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April 12, 2016 12:05 PM

President presents Padma awards to 56 eminent personalities

President Pranab Mukherjee today presented the Padma awards to 56 eminent personalities from various fields in a civil investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Superstar Rajnikant, classical singer Dr Girija Devi, journalist Ramoji Rao were among those honoured with Padma Vibhushan. Singer Udit N...

April 12, 2016 11:37 AM

Govt plans to make prescription of generic medicines mandatory

Health Ministry is planning to make prescription of generic medicines mandatory for doctors of all government hospitals. Inaugurating Jan Aushadhi Store at new OPD of PGI Chandigarh, Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said that to make Jan Aushadhi scheme suc...

April 12, 2016 8:37 AM

Nadda visits injured persons of Kerala temple tragedy

Union Minister J.P. Nadda visited at the Medical College Hospital Thiruvananthapuram to inquire about the health conditions of injured persons of the Puttingal temple fire tragedy. Mr Nadda, who is camping in Kerala after the mishap, expressed satisfaction over the medical care given to the injured....

April 12, 2016 8:06 AM

Centre plans to promulgate uniform Minimum Wages Act: Dattatreya

Union Minister of State for Employment and Labour Bandaru Dattatreya said that the Centre is planning to promulgate a uniform Minimum Wages Act all over the country after discussing the issue at length in the ensuing session of Parliament. Addressing the media, after inspecting the dispensary of the...

April 12, 2016 7:39 AM

Gender justice endangered by ban on women in Sabarimala: SC

The Supreme Court has said that gender justice is endangered by ban on entry of women of menstrual age group in the historic Sabarimala temple in Kerala. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation seeking entry of women in the temple, the apex court yesterday said women cannot be denied entry into the tem...

April 12, 2016 7:04 AM

PM to inaugurate 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on the Tiger Conservation in New Delhi today. More than 700 tiger experts, scientists, managers, donors and other stakeholders from all Tiger Range Countries will discuss issues related to tiger conservation and anti po...

April 12, 2016 7:02 AM

PM Modi to host lunch for Prince William and Kate Middleton

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host lunch for Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton in New Delhi today.The visiting dignitaries yesterday laid a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate in New Delhi. They also paid tributes to the seventy thousand Indian soldiers who...

April 12, 2016 7:00 AM

Panama Papers: India to attend OECD meet in Paris

India will take part in a special meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development or OECD in Paris tomorrow to firm up cooperation between countries in the wake of the 'Panama Papers' leak. <br/><br/>Finance Ministry officials said in New Delhi yesterday t...

April 11, 2016 9:32 PM

Govt will continue regulating cotton seed prices: Agriculture Minister

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today said government will continue to regulate cotton seed prices and will not allow companies like the US biotechnology major Monsanto to exploit farmers. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr Singh said, last month, the government had f...

April 11, 2016 8:56 PM

SC allows common entrance test for all medical courses

The Supreme Court today paved the way for implementation of National Eligibility Entrance Test, NEET for medical courses across the country. The top court set aside its 2013 order by which the common entrance test for admissions to MBBS, BDS and PG courses in all medical colleges was quashed.<br/...

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