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February 18, 2016 6:24 PM

BJP accuses Congress of poiticising JNU issue

The BJP has accused Congress of poiticising the issue of JNU row to derail NDA government's development agenda ahead of Budget Session. <br/><br/>The party's statement came in the wake of Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee on the issue....

February 18, 2016 6:10 PM

India unhappy over US decision to sell F-16 jets to Pak

India today said its relationship with the United States will not be affected after the US decision to sell F16 jet fighters to Pakistan. New Delhi maintained that relations between the countries are broad based.<br/><br/>On a query, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup, h...

February 18, 2016 6:07 PM

Govt engaged in introducing more labour reforms: Sitharaman

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman has said that Government is engaged in introducing more labour reforms and a lot of work is going on. <br/><br/>In an exclusive to All India Radio, she said that the small scale sector, which includes leather, gem and jewellery,...

February 18, 2016 6:04 PM

Nepal PM to arrive in Delhi tomorrow on 6-day visit to India

Prime Minister of Nepal K P Sharma Oli will arrive in New Delhi on a six-day visit to India tomorrow. It would be Prime Minister Oli&apos;s first visit abroad after assuming office in October last year. Mr Oli will be accorded ceremonial reception at the forecourts of the Rashtrapati Bhawan on the 2...

February 18, 2016 6:04 PM

MoS I&B Col. Rathore asks Congress to clarify its stand on JNU row

Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has asked Congress to clarify its stand on JNU row. <br/><br/>Speaking to media persons in Jaipur today, Mr Rathore said this issue should not be politicized. He said fair inquiry should be conduc...

February 18, 2016 6:04 PM

Veteran singer Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan passes away

Veteran Hindustani classical singer of Gwalior Gharana, 107 year-old musician Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan passed away in Kolkata today. West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee has mourned Ustad Khan&apos;s demise and expressed grief to his family members.<br/><br/>Born in Uttar Pradesh i...

February 18, 2016 5:38 PM

JNU row: Kanhaiya moves SC for bail, hearing tomorrow

JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on sedition charges, today moved the Supreme Court for bail which it will hear tomorrow. His bail petition was mentioned before a bench of justices J Chelameswar and A M Sapre. Kumar said in his petition that there was no need for his custodial interrogation ...

February 18, 2016 5:36 PM

India, Myanmar conduct fourth coordinated patrol

The Fourth Edition of the India-Myanmar Coordinated Patrol (IMCOR) was successfully undertaken from February 13 to 16, 2016 along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in the Andaman Sea. <br/><br/>Navies of the two countries have conducted Coordinated Patrols along the Maritim...

February 18, 2016 5:36 PM

2013 riots case: Sadhvi Prachi surrenders in court

VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi today surrendered in a Muzaffarnagar court after successive warrants were issued against her for failure to appear in connection with a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case. The court recalled the bailable warrant issued against her after she furnished a bond of 20,000 rupees and g...

February 18, 2016 5:15 PM

AP to play key role in economic development of nation: Prasad

Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said, Andhra Pradesh is going to play key role in the economic development and progress of the nation. He said the future belongs to electronics and hardware manufacturing sectors and that the south coastal state is making giant strides i...

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