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February 2, 2016 7:36 AM

Centre planning to celebrate 125th birth anniversary of Dr. B R Ambedkar

Government is planning to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. B R Ambedkar with a nationwide programme beginning April 14th. <br/><br/>An executive committee, set up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the chairmanship of Home Minister Rajnath Singh, yesterday reviewed the var...

February 2, 2016 7:25 AM

NIA arrests IS suspect Azhar Iqbal in Bhopal

In Madhya Pradesh, the National Investigation Agency-NIA has arrested an IS suspect Azhar Iqbal from Teela Jamalpura locality of Bhopal.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that the NIA arrested Azhar with the help of crime branch of Bhopal after a tip off from an informer. <br/>&lt...

February 2, 2016 7:24 AM

MGNREGA completes 10 years of implementation

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, MGNREGA today completes ten years of implementation. In a release yesterday, Union Ministry of Rural Development said, the achievements of a decade are a cause of national pride and celebration.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent report...

February 2, 2016 7:20 AM

Prez Pranab to inaugurate counter terrorism conference in Jaipur today

President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Jaipur today to inaugurate the counter terrorism conference 2016. The counter terrorism conference is being organized by India Foundation in collaboration with Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur. The conference will bring t...

February 2, 2016 7:15 AM

SC to hear curative petition of gay rights activists today

The Supreme Court will today hear a curative petition of gay rights activists challenging its verdict criminalising homosexuality in the country. The hearing will be done in an open court sitting.<br/><br/>A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur had earlier agreed to hear the curative...

February 2, 2016 7:11 AM

MGNREGA completes 10 years of implementation

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, MGNREGA today completes ten years of implementation. In a release yesterday, Union Ministry of Rural Development said, the expenditure on the programme has amounted to over 3,13,000 crore rupees since its start. It said, out of this, 71 per...

February 2, 2016 7:00 AM

GM crops: SC seeks Centre&apos;s response within 2 weeks

The Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre within 2 weeks, over the issue of Genetically Modified or GM crops. The direction came yesterday while hearing on a contempt petition filed by an activist claiming that Government was seeking to approve GM Mustard, going against the report of a T...

February 2, 2016 7:00 AM

Archana Ramasundram becomes 1st woman to head paramilitary force

Tamil Nadu Cadre IPS officer Archana Ramasundram has become the first woman to head a paramilitary force. Ramasundram was yesterday appointed as the Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal, SSB, that guards India's frontiers with Nepal and Bhutan. 58-year-old Ramasundram is currently the Direct...

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