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January 4, 2016 4:03 PM

Ex-def secy RK Mathur takes oath as new CIC

Former Defence Secretary R K Mathur today sworn in as the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office to Mr Mathur at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan. <br/><br/>Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minist...

January 4, 2016 2:05 PM

Delhi Police accords high priority to safety, security of women: Bassi

Delhi Police has accorded high priority to the safety and security of women. Addressing media, Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi said various steps have been taken in this direction including launch of Himmat mobile Application through which women can seek immediate assistance from the police duri...

January 4, 2016 2:01 PM

Smriti Irani suggests anywhere, anytime PhD for women

Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani suggested anywhere, anytime PhD programme and mentoring programme as an effort to encourage women to pursue higher education. She was speaking at the inaugural function of 5th Women Science Congress in Mysore today. Women Science Congress is org...

January 4, 2016 1:53 PM

Crowded buses, metros mark 1st real test of odd-even scheme after weekend

Crowded buses and metros marked the first few hours of the implementation of the odd-even scheme on a working day today. The roads had cars with largely even-number registration plates and a number of traffic police men and volunteers were seen. The Delhi government had yesterday announced a series ...

January 4, 2016 1:45 PM

PM holds meeting on Pathankot, Afghanistan attacks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today presided over a high-level meeting in New Delhi to discuss the ongoing operation at Pathankot air base to flush out holed up terrorists and the attack on Indian consulate in Afghanistan.<br/><br/>Top security officials, including National Security Advis...

January 4, 2016 1:17 PM

Top political leaders pay their last respects to CPI leader A B Bardhan

Vice-President Hamid Ansari, former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Ravishankar Prasad and Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai and other leaders across political spectrum paid their last respects to the veteran CPI leader A B Bardhan in New Delhi today. He died...

January 4, 2016 1:00 PM

Doval's China visit put off in wake of Pathankot attack

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval's visit to China from tomorrow for talks with top Chinese leaders has been put off in the wake of the attack by Pakistani militants on the key Air Force base in Pathankot. The visit has been put off due to scheduling problems, Chinese Foreign Ministry offici...

January 4, 2016 12:58 PM

Combing operation on inside Pathankot airbase

Encounter and combing operation is going on inside the Pathankot airbase and it will continue till the airbase is cleared off the terrorists. At a joint press conference, Army, Air force and NSG officers said that terrorists had taken shelter in a two storey building and four of them were killed whi...

January 4, 2016 12:52 PM

Louis Braille birth anniversary celebrations today

Today is the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of the Braille script for the visually challenged people. The day is also marked as 'Louis Braille Day' every year on 4th January. A series of functions have been organised by Blind Peoples Association- BPA Ahmedabad and other o...

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