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April 4, 2016 8:14 PM

PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti sworn in as 1st woman CM of J&K

PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti took oath as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir today.<br/><br/>Governor NN Vohra administered oath to Ms Mufti along with her 22 member council of ministers at Raj Bhawan in the winter capital city of Jammu.<br/><br/>BJP leader Nirma...

April 4, 2016 8:12 PM

SC slaps Rs 1 crore cost on DDCA for non-compliance of order

The Supreme Court today imposed a cost of one crore rupees on the Delhi and District Cricket Association( DDCA) for non-compliance of Delhi High Court order issued in 2013 on a disputed structure at Ferozshah Kotla stadium. <br/><br/>The apex court, however, refrained from passing any or...

April 4, 2016 8:10 PM

AMU row: Centre to withdraw UPA's appeal from SC

The government today told the Supreme Court that it would withdraw the appeal filed by the erstwhile UPA government challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict holding the Aligarh Muslim University( AMU) as non-minority institution. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told a three-judge bench headed by ...

April 4, 2016 8:10 PM

We have no-first use nuclear weapons policy: MEA on Obama's comments

India today said it has never initiated military action against any neighbour conventionally and has a no-first use nuclear weapons policy. It said, there seems to be a lack of understanding of India's defence posture. <br/><br/>Responding to a media query on American President Bara...

April 4, 2016 6:59 PM

3rd phase of Mission Indradhanush to begin on April 7

The third phase of Health Ministry's vaccination drive Mission Indradhanush will begin on 7th of April. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Additional Secretary in the Health Ministry C K Mishra said, 216 Districts across several States including Bihar, Gujarat, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra ...

April 4, 2016 6:55 PM

Central govt officials asked to declare assets by April 15

All central government employees have been asked to mandatorily file details of their assets and liabilities, including those of their spouse and dependent children for past two years by 15th of April. Department of Personnel and Training, DoPT has said, the declarations and returns for the years 20...

April 4, 2016 6:44 PM

Rungtas get four year jail term in first coal case verdict

In the first coal case verdict, Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) directors R S Rungta and R C Rungta have been awarded four-year jail for criminal conspiracy and cheating by a special court in Delhi today. <br/><br/>CBI registered a case against JIPL and others pertaining to joint allocati...

April 4, 2016 6:41 PM

Temperature soars in several parts of India

The Met department&apos;s forecast of extreme, and extended, heat wave-like conditions this summer seems to be coming true already. The temperature in the last three days has been significantly higher than normal in most parts of the country but especially so in north, west and central India.<br/...

April 4, 2016 5:34 PM

Antony, Kenyem administered oath as members of Rajya Sabha

Congress veteran A K Antony re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Kerala and Naga Peoples' Front leader K G Kenyem, who was elected unopposed from Nagaland, were today administered oath as members of the Rajya Sabha by its Chairman Mohammed Hamid Ansari. They took the oath in the chamber of Ansari in ...

April 4, 2016 5:34 PM

Aadhaar set to cross 100 crore mark

Aadhaar enrolments has crossed 100 crore mark. In a press conference at New Delhi today, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Aadhaar use has stopped leakages and led to substantial saving of government money. <br/><br/>Large number of government services are being linked to Aadhaar...

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