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January 26, 2016 6:32 AM

SC/ST Amendment Act to come into force from today

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 will come into force from today. The Act has more stringent provisions for prevention of atrocities against SCs and STs. President Pranab Mukherjee had given his assent to the bill on 31st of last month whic...

January 25, 2016 9:06 PM

Felt sad for ordering firing on Karsewaks in 1990: Mulayam Singh

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has said that he "felt sad" for ordering firing on 'karsewaks' in Ayodhya in 1990, even though he maintained it was necessary to save the religious place. Mr. Mulayam Yadav was addressing party workers in Lucknow yesterday on the occasi...

January 25, 2016 9:02 PM

India, France ink 14 pacts in different fields

India and France have expressed their commitment to be partners for a greener, safer, more secure and more prosperous future.<br/><br/>They decided to deepen cooperation in a range of areas from locomotives to satellites, archival excavations to smart cities and solar energy to nuclear p...

January 25, 2016 8:46 PM

International Solar Alliance will work like life-giver to mankind: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that International Solar Alliance will work like a life-giver to mankind.<br/><br/>Laying the foundation stone of the International Solar Alliance, ISA and inaugurating the interim secretariat of the ISA in Gurgaon on Monday, Mr Modi said, at the r...

January 25, 2016 8:33 PM

HM Rajnath Singh meets President

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today met President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan.<br/><br/>The meeting is being considered significant in the backdrop of Union Cabinet's recommendation for imposition of President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh.<br/><br/>A Congres...

January 25, 2016 8:33 PM

India, France reiterate need for urgent reform of UN

India and France today reiterated the need for urgent reform of the United Nations, including its security council to make it more representative of contemporary world. <br/><br/>In a joint statement issued on Monday evening, the two countries decided to counter terrorism. French Preside...

January 25, 2016 7:26 PM

HM Rajnath Singh meets President

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today met President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan.<br/><br/>The meeting is being considered significant in the backdrop of Union Cabinet's recommendation for imposition of President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh.<br/><br/>A Congres...

January 25, 2016 7:13 PM

Security beefed up across country ahead of 67th R-Day celebrations

Elaborate security measures have been put in place across the country for the 67th Republic Day celebrations across the country tomorrow. Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed security situation. The meeting was attended by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and chiefs of intelligence agenci...

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