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February 26, 2016 12:07 PM

Economic Survey 2015-16 to be tabled in parliament today

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will table the Economic Survey for 2015-16 in Parliament today. The Economic Survey is the Finance Ministry's view on the annual economic development of the country and gives a broad idea on the macro-economic data which will impact the Budget decisions.<b...

February 26, 2016 11:53 AM

Naidu asks Congress to clarify its stand on Ishrat Jehan, Afzal Guru

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu has asked the Congress to clarify its stand on Ishrat Jehan and Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Talking to media outside Parliament today, Mr Naidu said the opposition party needs to come clean on how it looked at both the cases.<br/><br/&...

February 26, 2016 11:40 AM

President Pranab Mukerjee on 2-day visit to Kerala

President Pranab Mukerjee is on a two day visit to Kerala. In the afternoon he will inaugurate the bicentenary celebrations of CMS College, Kottayam. In the evening he will inaugurate the valedictory functions of the 155th anniversary of Indian Penal Code being organised by Kerala Directorate of Pro...

February 26, 2016 8:59 AM

Azhar detention to be raised when Pak SIT visits India: Govt

India has said, it has carefully noted the remarks of Sartaz Aziz, Pakistan's Foreign Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on detention of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Chief Masood Azhar. <br/><br/>Talking to media in New Delhi yesterday, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson V...

February 26, 2016 7:53 AM

Lok Sabha passes Election Laws (Amendment) Bill

The Lok Sabha has passed a bill to amend electoral laws to allow a limited delimitation exercise in West Bengal for granting voting rights to people who became Indian citizens following the exchange of enclaves with Bangladesh. The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016 seeks to amend the Delimitation...

February 26, 2016 7:45 AM

Pakistan arrests 12 Indian fishermen off Jakhau coast

Pakistan Marine Security Agency has arrested 12 Indian fishermen and seized two boats from the Arabian Sea off the Jakhau coast. Secretary of National Fish workers Forum, Manish Lodhari said, the fishermen were arrested near the International Maritime boundary line. <br/><br/>He said, th...

February 26, 2016 7:15 AM

E-Tourist visa facility to be extended to 37 more countries from today

E-Tourist visa facility will be extended to 37 more countries from today. With this, the total count of countries under the scheme will become 150. The new countries include Austria, Brunei, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland and Tajikistan. <br/>The government ...

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