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December 17, 2015 6:42 PM

DAC okays purchase of Russian air defence missile systems

Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the purchase of five S-400 air defence systems from Russia. Sources said the deal is expected to cost around 4.52 billion dollar. However, the final price tag would be negotiated during the procurement process. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to...

December 17, 2015 5:41 PM

Govt rules out Jaitley's resignation over DDCA issue

The government today said there is no question of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley resigning in the wake of alleged irregularities in Delhi District Cricket Association, DDCA. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu told reporters outside Parliament that Mr Jaitley has done nothing wrong. Mr Naid...

December 17, 2015 4:46 PM

CPI(M) seeks fair probe into DDCA scam

CPI(M) has demanded a fair and credible investigation into alleged irregularities in Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA). In a tweet, party General Secretary, Sitaram Yechury said the charges in the matter are serious and truth must come out. Congress and Aam Aadmi Party are attacking Finance ...

December 17, 2015 4:39 PM

President Pranab Mukherjee gets global leader award for open innovation

President Pranab Mukherjee today received the Garwood Award for Outstanding Global Leader in Open Innovation from UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The award was presented by Prof. Solomon Darwin, Executive Director Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation. The University of ...

December 17, 2015 4:38 PM

DDCA scam: AAP running blasphemous, preposterous campaign, says Smriti Irani

BJP leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani today lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party for its allegations against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, saying that the party is running a blasphemous and preposterous campaign bordering on political hysteria. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Ms Irani said th...

December 17, 2015 4:36 PM

Congress stages walkout from Lok Sabha over Arunachal Pradesh issue

The Congress today staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha over the issue of Arunachal Pradesh Governor. As soon as the House reassembled for proceedings post lunch, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge tried to raise the issue but the Deputy Speaker M Thambidurrai did gave the ruling that the such issue ...

December 17, 2015 4:35 PM

DDCA rebuts allegations against Arun Jaitley

The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) today again strongly refuted AAP's allegations of financial bunglings by Finance Minister and its former chief Arun Jaitley. DDCA working president Chetan Chauhan said that these charges were completely baseless and without any substance.<br/...

December 17, 2015 3:10 PM

Parliament continues to witness noisy scenes over Arunachal & other issues

The Lok Sabha continued to witness noisy scenes during the question hour today as Congress members rushed to the well protesting against several issues including political developments in Arunachal Pradesh. As the House met for the day, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan rejected several adjournment motions mo...

December 17, 2015 1:59 PM

Govt aims to complete all National Highways projects by 2018: Gadkari

The government has set a target of completing all the ongoing National Highways projects by the end of 2018. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari gave this information in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. He said,the projects related to covering a length of nearly 3...

December 17, 2015 1:53 PM

Govt ready for discussion on issue of petroleum prices: Naidu

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said the government is ready for a discussion on the issue of petroleum prices. Soon after the House met for the day, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said she had received notices of adjournment motion from Mallikarjun Kharge and Veerappa Moily of Congre...

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