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May 13, 2016 7:26 AM

Sri Lankan President on two-day India visit from today

President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena will arrive in New Delhi today on a two day visit. He will address the valedictory session at the Vaicharick Mahakumbh which is being held as part of the Simhastha Mahakumbh in Ujjain on the 14th of this month. He will also visit Sanchi where he will tour ...

May 13, 2016 7:25 AM

India, China, four others sign pact on tax info sharing

India has signed a multilateral pact for automatic exchange of information on tax issues and developing new tools to tackle the tax evasion. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in a release yesterday said; India, Canada, Iceland, Israel, New Zealand and China signed the...

May 13, 2016 7:22 AM

Pak's battlefield nuke weapons at heart of global concerns: India

Amid growing global concerns over the safety of Pakistan's nuclear arsenals, India has said, the battlefield atomic weapons of its neighbour were at the heart of such apprehensions. During a media briefing yesterday, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, the international co...

May 13, 2016 7:17 AM

Elections for three Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha on June 11

Biennial elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha, will be held on June 11. Those who will retire from Odisha include Independent candidate Pyarimohan Mohapatra and BJD candidates Baisnab Parida and Bhupinder Singh. BJD which has a strength of 117 out of 147 seats in the assembly is likely t...

May 13, 2016 7:15 AM

India, Bangladesh hold security talks in Dhaka

India and Bangladesh began a five-day dialogue in Dhaka yesterday over a host of security issues, including drug trafficking and cattle smuggling across the border between the two neighbours. A 21-member delegation led by Border Security Force BSF Chief K K Sharma yesterday reached Dhaka to hold the...

May 13, 2016 7:11 AM

Air Pollution could cause over 5 lakh premature deaths in India

Air pollution could lead to 570,000 premature deaths in India, according to a new report. For the new study, researchers at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and the US National Center for Atmospheric Research created computer simulations using 2011 data and found that air pollution could...

May 12, 2016 8:52 PM

CCEA approves 8-6 laning of Delhi-Meerut Expressway

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for development of 8 and 6 laning of Delhi-Meerut Expressway - Package-II - Uttar Pradesh Border to Dasna Section of NH-24 in Uttar Pradesh. <br/><br/>The cost is estimated to be around 1984 crore rupees including cost of l...

May 12, 2016 8:50 PM

Education system must be in highest order: President

President Pranab Mukherjee today said that our education system must be in highest order. <br/><br/>While delivering centenary speech at Banaras Hindu University this evening, Mr Mukherjee expressed concern about lack of quality education. He called upon all governments and private bodie...

May 12, 2016 8:39 PM

Cabinet approves deal between India, Mauritius on cooperation in cooperatives

The Cabinet has given its approval for signing of an Inter-Governmental Agreement between India and Mauritius on cooperation in cooperatives and related fields. The Agreement between the two countries will be for a duration of five years after which it will be automatically extended for another five...

May 12, 2016 8:35 PM

SC seeks response from Centre on PIL for doubling number of judges

The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking a direction for doubling the number of judges as recommended by the Law Commission. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice R Banumathi issued notice to the Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Finance on...

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