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December 18, 2015 2:05 PM

Indian sailors abducted in Nigeria are safe: Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said that the five Indian sailors who were abducted in Nigeria are safe. In a tweet, Ms Swaraj said, the High Commissioner in Nigeria AR Ghanshyam met President of Nigeria in this regard on 12th of this month and he is making all efforts to secure their ...

December 18, 2015 1:52 PM

Sahitya Academy Awards for 2015 announced

The prestigious Sahitya Academy Awards for 2015 have been announced. Playwright and novelist Cyrus Mistry's English novel "Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer" and KR Meera's "Aarachar" in Malayalam are among the works that have won the award. <br/><br/>The other t...

December 18, 2015 1:52 PM

Defence Ministry clears purchase of Russian Air Defence Missile systems

Defence Acquisition Council, DAC, has cleared the purchase of an estimated 40,000 crore rupees Russian S-400 air defence missile systems. It also gave the go-ahead to other projects worth over 25,000 crore Rupees. <br/><br/>Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Manohar...

December 18, 2015 1:30 PM

PM Modi to inaugurate All-India conference of DGP near Bhuj in Gujarat today

All-India conference of Director General of Police will begin from today at Dhordo in white Rann of Kutch near Bhuj. Three-day conference will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 3.30 pm today. Union Minister for Home Mr.Rajnath Singh, Minister of State for Home Mr.Kiran Rijiju and Mr....

December 18, 2015 1:04 PM

Naidu today requests Congress to allow Rajya Sabha to function

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu today requested the Congress to allow the Rajya Sabha to function. Mr Naidu sought to know the reason why the opposition is disrupting the proceedings of the House when the government is more than willing to debate and discuss every issue under the relev...

December 18, 2015 12:55 PM

Allegations by Delhi CM are completely baseless: Venkaiah Naidu

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu has termed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal&apos;s comments as wrong that the CBI has been asked to target all opposition parties. Mr Naidu told reporters outside Parliament that the allegations are completely baseless.<br/><br/>In a twee...

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