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December 29, 2015 5:30 PM

Gujarati litt'rateur Raghuveer Chaudhary selected for Jnanpith Award

Eminent Gujarati litt'rateur Raghuveer Chaudhary has been selected for 51st Jnanpith Award. His name was announced by the Jnanpith selection board after a meeting in New Delhi today. He has received numerous accolades including Sahitya Acadmi Award for his novel, Trilogy Uparvaas. A novelist, p...

December 29, 2015 2:06 PM

Mining baron Reddy's office, house raided by Lokayukta sleuths

Lokayukta Police today raided the premises of former minister and mining baron Janardhan Reddy in Ballari in Karnataka, for alleged illegal mining and possession of disproportionate assets.<br/><br/>A Lokayukta official said that a 42-member team of sleuths from the anti-graft watchdog w...

December 29, 2015 2:00 PM

Cable TV digitization important initiative of Centre: Sunil Arora

The Secretary for Information & Broadcasting Sunil Arora has said that digitization of cable TV network is an important initiative of central government. Addressing a meeting of Media Heads of I&B Ministry in Jodhpur today, Mr. Arora said that the third phase of cable TV digitization will be...

December 29, 2015 1:48 PM

DMK invites Congress for electoral alliance ahead of TN assembly polls

In poll-bound Tamil Nadu, the DMK has made an invitation to the Congress to forge an electoral alliance with it. Responding to the queries of media persons in Chennai on Monday, its patriarchal leader M.Karunanidhi said, the DMK has invited the actor-turned politician Vijayakant&apos;s DMDK also to ...

December 29, 2015 1:10 PM

Maharashtra: Nine injured in house collapse, one feared trapped

In Maharashtra, at least nine people were injured and one person is feared trapped when a single-storey dilapidated house in Bhiwandi township of the district collapsed early this morning. The house located in Tandel Mohalla of the town came crashing down at early hours today when its occupants, all...

December 29, 2015 12:13 PM

Civil Aviation Ministry gives nod for four Greenfield Airports

The Civil Aviation Ministry has given clearance for four greenfield airports. The three greenfield airports will be in Andhra Pradesh and an international airport at Dholera in Gujarat. <br/><br/>Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey yesterday said in New Delhi, the international ...

December 29, 2015 12:06 PM

India keen to boost ties with Iran: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India attaches high importance to its relations with Iran. During his meeting with the Iran's Economic Affairs and Finance minister Dr. Ali Tayyebnia yesterday, Prime Minister expressed readiness to further strengthen bilateral relations with the count...

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