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February 29, 2016 7:09 PM

CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 Board exams from tomorrow

The examination for class 10th and 12th CBSE board will begin from tomorrow. The exams for class 10th will continue till March 28th and class 12th will end on 22nd of April. Nearly 15 lakh students will appear for 10th and over 10.5 lakh for 12th exam.<br/><br/>The first examination for ...

February 29, 2016 7:06 PM

Visa-on-arrival for Japanese citizens from tomorrow

The Visa on Arrival will be given to Japanese nationals from tomorrow. This facility will be available at six airports Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Home Ministry in a release said, this facility can be availed for the purposes of business, tourism, conference and medical...

February 29, 2016 7:00 PM

Petrol price cut by Rs 3.02 per litre, diesel hiked by Rs 1.47 a litre

Petrol price was today cut by Rs 3.02 per litre while diesel price hiked by Rs 1.47 a litre. The new rate will come into effect from midnight tonight. With this now, petrol will cost Rs 56.61 and diesel Rs 46.43 per litre in Delhi. In a statement, Indian Oil Corporation said, the international price...

February 29, 2016 6:58 PM

pecial focus on women and child development in Union Budget

The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao allocation has been enhanced from Rs 75 crores to Rs 100 crores in the Union Budget. Similarly, the allocation for establishment of shelter homes for women has been increased from Rs 52 crores to Rs 100 crores in 2016-17. <br/><br/>Women and Child Development ...

February 29, 2016 5:59 PM

P K Thungon gets 3 1/2 years jail in 1993-94 graft case

Former Union Minister P K Thungon was today awarded a three-and-a half-year jail term by a Delhi court in a graft case.The court has convicted Mr. Thungon under various sections of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act. <br/><br/>Apart from the jail term, special CBI judge Sanjeev...

February 29, 2016 5:19 PM

JNU row: SC declines to hear contempt plea against student leaders

The Supreme Court today declined to hear a plea seeking initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against JNUSU President, Kanhaiya Kumar and five other scholars. Refusing to hear a plea filed by one, Vineet Dhanda, a bench of the apex Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Tirath Singh Thakur, a...

February 29, 2016 5:13 PM

BJP terms budget as transformative, Cong describes it as pro-rich

BJP leader and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar described the budget as transformative. He said the budget is pro-poor, pro-farmer and pro-development. The Minister said infrastructure, rural and social development have been given adequate attention in it.<br/><br/>The Congress today ter...

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