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January 13, 2016 4:49 PM

India prepared to respond to any security threat, says Army Chief Dalbir

Army Chief General Dalbir Singh today assured that army is prepared to respond to any threat to nation's security. <br/><br/>Briefing media in New Delhi, the Army Chief said the security environment facing the nation is becoming more complex and dynamic. Saying that growing threats ...

January 13, 2016 4:39 PM

10 killed in suicide bomb attack in northern Cameroon

A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in an attack on a mosque in northern Cameroon today, in the latest attack linked to an insurgency by militant group Boko Haram. The Islamist group whose origins are in northeastern Nigeria has stepped up attacks in neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger sinc...

January 13, 2016 2:17 PM

Cabinet clears new crop insurance scheme

The Cabinet has approved the proposal of a new crop insurance scheme that aims to reduce the premium burden on farmers and ensure early settlement of claim for the full sum insured.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent quoting official sources reports, the new crop insurance scheme will replace th...

January 13, 2016 2:08 PM

1971 Indo-Pak war hero Lt Gen Jacob passes away

Retired Lieutenant General and a key architect in India's victory in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, JFR Jacob passed away in Army Research and Refferal Hospital in New Delhi today. Jacob, then a Major General, served as the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army's Eastern Command during the wa...

January 13, 2016 2:08 PM

Govt sets target to raise waterways transportation to 15% by 2016 end: Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Shipping and Transport said that the government has set a target to increase waterways transportation from 3.5 per cent to 15 per cent by this year. He was speaking in a conference on Coastal Shipping and Inland Waterways organised in Mumbai today. Quoting water transport...

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