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June 12, 2016 5:15 PM

PM congratulates Saina Nehwal for Australian Open win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated ace shuttler Saina Nehwal for winning the Australian Open Super Series event in Sydney. In a tweet, Mr Modi said the entire nation is proud of her stupendous victory.<br/><br/>Indian cricket player Shikhar Dhawan and Bollywood superstar Am...

June 12, 2016 5:14 PM

RS polls: BJP issues show cause notice to MLA Vijay Bahadur Yadav

In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP has issued show cause notice to its MLA Vijay Bahadur Yadav who cross voted yesterday in Rajyasabha elections in favour of Samajwadi Party candidate defying party whip. <br/><br/>Talking to AIR, state BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya said, notice has been issued t...

June 12, 2016 2:37 PM

Top US lawmakers pledge to strengthen India-US relationship

Cutting across party lines, top American lawmakers have pledged to strengthen the Indo-US strategic ties and take them to a new level. Lawmakers have spoken both on the floors of the US House of Representatives and the Senate as well as outside about working towards strengthening bilateral relations...

June 12, 2016 2:34 PM

World Day against Child Labour is being observed today

World Day against Child Labour is being observed today. The theme this year is 'End child labour in supply chains - It's everyone's business.' Many events are being organised across the country to mark the occasion and create awareness against child labour.<br/><br/>T...

June 12, 2016 2:33 PM

Congress to approach EC over Rajya Sabha polls in Haryana

Congress will approach the Election Commission to protest against alleged misuse of government machinery in the yesterday's Rajya Sabha elections for two seats in Haryana. Party general secretary B.K. Hariprasad said, they are consulting legal experts on the issue. Talking to media, he said, pa...

June 12, 2016 2:21 PM

BSF kills 2 Pakistani drug smugglers on Indo-Pak border in Punjab

Two smugglers allegedly from Pakistan were killed in an encounter with BSF at Fazilka border in Punjab early this morning. Quoting BSF officials, news agencies report that some smugglers from Pakistan were trying to cross over into the Indian territory. They said, the smugglers opened fire on BSF pe...

June 12, 2016 2:18 PM

IIT-JEE 2016 results out, Jaipur's Aman Bansal tops

The results have been declared for the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE Advanced 2016 conducted for admissions to the IITs. Over 36,500 students out of the 1.5 lakh candidates who took the exam, have qualified for admissions into IITs. Jaipur's Aman Bansal has topped the exam followed by Bhavesh...

June 12, 2016 1:23 PM

President to embark on three-day visit to Ghana, Ivory Coast & Namibia

President Pranab Mukherjee today embarked on a six day three-nation tour to Ghana, Cotd&apos;Ivory and Namibia. On the first leg of his visit, Mr Mukherjee will reach the Ghanaian capital Accra later this evening. Earlier, talking to AIR, Minister of State in PMO, Dr Jitender Singh said, the visit a...

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