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April 18, 2016 9:07 PM

BJP comes down heavily on Congress on Ishrat Jahan issue

BJP today came down heavily on Congress following the latest revelation that first affidavit describing Ishrat Jahan as an LeT operative was signed by the then Home Minister P Chidambaram about which he had been ambivalent. <br/><br/>It alleged that the entire Congress party was involved...

April 18, 2016 8:54 PM

Kohinoor given to East India by Punjab rulers: Govt tells SC

Government today told the Supreme Court that Kohinoor diamond was neither forcibly taken nor stolen by British rulers but given to the East India Company by the rulers of Punjab. Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar told a bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur that it was given by the successors of Mah...

April 18, 2016 8:45 PM

Good public policy with poor implementation is of no value to nation: Prez

President Pranab Mukherjee today said that dynamic nature of world calls for adopting and developing appropriate public policies. Speaking to a group of students of Indian School of Business, Mohali, who had called on him in New Delhi, Mr Mukherjee noted that a good public policy with poor implement...

April 18, 2016 8:40 PM

Prez Rule in U'khand: HC again adjourns hearing till tomorrow

Uttarakhand High Court again adjourned the hearing on petition of imposition of President Rule and an ordinance on expenditure in the state passed by the Center till tomorrow. The hearing was heard by the double bench of Chief justice KM Joseph and Justice VK Bisht. Solicitor General Mukul Rohtigi r...

April 18, 2016 8:40 PM

Swaraj meets Lavrov; raises issues of Indian students, businessman deaths

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow and raised the issue of the killing of Yasir Javed, a businessman from Srinagar. She enquired about the progress of investigation into the case. Yasir died in Russia's Kazan city last month followi...

April 18, 2016 8:37 PM

Hot weather conditions continue to prevail across the country

Hot weather conditions continued to prevail across the country with mercury hovering above 40 degrees Celsius temperature in most places. It was a hot and dry day in Delhi as the maximum temperature was registered at 40.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal. In Telangana, the highest maximum...

April 18, 2016 8:36 PM

Govt releases commemorative coin to mark Tatya Tope martyrdom day

Culture Minister Dr. Mahesh Sharma today released a commemorative coin of 200 rupees and a circulation coin of 10 rupees on freedom fighter Tatya Tope on the occasion of his Martyrdom Day in New Delhi. <br/><br/>One of the most outstanding leaders of India&apos;s First War of Independenc...

April 18, 2016 8:00 PM

Anti-cyclone behind heat wave in east India: IMD

An anti-cyclone in Bay of Bengal, coupled with high temperatures in central India, is leading to a heatwave in eastern parts of the country where mercury has shot up over 40 degrees Celsius. Talking to media, Director General of IMD, Laxman Singh Rathore said due to the anti-cyclone, the sea breeze ...

April 18, 2016 7:57 PM

BJP comes down heavily on Congress on Ishrat Jahan issue

BJP today came down heavily on Congress following the latest revelation that first affidavit describing Ishrat Jahan as an LeT operative was signed by the then Home Minister P Chidambaram about which he had been ambivalent. <br/><br/>It alleged that the entire Congress party was involved...

April 18, 2016 7:27 PM

Future of Indian Navy lies in self reliance: Navy chief

Navy chief Admiral R K Dhowan today stressed that future of Indian Navy lies in self reliance and all ships, submarines, aircraft and helicopters will be manufactured domestically in the future. Inaugurating an international seminar on Navy and Make In India, organised jointly by the force and FICCI...

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