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May 12, 2016 5:29 PM

Sushma hits out at Kerala CM on evacuation of Indians

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today hit out at Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and asked him who paid for the Indians evacuated from Libya, Iraq and Yemen. In a series of tweets, Mrs Swaraj said, NDA government has evacuated thousands of Indians, as part of duty towards its citizens.&l...

May 12, 2016 5:25 PM

Tourist arrivals on e-visa rise exponentially

The number of foreign tourists visiting India using e-tourist visas has increased exponentially. More than seventy thousand tourists arrived last month compared to nineteen thousand during the same period last year. <br/><br/>According to an official release, the UK continues to occupy t...

May 12, 2016 5:15 PM

Prez appoints CJs of MP, Allahabad & Kerala HCs as SC judges

President Pranab Mukherjee today appointed Chief Justices of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the Allahabad High court and that of the Kerala High court as judges of the Supreme Court. <br/><br/>According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Law and justice, the President also appointe...

May 12, 2016 5:08 PM

EC announces Rajya Sabha biennial election in 15 states

Election Commission today announced biennial election to 57 seats of Rajya Sabha from 15 states. <br/><br/>The notification in this regard will be issued on 24th of this month and candidates can file nominations till 31st of this month. Polling will be held on 11th June. <br/><b...

May 12, 2016 5:07 PM

President to deliver centenary lecture at BHU today

President Pranab Mukherjee will deliver centenary lecture today at Banaras Hindu University this evening. The Programme is being organsied as part of centenary year celebration. <br/><br/>However according to Varanasi District administration, president's programme for tomorrow has b...

May 12, 2016 2:38 PM

Railways to constitute Mobility Directorate, Non-Fare Revenue Directorate

Railways Ministry has decided to constitute two Directorates in line with the Railway Minister's budget speech for creation of cross functional directorates to focus on different areas. An official release said Mobility Directorate will be constituted to focus on areas like speed enhancement. T...

May 12, 2016 2:10 PM

4 out of top 5 world's most polluted cities in India, Delhi ranks 9th

World Health Organization has said that India is home to four of the five cities in the world with the worst air pollution. <br/><br/>But while WHO experts acknowledge India faces a huge challenge, many countries are so bad that they have no monitoring system and cannot be included in it...

May 12, 2016 2:05 PM

President Pranab to attend BHU&apos;s centenary celebrations today

President Pranab Mukherjee will pay a day-long visit to Varanasi today. He will deliver a special lecture on centenary year of Banaras Hindu University (BHU). According to a press release by the University, he will deliver the speech at Swatantrata Bhawan at 6 pm. Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik wil...

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