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May 12, 2016 1:59 PM

Single lease deed case: G. S. Sandhu sent to judicial custody

In Rajasthan, Former IAS officer G S Sandhu surrendered before ACB special court in Jaipur today in connection with Single lease deed case. Court sent him to judicial custody till 25th of this month. Court will hear his bail application tomorrow.

May 12, 2016 1:58 PM

Prez presents National Florence Nightingale Awards to 35 nursing personnel

President Pranab Mukherjee today presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards to thirty-five nursing personnel at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of International Nurses Day. <br/><br/>The National Florence Nightingale Awards are given by the Ministry of Health and...

May 12, 2016 1:05 PM

Venkaiah Naidu expresses happiness over passage of bankruptcy bill

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has expressed happiness over the passage of bankruptcy bill in both the Houses of Parliament. In a tweet, Mr Naidu said, history has been created and the bill will build a fine and faster resolution mechanism. He termed it as one of the biggest economi...

May 12, 2016 1:03 PM

Four of five cities with the worst air pollution are Indian: WHO

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 12:08 PM

PM expresses grief over passing away of Praveen Rashtrapal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the passing away of Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat Praveen Rashtrapal. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, as a trade unionist and subsequently as a leader, Praveen Rashtrapal remained sensitive to concerns and aspirations of the poor and marginalized. The Pr...

May 12, 2016 10:58 AM

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...

May 12, 2016 8:48 AM

SC asks Centre to apprise it in two days on flights to Shimla

The Supreme Court has expressed its anguish that the Centre did not stand by its promise to give a categorical answer on starting air services to Shimla and some north-eastern states. The court yesterday said that it will pass an order fixing accountability to start the air services. A bench, headed...

May 12, 2016 7:51 AM

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

President Pranab Mukherjee will be on a 2-day visit to Varanasi from today. He will today 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 Ra...

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