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May 30, 2016 8:44 PM

Don't extend diesel vehicle ban to other cities: Centre to NGT

The Centre today moved the National Green Tribunal, NGT seeking directions not to extend to other cities the Supreme Court ban on registration of vehicles beyond 2000 CC as it would adversely impact the of growth of automobile industry.<br/><br/>The Ministry of Heavy Industries in its ap...

May 30, 2016 8:35 PM

President Mukherjee expresses concern over attacks on Africans

President Pranab Mukherjee has expressed deep concern over attacks on African nationals in Delhi. Speaking at a function in New Delhi, Mr. Mukherjee said it is not tolerable and wondered why Africans are feeling unsafe in India. <br/><br/>He said Mahatma Gandhi made his experiment of sat...

May 30, 2016 8:30 PM

Govt assures strict action against racial attacks on Africans

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has said that if racial angle is found in any of the cases of attacks on African nationals, stringent action will be taken. Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, Mr Rijiju said government has taken up the matter seriously and some arrests have already been ...

May 30, 2016 8:27 PM

Safety and security of Africans article of faith: Jaishankar

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar today assured safety of all African nationals, saying it is an article of faith. Mr Jaishankar met a group of African students in New Delhi today who raised their concerns in the wake of the killing of Congolese national Masonda Ketada Oliver and cases of assaults agai...

May 30, 2016 8:18 PM

Arun Jaitley invites pension funds, Japanese investors

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today met key ministers in the Japanese administration and wooed pension funds to partner in India's infrastructure development.<br/><br/>Mr. Jaitley, on the second day of his six-day visit to Japan, met Japan's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Mi...

May 30, 2016 8:09 PM

Maneka Gandhi releases Draft Trafficking of Persons Bill

Government today released the Draft Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2016. The new bill aims at checking human trafficking by unifying several existing laws, meting out tougher punishment for repeat offenders and ensuring the protection and rehabilitation of vi...

May 30, 2016 7:45 PM

Haryana govt submits Parkash Singh panel report to HC

Haryana Government today submitted Parkash Singh Committee report to Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Parkash Committee was constituted to probe the acts of omission and commission on part of civil and police administration during Jat Quota agitation in February. High Court Division bench headed b...

May 30, 2016 7:21 PM

BJP releases another list of candidates for Rajya Sabha polls

BJP today released another list of nominees for Biennial polls to Rajya Sabha. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is the party nominee from Andhra Pradesh and M J Akbar is From Madhya Pradesh.<br/><br/>Party Vice President Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and Dr Vikas Mahatme are the candidate from Mahar...

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