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May 28, 2016 2:34 PM

Aditi Krishnakumar wins 'Scholastic Asian Book Award'

A 31-year-old Indian woman author in Singapore has won the 'Scholastic Asian Book Award' for her manuscript rooted in Indian history.<br/><br/>Aditi Krishnakumar won the Ten Thousand Singapore dollar award this week for her manuscript "Codex: The Lost Treasure Of The Indus...

May 28, 2016 2:26 PM

PM visits Elephant Falls, Mawphlang village near Shillong

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Elephant Falls near Shillong in Meghalaya Saturday morning.<br/><br/>He was accompanied by Minister for Department of North-Eastern Region (DONER), Jitendra Singh.<br/><br/>Prime Minister took some pictures at the famous tourist site which...

May 28, 2016 2:18 PM

PM pays tribute to freedom fighter V D Savarkar on his birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tribute to freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his birth anniversary.<br/><br/>In a tweet, Mr Modi saluted Savarkar, saying he was a true son of the country and an inspiration to all.<br/><br/>On the occasion, floral tributes we...

May 28, 2016 2:08 PM

SC orders sharing of clean feed with Prasar Bharati

The Supreme Court has ordered sharing of clean feed with national broadcaster Prasar Bharati.<br/><br/>Star India had challenged a 2013 Delhi High Court verdict which made it mandatory for the broadcaster to share clean, advertisement and logo free feed with Prasar Bharati.<br/>&lt...

May 28, 2016 2:08 PM

Congress criticizes NDA over its inability to create jobs

Congress today hit out at NDA, which has completed two years in government, saying inability to create jobs was the most notable failure of the government.<br/><br/>Briefing media in New Delhi, senior party leader P Chidambaram asked where were the jobs which Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

May 28, 2016 2:07 PM

Railway to invest Rs. 5 lakh crore for infrastructure development

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has said that the Raiway will invest more than Rs. 5 lakh crore for development of infrastructure in the country in the next three years.<br/><br/>He also said that the railways are also trying to speed up the process of laying rail tracks t...

May 28, 2016 12:03 PM

NE states will be brought on par with developed States: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government has been pro-actively pursuing the 'Act-East Policy' and working to improve infrastructure in the North East region. Addressing a public meeting in Shillong yesterday after flagging off three new trains, he said his government intends to...

May 28, 2016 11:35 AM

PM visits Elephant Falls, Mawphlang village near Shillong

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Elephant Falls near Shillong in Meghalaya Saturday morning.<br/><br/>He was accompanied by Minister for Department of North-Eastern Region (DONER), Jitendra Singh.<br/><br/>Prime Minister took some pictures at the famous tourist site which...

May 28, 2016 9:57 AM

India's NSG membership is not about arms: US tells Pak

United States has said that India's membership to Nuclear Supplier's Group (NSG) is not about an arm's race, but about civilian use of nuclear energy.<br/><br/>It comes as a response to Pakistan's opposition to India becoming a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.&l...

May 28, 2016 9:56 AM

New timetable of Railways to come into effect from 1st Oct

The new timetable of Railways will come into effect from October 1 this year as against July 1, since the public transporter is introducing some major changes in the train schedules.<br/><br/>A Railway Ministry official said that the existing timetable will continue to be valid upto Sept...

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