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June 17, 2016 8:19 PM

18 scholars from IITs, IISERs and IISc-Bangalore stay at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Rashtrapati Bhavan to host scholars from IITs, IISERs and IISc Bangalore under its &apos;In-Residence&apos; programme from tomorrow. <br/><br/>An official release said, eighteen scholars from these institutes will stay at Rashtrapati Bhavan for a period of seven days as part of this prog...

June 17, 2016 7:33 PM

BJP, Congress spar on Kairana issue

Congress today accused BJP of vitiating the atmosphere in Uttar Pradesh under the grab of migration of persons of a particular community from Kairana for polarization of votes ahead of the 2017 Assembly elections in the state. <br/><br/>Quoting reports of party's district units, par...

June 17, 2016 7:19 PM

Indigenous HTT-40 trainer aircraft makes inaugural flight

Defence Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar today flagged off the inaugural flight of India's indigenous basic trainer aircraft HTT 40 designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangaluru. <br/><br/>He said that the indigenous contents of HTT 40 is close to 80 per cent. Almo...

June 17, 2016 4:45 PM

Tomato price rise temporary, rates fall in Delhi: Govt

Government today said, rise in tomato prices is a temporary phenomenon and rates in the national capital region have started to cool down with increase in supply from Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.<br/><br/>Wholesale prices of tomato, which were ruling as high as 60 rupees per kg in Azadp...

June 17, 2016 4:45 PM

HRD minstry to launch app and portal Swayam providing online course content

Union HRD minister Smiriti Irani has said that an App and portal named 'Swayam' will be launched within next two months Using this App and portal, students of various streams including science and technology will be able to access and download very high quality UGC approved course content ...

June 17, 2016 2:53 PM

Two militants killed in Sopore encounter

Two militants were killed today in an encounter with security forces in Sopore town of north Kashmir's Baramulla district. <br/><br/>An official in Police Control Room (PCR) Sopore told AIR that the encounter broke out early morning today after Army and J&K police launched cordo...

June 17, 2016 2:28 PM

Karnataka, Goa sign pact to join Uday scheme: Piyush Goyal

Karnataka and Goa have signed an agreement to join the UDAY scheme for the revival of discoms. Both States may be benefited about four thousand five hundred seventy crores rupees from this scheme over next 3 years. <br/><br/>Power Minister Piyush Goyal said in a tweet that Karnataka sign...

June 17, 2016 2:07 PM

Govt slaps 20% export duty on sugar to check prices

Government has imposed 20 per cent customs duty on sugar exports. The duty has been imposed to boost domestic supply and check prices of the commodity. In a release the finance ministry said that the duty will be applicable on the export of raw sugar, white or refined sugar. It added that a decision...

June 17, 2016 2:07 PM

Militant killed in gunbattle in Kashmir&apos;s Baramulla district

In Jammu & Kashmir, an unidentified militant was reported killed in the ongoing gunbattle in Sopore area of north Kashmir&apos;s Baramulla district. <br/><br/>An official in Police Control Room (PCR) Sopore told AIR that the encounter broke out early morning today after Army and J&am...

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