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March 8, 2016 2:49 PM

Legal, institutional infra stepped up to tackle crimes against women: HM

Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said government has strengthened legal and institutional infrastructure to deal with crimes against women. In a series of tweets, Mr Singh said the Ministry has also initiated the process for setting up the Nationwide Emergency Response System and having 112 as the em...

March 8, 2016 2:48 PM

Saudi Foreign Minister calls on PM Modi

Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today. The Saudi Foreign Minister arrived yesterday on a two day tour to India. The meeting came ahead of Prime Minister's visit to the Gulf nation early next month. The Saudi Minister...

March 8, 2016 2:47 PM

Int'l Women's Day: President presents Nari Shakti awards to 15 women

President Pranab Mukherjee today presented 15 women and 5 organisations with Nari Shakti Puraskar for the year 2015 on the occasion of International Women's Day at Rashtrapati Bhawan. In his address, Mr Mukherjee said Beti Bachao Beti Padhao should be given priority in order to empower women of...

March 8, 2016 2:38 PM

Force 18 exercise to create harmony among ASEAN Nations: Army Chief

Chief of Army Staff General Dalbir Singh Suhag has said that Force 18 exercise held at Pune was of strategic importance. He said it will create harmony amongst ASEAN Nations and will be helpful in Peace Keeping activities. He was speaking at the concluding function of Force 18. <br/><br/&gt...

March 8, 2016 2:18 PM

India maintains respectable growth rate despite global slowdown: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said, India has maintained a respectable growth rate amid global economic slowdown. Inaugurating the two-day Happening Haryana Global Investor Summit in Gurgaon yesterday, he said the investors across the globe are looking at India because of higher economic growth,...

March 8, 2016 2:17 PM

T20 World Cup: Free wi-fi services for cricket fans at six stadiums in India

Cricket fans will enjoy free Wi-Fi services at six cricket stadiums during the upcoming T20 World Cup matches in India. The Wi-Fi service will be available at stadiums in Bangalore, Dharmashala, Kolkata, Mohali, New Delhi and Mumbai. Service provider Reliance Jio has announced free high-speed Wi-Fi ...

March 8, 2016 2:16 PM

Allow Parliament to function for passage of key bills: Naidu to Cong

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu has asked Congress to allow Parliament to function. He told reporters outside Parliament that there is no point in stalling the proceedings of both the Houses when many key bills are pending.<br/><br/>The Minister said the passage of the Good...

March 8, 2016 2:16 PM

International Women&apos;s Day: President to present Nari Shakti Awards

International Women&apos;s Day is being celebrated today. Governments, NGOs and other organisations across the globe observe International Women's Day on the 8th of March every year to highlight the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.<br/><br/>This year's ...

March 8, 2016 2:05 PM

14 military, two civil choppers involved in mishaps since 2002: Govt

Fourteen military and two civil Dhruv helicopters have been involved in accidents since 2002. Of them, 12 occurred due to human error and environmental factors and four due to technical reasons. Minister of State for Defence, Rao Inderjit Singh informed this in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

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