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May 31, 2016 6:10 PM

Govt doctors' retirement age extended to 65 years

Government today approved extending retirement age of doctors of Central Health Services to 65 years. Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made an announcement to increase the retirement age from 62 to 65 years at a rally in Saharanpur. The decision has been taken in view of shortage of docto...

May 31, 2016 5:59 PM

FM Arun Jaitley promises more structural & market-oriented reforms

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today promised more structural and market-oriented reforms as well as stepping up infrastructure spending to accelerate economic growth beyond the current 7.6 per cent.<br/><br/>He also promised to reform the tax structure to make it simpler, predictable and...

May 31, 2016 5:49 PM

India, Morocco sign five MoUs in Rabat

India and Morocco today signed five Memoranda of Understanding in diverse fields. The MoUs were signed during delegation-level talks in the presence of Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane at Dar al-Kakhzen, the official residence of the King of Morocc...

May 31, 2016 5:46 PM

Former Delhi Police chief B S Bassi appointed UPSC member

Former Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi was today appointed a member of UPSC. It is a Constitutional post with five year tenure. Mr. Bassi retired as Delhi Police chief in February this year. <br/><br/>He had a controversial tenure as Police Commissioner with frequent run-ins with the...

May 31, 2016 5:45 PM

BJP hits back at Sonia over Vadra's defence, Shahenshah remark

BJP today hit back at Congress President Sonia Gandhi defending son-in-law Robert Vadra saying it has exposed the farce of Congress that he is merely a private citizen. The party also took a dig at Mrs Gandhi over Shahenshah jibe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying those who behaved and rul...

May 31, 2016 5:41 PM

India, Morocco sign five MoUs in Rabat

India and Morocco today signed five Memoranda of Understanding in diverse fields. The MoUs were signed during delegation-level talks in the presence of Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane at Dar al-Kakhzen, the official residence of the King of Morocc...

May 31, 2016 3:42 PM

NGT junks AOL's plea for acceptance of fine as bank guarantee

The National Green Tribunal today junked the AOL - Art of Living's plea seeking its nod to accept the environment compensation, slapped for damaging Yamuna's biodiversity, as bank guarantee instead of payment of balance amount of 4.75 crore rupees. The green panel also slapped a fine of 5,...

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