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December 20, 2015 1:35 PM

India expresses disappointment over rich countries not agreeing to check their farm subsidies

India has expressed its disappointment over non-reaffirmation to conclude 14-year-old Doha Round pacts, even as WTO meeting in Nairobi managed to win a commitment to allow developing nations to use special safeguards to protect farmers against import surges. After hectic negotiations for five consec...

December 20, 2015 11:55 AM

Sri Lankan Navy detains six Indian fishermen

Sri Lankan Navy arrested six Tamil fishermen when they were fishing near international waters today morning. The Lankan Navy also detained the fishing boat of the fishermen. The Tamil fishermen have been taken to Kankesanturai for questioning. There is tension in fishermen villa...

December 20, 2015 9:01 AM

Central team visits Jharkhand to assess drought situation

A Central team visited Jharkhand to assess the drought situation, nearly three weeks after the state government recommended the Centre to declare the entire state as drought-hit. Headed by Additional Secretary in the Agriculture Ministry, Jalaj Srivastava, the Central team met Chief Minister Raghuba...

December 20, 2015 9:01 AM

Centre to make AC driver cabins in buses and trucks mandatory

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that with the objective of reducing the number of road accidents, the Centre is mulling various proposals including to make air-conditioning mandatory in the driver's cabin of buses and trucks. Speaking after inauguration of 7...

December 19, 2015 9:11 PM

All CBSE books,learning material to be available on-line for free: Smriti Irani

All CBSE books and learning material will be made available on-line for free. Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani announced this while inaugurating a new Kendriya Vidyalaya building in East Delhi on Saturday. Irani also said, the Centre will launch initiatives to help parents to an...

December 19, 2015 9:01 PM

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says, attempt to delay GST Bill in Parliament is for political reasons

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said attempt to delay the Goods and Services Tax Bill in Parliament is for political reasons. Addressing the annual general meeting of FICCI in New Delhi today, Mr. Jaitley said politics should not become a hurdle to larger interest of the country adding that it wou...

December 19, 2015 8:41 PM

All India conference of DGP, IGP hold disscussion on internal security

All India conference of Director General of police and Inspector General of Police had intense discussion on internal security today. On the second day of three-day conference, heads of state police and other security agencies made graphic and video presentation on various subje...

December 19, 2015 8:35 PM

BJP rejects Sonia, Rahul's allegation of targeting opposition by NDA govt

BJP has outrightly rejected senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi allegation that NDA government is targeting the opposition. The party asserted that the government has nothing to do with National Herald Case and it is entirely a court matter. Briefing reporters ...

December 19, 2015 8:32 PM

Congress questions allotment of bungalow, Z category security to Subramanian Swamy

Congress on Saturday questioned allotment of bungalow in the national capital and Z category security to Subramanian Swamy, alleging that he was rewarded for dragging Congress leadership to Court. In a joint press conference with party leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposi...

December 19, 2015 8:21 PM

In Nairobi, deadlock continues over farm subsidy issue as WTO talks enters fifth day today

The WTO Trade Ministers talks entered the fifth day today as a deadlock continued over reducing farm subsidies and on providing protection to poor farmers of developing nations, such as India, in case of import surge. Friday, some twitterati blamed India for blocking the talks, ...

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