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June 13, 2016 8:55 PM

President refuses assent to Delhi govt bill

Presidential assent has been refused to a Delhi government bill seeking to exclude the post of Parliamentary Secretary from the office of profit. In June last year, Delhi Assembly had passed the bill to give exemption to parliamentary secretaries appointed by the Arvind Kejriwal government to hold d...

June 13, 2016 8:30 PM

Mamata urges PM to reconsider decision of reducing allocation of kerosene

West Bengal Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the decision of reducing the allocation of kerosene to the state. In a letter, Ms Banerjee said, the decision will cause grave distress to the consumers in remote and tribal areas and will adversely...

June 13, 2016 8:22 PM

Centre forms team to assess existing water bodies in Western UP

Centre has constituted a five member team to assess the existing water bodies, farm pond and other sources of irrigation in the selected districts of Western Uttar Pradesh including Meerut and Muzaffarnagar. The team will be on a two day visit to several villages of these areas from tomorrow to stud...

June 13, 2016 8:18 PM

World leaders condemn Orlando nightclub shooting

Several world leaders including US President Barack Obama, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi among others have condemned the killing at a gay night club in Orlando, Florida that left fifty people ...

June 13, 2016 7:19 PM

Militant killed in Udhampur attack

In Jammu and Kashmir, terrorists attacked a police post on Jammu Srinagar national highway in Kud area of Udhampur district this afternoon. Police sources said one militant has been killed, while some civilians were injured. Heavy exchange of gunfire was going on when reports last came in.<br/&gt...

June 13, 2016 6:46 PM

Court allows ex-TERI chief R K Pachauri to travel abroad

Former TERI chief R K Pachauri, accused in a sexual harassment case, has been allowed by a Delhi court to travel abroad. Mr. Pachauri had moved the court seeking permission to travel abroad to attend various functions, seminars and conferences till the 5th of July. <br/><br/>The court al...

June 13, 2016 6:13 PM

Udta Punjab gets HC nod with one cut, modified disclaimer

The Bombay High Court today cleared the release of movie 'Udta Punjab', whose makers were locked in a dispute with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). A division bench of the court directed the CBFC to certify the film within 48 hours to enable the makers to release it on its s...

June 13, 2016 5:53 PM

Govt-to-govt contract plan to import pulses, says Paswan

Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said, government is planning to import pulses by entering into contracts with other governments to bridge the supply-demand gap and maintain stability of prices. He said, the situation of pulses is now under control and their prices hav...

June 13, 2016 5:53 PM

India-Mauritius DTAA: Govt sets up working group

The government has constituted a working group to examine consequential issues arising out of amendments to India-Mauritius Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement and related issues. <br/><br/>According to the Finance Ministry, the working group to be headed by Joint Secretary in the Centra...

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