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February 28, 2016 6:24 AM

PM Modi to address 17th edition of 'Mann Ki Baat' today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts with the nation on a number of issues in Mann Ki Baat programme on All India Radio at 11 AM today. This will be the 17th edition of the programme. It will be broadcast on the entire network of All India Radio and Doordarshan. The programme would a...

February 27, 2016 9:18 PM

Govt committed to provide affordable, quality health care

Health Minister J P Nadda today said the government is committed to providing affordable and quality health care to the people of the country. <br/><br/>Chairing the 12th conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare to discuss the draft National Health Policy - NHP 2016...

February 27, 2016 9:17 PM

BJP hits back at Chidambaram over polarisation remark

BJP today hit out at Congress leader P Chidambaram for his reported remark that 2015 was the worst year in terms of polarisation after 1992. <br/><br/>In a statement, Party secretary Shirkant Sharma alleged that Mr Chidambaram's comment has encouraged anti-national forces and are ai...

February 27, 2016 9:09 PM

Digvijaya Singh granted bail in MP recruitment scam

In Madhya Pradesh, former chief minister and Congress leader Digvijay Singh today got bail from a Bhopal court in the case of illegal appointments in the state legislative assembly secretariat. <br/><br/>He was asked to furnish a bond of thirty thousand rupees. Earlier, Mr. Singh arrived...

February 27, 2016 6:17 PM

Aircel-Maxis case: Court summons Dayanidhi Maran and others

Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and four others were today summoned as accused by a special court in a Aircel-Maxis deal-related money laundering case. <br/><br/>Special CBI Judge O P Saini, issuing the summon, said that there was enough incriminating...

February 27, 2016 5:42 PM

Rajendra Singh takes charge as Indian Coast Guard chief

Rajendra Singh today took charge as the Director General of the Indian Coast Guard, the first non-Navy officer to be elevated to the top post. <br/><br/>Singh, who belonged to the first batch of Indian Coast Guard in 1980 and was the Inspector General (West region) during the 26/11 terro...

February 27, 2016 5:41 PM

PM Modi to address 17th edition of 'Mann Ki Baat' tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts on a number of issues in the Mann Ki Baat programme of All India Radio tomorrow. This will be the 17th edition of the programme. It will be broadcast on the entire network of All India Radio and Doordarshan at 11 in the morning. <br/><br/...

February 27, 2016 5:39 PM

Rohith's suicide: Congress accuses Smriti Irani of misleading Parliament

Congress has accused Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani of misleading Parliament in connection with the suicide of research scholar Rohith Vemula at Hyderabad University. <br/><br/>Briefing reporters in New Delhi, party spokesperson Mukul Wasnik alleged that in her reply d...

February 27, 2016 2:43 PM

IPC requires revision to meet needs of 21st century: President

President Pranab Mukherjee has said that Indian Penal Code, IPC requires a thorough revision to meet the needs of the 21st century.<br/><br/>He said that the IPC has undergone very few changes in the last 155 years and very few crimes have been included in the initial list of crimes and ...

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