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March 20, 2016 9:25 PM

Election Commission issues show cause notices to 21 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs

Election Commission has issued show cause notices to 21 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs who were appointed as Parliamentary Secretaries by the Delhi government last year. They have been asked to explain the validity of their appointments via affidavits and relevant documents before 19th of next month. The noti...

March 20, 2016 9:09 PM

Pakistan releases 86 Indian fishermen

Pakistan today released 86 Indian fishermen arrested for allegedly trespassing into its territorial waters. <br/>Superintendent of Karachi's Malir prison Raja Mumtaz told PTI that the 86 fishermen freed from the Malir jail willl travel to Lahore by train. And then they will be handed over...

March 20, 2016 9:07 PM

Jewellers call off their 18-day strike

Jewellers have called off their 18-day strike demanding rollback of proposed excise duty on non-silver jewellery after government assured them that there will be no harassment by excise officials. Jewellers Associations decided to call off the strike after meeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Mu...

March 20, 2016 8:54 PM

Jewellers call off their 18-day strike

Jewellers yesterday called off their 18-day old strike demanding rollback of proposed excise duty on non-silver jewellery after government assured them that there will be no harassment by excise officials. Major jewellery associations, including All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF), I...

March 20, 2016 8:44 PM

Free speech can co-exist with idea of nationalism, says Arun Jaitley

BJP has asserted its view on the issue of nationalism saying that it coexists with freedom of expression. <br/><br/>In its political resolution passed on the second day of party's National Executive meeting in New Delhi today, the BJP said it respects right to dissent, but the const...

March 20, 2016 8:18 PM

Left Front publishes election manifesto for WB Assembly elections

The Left Front today published its election manifesto for the Assembly elections in West Bengal. In the 16-page manifesto, it has urged voters to exercise their franchise for restoration of democracy in the state.<br/>The manifesto promises to restore freedom to express one's opinion. It ...

March 20, 2016 8:17 PM

Indian sailor taken hostage by pirates off Ivory Coast rescued

An Indian sailor taken hostage by pirates last month off the Ivory Coast in Africa, has been rescued. External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj today informed in a tweet about rescue of a Merchant ship captain Rohan Ruparalia.<br/><br/>Rohan's ship with 10 other Indians on board was s...

March 20, 2016 7:24 PM

World Sparrow Day being observed today

The world sparrow day is being observed today. It aims to raise awareness of the house sparrow and other common birds to urban environments. <br/><br/>The sparrow is one of the oldest companions of human beings. But its population is declining for various reasons ranging from the destruc...

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