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January 8, 2016 7:48 AM

EC proposal on foreign funding under govt consideration

Election Commission has said its proposal to bring a law to prohibit electoral trusts from accepting funds from foreign sources is being actively considered by the government. At present, electoral trusts can raise funds from foreign sources as they are not expressly prohibited under law. <br/&gt...

January 8, 2016 7:44 AM

Centre mulling to relieve teachers from poll duties: MoS HRD

Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Ram Shankar Katheria has said that the Centre is mulling to relieve government school teachers from non-academic assignments in order to improve the quality of education. <br/><br/>He said deliberations are on to find out the solutio...

January 8, 2016 7:42 AM

Delhi police arrest Bangalore madrassa teacher for al-Qaeda links

Delhi Police has arrested a madrassa teacher from Bangalore for suspected links with al-Qaeda. The accused, identified as Maulana Anzar Shah, was arrested by a team of Delhi Police's Special Cell and was produced yesterday before a court in New Delhi which sent him to police custody till Januar...

January 8, 2016 7:05 AM

Indo-French Joint Exercise Shakti 2016 to start today

India and France will begin their eight-day counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency joint exercise Shakti-2016 in Rajasthan today. The French contingent comprising 56 personnel of 35th Infantry Regiment of 7th Armoured Brigade, which had taken part in the Afghan war.<br/><br/>A statemen...

January 8, 2016 6:55 AM

PM Modi to visit Odisha on February 6, 7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a two-day visit to Odisha on February 6 and 7. This was disclosed by Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Bhubaneswar yesterday. Mr Pradhan said the Prime Minister will dedicate the Indian Oil Corporation's Refinery at Paradip to the nat...

January 7, 2016 10:05 PM

EC proposal on foreign funding under govt consideration

Election Commission has said its proposal to bring a law to prohibit electoral trusts from accepting funds from foreign sources is being actively considered by the government. At present, electoral trusts can raise funds from foreign sources as they are not expressly prohibited under law. <br/&gt...

January 7, 2016 10:04 PM

Only half percent of India's GDP spent on children: Kailash Satyarthi

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi's today said only four per cent of the total international fund given to the poor countries is spent on children's education by them. Speaking at his book launch function in New Delhi , he said only half percent of India's Gross Domestic Product GDP is...

January 7, 2016 9:55 PM

Indo-French Joint Exercise Shakti 2016 to start tomorrow

India and France will begin their eight-day counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency joint exercise Shakti-2016 in Rajasthan tomorrow. The French contingent comprising 56 personnel of 35th Infantry Regiment of 7th Armoured Brigade, which had taken part in the Afghan war.<br/><br/>A state...

January 7, 2016 9:21 PM

Railway apprehends about 4,500 passengers for cleanliness-related offenses

Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, Eastern Railway apprehended about 4,500 passengers during December 2015 for various cleanliness-related offenses in running trains, station and office premises of Eastern Railway. A total fine of Rs.4.51 lakh was realized from the offenders, official sources informed...

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