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February 11, 2016 7:28 AM

Govt to set up platform for social security schemes: Sinha

Government is considering to put in place a universal social security platform through which all government transfers will be made and premium for social securities schemes will be collected. Informing this at the India Digital Summit in New Delhi yesterday, Union Minister of State for Finance Jayan...

February 11, 2016 7:06 AM

International Roma Conference to begin in New Delhi tomorrow

International Roma Conference will begin in New Delhi tomorrow. Briefing media in New Delhi, Director General of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, C Rajasekhar said, 45 delegates from 15 countries will attend the three-day conference. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will inaugurate the ...

February 11, 2016 7:06 AM

PM to launch smart card for 40 cr unorganised workers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon launch a smart card scheme for over 40 crore unorganised workers in the country to provide them various social security benefits like insurance and pension. Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said this at launch of Global Network Operations Centre of the ...

February 11, 2016 6:59 AM

Powerless' Elephanta island to get electricity from I-Day

Nearly 1,200 residents of the Elephanta island, famous for its Hindu cave sculptures and located around 10 km off Mumbai coast, will have electricity from the Independence Day this year. Elephanta, a popular tourist destination, despite its proximity to the country's financial capital and housi...

February 11, 2016 6:57 AM

Veteran director Aurobindo Mukherjee passes away

Veteran film director Aurobindo Mukherjee passed away in Kolkata yesterday. He was 97. Mukherjee was the maker of cult Bengali classics like 'Agniswar', 'Mouchak' and 'Nishipadma' -- all starring matinee idol Uttam Kumar -- in the early 70s. Shakti Samanta's '...

February 11, 2016 6:46 AM

Farmers need to be made more integral part of economy: Agri min

Rural Development Minister Birender Singh has said that farmers need to be made a more integral part of the economy. Speaking at a CII workshop in New Delhi, Mr Singh said farmers required better irrigation and infrastructure. He noted that a large number of youths with a farming background are no l...

February 10, 2016 9:01 PM

BJP accuses UP govt of covering up of Shamli incident

BJP today accused the Samajwadi Party ruled Uttar Pradesh government of covering up of Shamli incident in which a young boy was shot dead in a celebratory firing. The party asked why the state police is unable to catch the culprits. <br/><br/>BJP Secretary Siddharth Nath Singh told repor...

February 10, 2016 8:58 PM

CBI court extends ex-engineer's custody by 5 days

A CBI court today extended the CBI custody of ex-Noida chief engineer Yadav Singh by five days in a graft case. Yadav Singh has previously spent six days in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation. Singh was arrested for alleged irregularities in contracts worth rupees 954 crore given to ...

February 10, 2016 8:49 PM

Rahul Gandhi calls upon party leaders in Kerala to stop in fighting

The Congress National Vice-President Rahul Gandhi has called upon the party leaders to stop infighting in the party and fight the forthcoming Assembly Elections Unitedly. Addressing the Party Executive Meeting at Thiruvananthapuram today, he said that he expects the Congress Party would retain power...

February 10, 2016 8:38 PM

CBI court extends ex-engineer's custody by 5 days

A CBI court today extended the CBI custody of ex-Noida chief engineer Yadav Singh by five days. Yadav Singh has previously spent six days in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation. <br/><br/>The CBI presented a massive amount of material connected to the case in the court of ...

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