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April 29, 2016 5:38 PM

LS members oppose 1st phase of common entrance test for MBBS, BDS

In the Lok Sabha, several members today opposed holding of the first phase of common entrance test for MBBS and BDS courses on this Sunday saying it gives little time to students for preparation. <br/><br/>Yesterday, the Supreme Court had agreed to the Centre&apos;s plan of two-phased co...

April 29, 2016 5:31 PM

Swachh Bharat Mission loses its momentum: Parl Panel

A Parliamentary Panel has observed that the Swachh Bharat Mission has lost its momentum though drive had begun with great enthusiasm. <br/><br/>Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture in its report on demands for grants of Tourism Ministry for 2016-17 tabled in...

April 29, 2016 4:30 PM

Parliamentary Panel suggests low air fare in Gulf route

A Parliamentary Panel suggested that the Government should ensure that all the Indian carriers operating in Gulf Sector should provide a reasonably low fare for its citizens. <br/><br/>A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture headed by Dr Kanwar Deep Singh tod...

April 29, 2016 3:17 PM

Sharad Pawar clarifies on his reported remarks on Nitish Kumar

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar today clarified on his reported remarks that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will be the most credible face of anti-BJP alliance in 2019 General elections. He said that he had not talked about Prime Ministerial candidate. Talking to reporters outside Parliament today, Mr. Pa...

April 29, 2016 3:12 PM

India, Papua New Guinea sign four agreements

Giving a major boost to the bilateral relations between the two countries, India and Papua New Guinea today signed four MoUs in myriad sectors at capital Port Moresby.<br/><br/>The MoUs were signed in the presence of the visiting President Pranab Mukherjee and the Papua New Guinea Prime ...

April 29, 2016 2:40 PM

Proceedings in LS halted briefly on account of lack of quorum

The proceedings in the Lok Sabha was briefly halted on account of lack of quorum. After zero Hour, when the House was debating the Demands for Grants for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for 2016-17, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge raised the issue of quorum. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan...

April 29, 2016 2:34 PM

Over 11,56000 Permanent Account Numbers de-activated so far: Govt

The government today informed the Lok Sabha that over 11 lakh 56 thousand Permanent Account Numbers have been de-activated so far. The process of de-activation of additional PAN cards allotted to taxpayers is going on. In a written reply, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said that the seed...

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