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January 16, 2016 8:14 PM

PM writes open letter to farmers on 'Crop Insurance scheme'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wrote an open letter to farmers on the newly launched Crop Insurance scheme. He said that the new scheme has been brought because the earlier ones were unsuccessful for various reasons, thus eroding the faith of the farming community.<br/&gt...

January 16, 2016 6:47 PM

HM meets top officials of intelligence, investigative agencies to check influence of ISIS

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday held a meeting with top officials of central intelligence and investigative agencies and discussed steps to check the growing influence of ISIS among youngsters through social media and other sources. During the meeting, law enforcem...

January 16, 2016 6:06 PM

BJP delegation meets President in connection with Malda violence

A BJP delegation on Saturday met President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi and urged him to seek a detail report from the West Bengal Governor in connection with the Malda violence. The delegation comprising party's General secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya,secretary Siddharth N...

January 16, 2016 6:05 PM

Pulses production expected to be higher than last year: Paswan

Pulses production in the country is expected to be higher than last year. Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday said that unless the production is increased, the problem will have to be solved through imports. Addressing the consultation meeting o...

January 16, 2016 6:05 PM

Patent pendency to be brought down to the level in US, Japan: Amitabh Kant

Patent pendency in India will be brought down to the same level as in advanced countries like the US and Japan in the next 18 months. The country is grappling with massive backlog of Intellectual Property Rights applications and the government is outsourcing the work of processi...

January 16, 2016 2:26 PM

Unit 1 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant would restart by end of this month: Dr Jitendra Singh

Minister of State for Atomic Energy and PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that unit 1 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant would restart by the end of this month. Inaugurating the Hall of Nuclear Power at National Science Centre in New Delhi today, Dr Singh said, the 2nd Unit of the power plant would b...

January 16, 2016 2:01 PM

Precautions are being taken to prevent honey trap cases says Union Defence Minister

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that all Air Force stations have been asked for conducting security audit. While interacting with media persons in Jaipur today, he said on the basis of security audit, Air Force stations would be classified to various categories based on their sensitivity....

January 16, 2016 1:58 PM

Youth of the nation has talent and competence: President Pranab Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee has said that youth of the nation has talent and competence and start up movement will create an ambience and atmosphere for them. Interacting with entrepreneurs and venture capitalists of Silicon Valley in Rashtrapati Bhavan Friday, Mr Mukherjee said, Indian youth have a ...

January 16, 2016 1:58 PM

PM Modi to launch Start-up India movement in New Delhi today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Start-up India movement in New Delhi today. The launch event is aimed at celebrating the entrepreneurship spirit of country's youth and will be attended by CEOs and founders of top Start-ups from across the country and abroad. AIR correspondent repor...

January 16, 2016 1:58 PM

Sushma Swaraj leaves for two-day official visit to Palestine and Israel

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has left for a two-day official visit to Palestine and Israel. This is her first visit to Israel and comes after the State visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to the country in October last year. During the visit, Mrs Swaraj will hold discussions with the Isra...

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