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January 27, 2016 8:17 PM

TN fishermen continue to strike against capture of boats by Sri Lanka

More than two lakh fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry continued their strike for the second day today. The fishermen are urging the government to secure the release of 75 fishing boats detained by Sri Lanka.<br/><br/>Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalaithaa had written a letter to Pri...

January 27, 2016 7:53 PM

ABVP to hold nationwide seminars, debates on Vemula issue

BJP affiliated student organisation Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) today announced to start a nationwide campaign from tomorrow to counter flak it has drawn over the suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, a research scholar at Hyderabad Central University. The student body said starting ...

January 27, 2016 7:36 PM

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar discharged from hospital

Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar was discharged from a hospital in Pune today. Doctors said all his medical tests were normal. <br/><br/>Pawar spent three days in this Hall hospital after he complained of exhaustion and breathlessness. He appeared cheerful and rejuvenate...

January 27, 2016 7:35 PM

Cong alleges Centre uses Guv to topple its govt in Arunachal Pradesh

The Congress today alleged that the Central government has used Governor to topple its government in Arunachal Pradesh. Briefing media in New Delhi, party leader V Narayanasamy said that the series of events clearly indicated that the BJP has engineered defection.<br/> <br/>He said, his ...

January 27, 2016 6:16 PM

Railways inks MoUs with Kerala, AP for project execution

Railways today signed Memorandum of Understandings, MoUs with governments of Kerala and Andhra Pradesh for formation of Joint Venture Companies to develop Railway infrastructure in the States. <br/><br/>Under the Joint Venture, 51 per cent of the stakes will be of the concerned State gov...

January 27, 2016 6:08 PM

Centre promises to look into alleged fake encounter in Manipur

The Centre today promised to look into the purported confession of a Manipur police commando of killing an unarmed suspected insurgent in 2009 in an alleged fake encounter. <br/><br/>Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said the Centre has taken cognisance of the reports on the ...

January 27, 2016 5:59 PM

Centre promises to look into alleged fake encounter in Manipur

The Centre today promised to look into the purported confession of a Manipur police commando of killing an unarmed suspected insurgent in 2009 in an alleged fake encounter. Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said the Centre has taken cognisance of the reports on the purported confession.&...

January 27, 2016 5:58 PM

HRD minister slams WB govt for atrocities against women

Like other opposition parties, the Trinamul Congress delegation, led by party MP Derek O&apos;Brian, also visited Hyderabad University in the aftermath of the suicide of a Dalit student for indulging in petty politics only, the Union HRD minister, Smriti Zubin Irani alleged today. Addressing a BJP r...

January 27, 2016 5:53 PM

Centre launches National Job Portal for persons with disabilities: Gehlot

Centre today launched an exclusive disabled friendly National Job Portal for persons with disabilities. Speaking on the occasion, Social Justice and and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot said, the portal, ww.disabilityjobs.gov.in will provide a single platform for the disable person to get in...

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