities during this academic year.<br/><br/>Speaking to media today at the first ever Yoga Olympiad for all government schools ahead of the Internati...

June 18, 2016 7:19 PM

Rajnath Singh asks Maoists to shun violence, join peace talks

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today appealed to Maoists to shun violence and come forward for peace. <br/><br/>Addressing a public meeting organised at Sakri near Bilaspur as part of "Vikas Parv" to mark the completion of two years of NDA government, he said the government ...

June 18, 2016 7:18 PM

India, South Korea launch platform to promote investments

India and South Korea today launched a platform to promote and facilitate investments from the east Asian country. The platform 'Korea Plus' was launched by Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her South Korean counterpart Joo Hyunghwan in New Delhi.<br/><br/>T...

June 18, 2016 6:26 PM

National film devpt corpn to make short film on smart city heritage

The National Film Development Corporation will make a short documentary film on Bhubaneswar following the accordance of a smart city tag to it. <br/><br/>The film will focus on the unique identity of the city and its rich cultural heritage. The NFDC has requested the Bhubaneswar Municipa...

June 18, 2016 6:25 PM

Water conservation top priority for our govt: Radha Mohan

Union Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh has said that water conservation is one of the top priorities of the Centre. <br/><br/>Talking to newspersons in Guwahati today, he said that the Centre has given stress upon water conservation to tackle drought. <br/><br/>The mini...

June 18, 2016 2:28 PM

South-west monsoon arrives in Bihar, Odisha & West Bengal

South-west monsoon today made its way to Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal with rains drenching parts of the three states.<br/><br/>The weatherman has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, coastal Karnataka and Kerala t...

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