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February 3, 2016 2:07 PM

SC appoints panel to sell PACL's assets to refund investors

Supreme Court has appointed a committee under former chief justice RM Lodha to sell assets of Pearls Agrotech Corporation Ltd (PACL) and refund 49 thousand crore rupees to the investors. A bench headed by justice Anil Dave also said that the title deeds of various lands belonging to PACL should be h...

February 3, 2016 2:07 PM

Prez confers Nepalese Army chief with honorary General rank

President Pranab Mukherjee today conferred the honorary rank of General of the Indian Army upon Nepalese Army Chief General Rajendra Chettri at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Army Chief General Dalbir Singh, Air Force Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Vice Chief of Navy Vice Admiral P...

February 3, 2016 2:05 PM

CCEA approves allocation of coal linkages for non-regulated sectors via auction

CCEA today approved allocation of coal linkages for non-regulated sectors only through auction. Power Minister Piyush Goyal said, 25 per cent of the coal production will be earmarked for non-regulated sectors through auctioning. Mr Goyal said, sectors which included in the non-regulated are Cement, ...

February 3, 2016 2:01 PM

New Delhi in touch with Islamabad on Pathankot probe: S Jaishankar

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar today said New Delhi is in touch with Islamabad on the Pathankot terror attack probe. The attack took place on an IAF base in Pathankot last month.<br/><br/>Speaking at the Counter-Terrorism Conference 2016 in Jaipur, Mr Jaishankar said India has provided a...

February 3, 2016 1:58 PM

Anupam Kher declines Pak's visa offer due to dates

Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit called up actor Anupam Kher and offered him a visa to visit Karachi. In a tweet, Mr Kher said he appreciated Mr Basit's offer of visa but had given away those dates. Earlier, Pakistan had denied the actor visa to participate in the Karachi Literat...

February 3, 2016 1:47 PM

Vice President Hamid Ansari arrives in Thailand

Vice President Hamid Ansari today arrived Bangkok on a three-day visit to Thailand. During the visit he will hold discussions on a range of issues with the country's top leadership to boost bilateral ties. He was received at the airport by Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong. M...

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