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March 9, 2016 1:47 PM

Banks must recover last penny lent to borrowers: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the banks must recover each penny they have lent to borrowers. Talking to a TV channel yesterday, he said, it's not only a legal but a moral obligation that every banking institution in India has to recover the last pie. <br/><br/>Mr Jaitl...

March 9, 2016 1:43 PM

ISRO gearing up for launch of India&apos;s sixth navigation satellite tomorrow

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is gearing itself for the launch of India&apos;s sixth exclusive navigation satellite tomorrow from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikotta. Chairman of the national space agency AS Kirankumar told media persons at the Chennai...

March 9, 2016 1:42 PM

Rise in naxal violence in Visakhapatnam, East Godavari districts in 2015

There was an increase in naxal violence in Visakhapatnam and East Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh during 2015 compared to a year earlier. <br/><br/>In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary attributed to pressure on secu...

March 9, 2016 1:40 PM

India, US to deepen collaboration against LeT, JeM

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States later this month, New Delhi and Washington have agreed to deepen their already close collaboration on several issues, including the fight against Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. This was decided during Foreign Secretary S....

March 9, 2016 1:39 PM

Anand Sharma files nomination for RS seat from Himachal

Senior Congress leader and former leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Anand Sharma today filed his nomination for lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh in Shimla. The lone seat would be vacant as BJP member Vimla Kashyap would complete her term in April next month.<br/>Mr Sharma had...

March 9, 2016 1:33 PM

No lapse on part of intelligence agencies on Jat agitation: HM

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today denied any lapse on the part of intelligence agencies of the Haryana Government or the Centre on Jat agitation last month. <br/><br/>Replying to supplementaries in the Rajya Sabha, he said, Haryana government was kept posted with the available intelligen...

March 9, 2016 12:49 PM

No lapse on part of intelligence agencies on Jat agitation: HM

Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said, there was no lapse on the part of intelligence agencies of the Haryana Government or the Centre on the Jat agitation. <br/><br/>Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, the Home Minister said, at that point of time, the state government was c...

March 9, 2016 12:44 PM

Govt mulling amending law to make human trafficking more stringent

The government is considering to amend the law to make human trafficking more stringent. Replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, unregistered agencies are not allowed to recruit domestic women workers abroad. She said, only agencies registered with...

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