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February 26, 2016 7:14 AM

President Pranab Mukherjee to pay 2-day visit to Kerala from today

President Pranab Mukherjee will be on a two day visit to Kerala from today. He will inaugurate the 200th Anniversary of CMS College at Kottayam. He will also inaugurate the valedictory function of celebrations of 155th Anniversary of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 at Kochi. Tomorrow, the President will...

February 26, 2016 6:58 AM

Quota benefits should not be denied to deprived sections: SC

The Supreme Court has set aside a Delhi High Court verdict which held that selected persons cannot be accorded quota benefits on account of non-submission of OBC certificate before cut off date. A bench, comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur, referred to an earlier High Court verdict that had said that...

February 26, 2016 6:58 AM

Damage to public property: SC refers matter to larger bench

The Supreme Court has referred to a larger bench the issue of fixing accountability for damage to public and private properties during agitations. A bench, headed by Justice JS Khehar, said the matter is important and required thorough consideration.<br/><br/>It was hearing a plea of Guj...

February 26, 2016 6:57 AM

India extends USD 1 million as immediate aid to cyclone-hit Fiji

India has extended one million dollars immediate assistance to Cyclone-hit Fiji. Briefing media in New Delhi yesterday, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, a C-17 Globemaster aircraft has left for Fiji capital Suva with 45 tonnes of relief material including food products, medi...

February 25, 2016 10:01 PM

Masood Azhar detention to be raised during Pak SIT team's India visit: MEA

India said it has carefully noted Pakistan Foreign Minister Sartaz Aziz's remarks on detention of Jaish e Mohammad, JeM chief Masood Azhar. <br/><br/>In reply to a question External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said that the issue will be discussed when the Pakistani S...

February 25, 2016 8:56 PM

Rajya Sabha adjourned for day after uproarious scene during Campus debate

The Rajya Sabha had to be adjourned abruptly for the day following uproarious scene. When the Human Resource Development Minister was making her reply on the situation arising in the Central Institutions of Higher Education with specific reference to JNU and Hyderabad University, Congress members ob...

February 25, 2016 8:54 PM

Rajya Sabha adjourned for day after uproarious scene

The Rajya Sabha had to be adjourned abruptly for the day following uproarious scene. When the Human Resource Development Minister was making her reply on the situation arising in the Central Institutions of Higher Education with specific reference to JNU and Hyderabad University, Congress members ob...

February 25, 2016 8:52 PM

Govt, UGC taking steps to check harassment cases in varsities: Smriti Irani

Government and University Grants Commission, UGC, have taken several initiatives to check the incidents of harassment of all students including the Scheduled castes and Scheduled Tribes in higher educational institutions of the country. <br/><br/>In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Human ...

February 25, 2016 7:34 PM

Train services from Delhi to Chandigarh resumes

In Haryana, train services, including passenger trains, from Delhi to Chandigarh have been resumed. While stating this at Chandigarh today, an official spokesman said that the damaged railway lines at Rajlu Garhi railway station in district Sonepat have been repaired to resume rail services between ...

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