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December 17, 2015 7:24 AM

Govt gives in principle approval to Google's Loon project

The government and Google have in-principle agreed to work on Loon project for providing Internet connectivity by using large balloons. Taking to reporters after meeting with Google CEO Sunder Pichai in New Delhi, Communication and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, the project will be started on...

December 17, 2015 7:05 AM

Cabinet nod to pact with BRICS for energy conservation

The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa for strengthening energy efficiency cooperation. The MoU provides for joint scientific and technological research, capacity ...

December 17, 2015 7:04 AM

Kejriwal should have checked Kumar's antecedents: Hazare

Social activist Anna Hazare has said, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should have checked the antecedents of his Principal Secretary Rajender Kumar whose office was raided by CBI over an alleged corruption case. Talking to reporters at his native place Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra, Hazare said...

December 17, 2015 7:04 AM

DDCA row: Cannot answer vague charges, says Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has reacted sharply to Aam Aadmi Party and Congress' demands for his resignation over alleged gross financial irregularities in Delhi's cricket body DDCA during his tenure. Mr Jaitley said in New Delhi yesterday that he cannot answer vague charges by the two p...

December 16, 2015 8:52 PM

Cabinet approves amendments in bill on Commercial Courts

The Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval to official amendments in the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Bill 2015. Under the amendment the words, Commercial Appellate Division will be substituted by the words, Commercial Division. It wou...

December 16, 2015 8:51 PM

PSLV-C29 successfully launches 6 Singapore satellites

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C29 successfully launched six Singapore satellites from India's spaceport at Sriharikotta at 6 this evening. The rocket with the lift-off mass of 227.6 tonne has undertaken its journey in a core-alone configuration as the total payload weight is just abov...

December 16, 2015 8:48 PM

Congress disrupts Rajya Sabha over role of Arunachal Pradesh Governor

Protests by Congress on Arunachal Pradesh Governor summoning state assembly led to repeated adjournments of the Rajya Sabha for the second day today. The House failed to transact any legislative business. When the House re-assembled at 3 PM after the third adjournment, Social Justice and Empowerment...

December 16, 2015 8:46 PM

ED raids Karti Chidambaram's office in Chennai

The Enforcement Directorate today made a search operation in the Chennai office of Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P.Chidambaram. The details of the search operations were not revealed by the sleuths of the investigating agency. However, Mr Karti has confirmed the search, saying it...

December 16, 2015 8:46 PM

PSLV-C29 successfully launches 6 Singapore satellites

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C29 successfully launched six Singapore satellites from India's spaceport at Sriharikotta at 6 this evening. The rocket with the lift-off mass of 227.6 tonne has undertaken its journey in a core-alone configuration as the total payload weight is just abov...

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