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January 28, 2016 6:52 AM

14th edition of MIFF to begin today

The 14th edition of Mumbai International Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films will begin today. The inaugural function will be held this evening in the presence of Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, em...

January 28, 2016 6:48 AM

R-Day parade 2016 awards announced

The results of different competitive presentations in the Republic Day Parade have been announced by the Ministry of Defence. Assam Regiment and the Border Security Force have been adjudged the best marching contingents while West Bengal won the first prize in the tableau category. Among the Service...

January 27, 2016 9:01 PM

Fresh snowfall in Kashmir; cold wave continues in north India

Higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall today as cold wave conditions continued to prevail in several parts of north India with dense fog disrupting rail services. <br/><br/>The Meteorological Department in Jammu and Kashmir said, the minimum temperature in Gulmarg settled at m...

January 27, 2016 8:57 PM

Jaitley felicitates winners of Social Media Contest

Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley today felicitated the winners of the social media contest at a function in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Jaitley said the innovative approach to crowd source ideas from the people provided government an opportunity to understand the people...

January 27, 2016 8:50 PM

Govt to implement SPC as pilot project at national level: Rajnath

Union Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Ministry of Home Affairs will implement student police cadet (SPC) as a pilot project at national level. He told that the ministry is exploring the possibility of expanding this student training programme and look forward to learn from Kerala's success...

January 27, 2016 8:48 PM

No dangerous object found in debris of balloon shot by IAF: Official

In Rajasthan , no dangerous object has been found in debris of balloon which was shot by Indian Air Force (IAF) in Barmer yesterday. According to Defence spokesperson Lt Col Manish Ojha, the balloon was about three meters in diameter and no there was no dangerous object in it.

January 27, 2016 8:39 PM

Centre declares CIBS as deemed university for 5 yrs under de novo category

Central Government has declared Central Institute of Buddhist Studies (CIBS), Leh as a deemed university for a period of five years under the de novo category. This has been done on the advice of University Grants Commission, UGC. <br/><br/>It will be effective from the date CIBS disaffi...

January 27, 2016 8:37 PM

BJP says people's confidence in PM Modi has become stronger

BJP today claimed that people's confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become stronger since he was voted to power. Party Secretary Shrikant Sharma said the NDA government has been successful on all fronts including external affairs, economy and agriculture. <br/><br/>He was...

January 27, 2016 8:33 PM

PM holds meeting with Council of Ministers in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a meeting with the entire Council of Ministers in New Delhi. During the meeting, Mr. Modi will do a detail review of major policy decisions taken by NDA government in past 18 months. The Prime Minister has already reviewed the policies in a series of meetings ...

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