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December 14, 2015 2:11 PM

No role of PMO in excluding Kerala CM Chandy from Kerala function: Govt

The government today clarified that Prime Minister's Office has no role in excluding Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy's name in a function to be held in Kerala. Replying to a point raised by Congress leader K C Venugopal, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said centre does not want any confront...

December 14, 2015 1:37 PM

Dec 16 gangrape: Centre seeks extension of juvenile's stay

The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on the release of the juvenile convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape case of December 2012. The court's decision came after the Union Government asked the Court to extend the observation home stay of the juvenile convict who is scheduled to be released ...

December 14, 2015 1:36 PM

VP Hamid Ansari returns home after successful visit to Turkmenistan

Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari has returned to New Delhi last night after a three-day visit to Turkmenistan. During this visit, he had a bilateral meeting with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimohamedov. <br/><br/>The Vice-President also visited the Indian Embassy at Ashgabat...

December 14, 2015 1:20 PM

Govt begins work on amalgamating 44 labour laws into 5 codes

The government has initiated a process of simplifying, rationalizing and amalgamating 44 labour laws into 5 codes. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya said that the Second National Law Commission on Labour has recommended that...

December 14, 2015 1:03 PM

Inflation rises to (-)1.99% in November

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation has risen to minus (-)1.99% for the month of November from minus (-)3.81 per cent in October. This is the 13th month in a row when the wholesale inflation has remained in the negative territory. <br/>According to latest release by Ministry of Commerce ...

December 14, 2015 1:03 PM

Indian institutions not getting due place in global rankings: Smriti Irani

HRD Minister Smriti Irani today said several premier educational institutions in the country have set global standards in education and research. Replying to questions in the Lok Sabha, Mrs Irani said these institutes have been producing a very high quality human resource which was instrumental in b...

December 14, 2015 1:02 PM

Parliament should function through debate, not disruption : President

President Pranab Mukherjee said, Parliament should function through three D's - debate, dissent and decision and not disruption. Addressing a function in Kolkata yesterday, Mr. Mukherjee said, parliamentary proceedings should not be disrupted by creating ruckus. His comments gain significance i...

December 14, 2015 12:54 PM

Rahul Gandhi visits Shakur Basti where Railways carried out demolition drive

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi visited Shakur Basti today, where a child allegedly died in the anti-encroachment drive carried out by Railways. Mr Gandhi said NDA government and Delhi government are to be blamed for the incident, but they are blaming each other. He questioned why Aam Aadmi Par...

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