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December 14, 2015 7:56 AM

Atomic energy bill among nine items to be taken up in Parliament this week

In the Lok Sabha, the Government has proposed to take up 9 items of legislative and financial business this week. Of these, time has been allotted for 7 items. It includes The Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, The National Waterways (Amendment) Bill and The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bil...

December 14, 2015 7:13 AM

PM Modi to make first Kerala visit amid row over snub to CM Oommen Chandy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake his first visit to Kerala from today. Soon after his arrival at Kochi this afternoon, his first to the state after assuming office as Prime Minister, he will leave for Thrissur to address a public meeting of BJP workers this evening. A government press rel...

December 14, 2015 7:12 AM

TAPI pipeline to integrate economies of South, Central Asia: VP Hamid Ansari

India has called for bringing about an economically integrated South and Central Asia. Addressing the historic ground breaking ceremony for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India, TAPI gas pipeline project yesterday at Turkmenistan city Mary, Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari said, the proje...

December 14, 2015 6:53 AM

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 6:51 AM

PM Modi to make first Kerala visit amid row over snub to CM Oomen Chandy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake his first visit to Kerala from today. Soon after his arrival at Kochi this afternoon, his first to the state after assuming office as Prime Minister, he will leave for Thrissur to address a public meeting of BJP workers this evening. A government press rel...

December 14, 2015 6:48 AM

Sushma Swaraj to make statement in Parliament on her Pak visit

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will make a statement in both Houses of Parliament today on her two-day visit to Pakistan and the recent developments relating to bilateral ties. In her tweet yesterday, Mrs Swaraj said, she will make a statement on her recent visit to Islamabad at 11 am in th...

December 13, 2015 8:51 PM

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar conferred with Padma Vibhushan in Mumbai

Dilip Kumar, Indian cinema&apos;s one of the greatest actors, has been conferred with the Padma Vibhushan today at a special function held at the veteran actor's residence in Mumbai.<br/><br/>Padma Vibhushan to 93-year-old Kumar was given by Home Minister Rajnath Singh at the thespi...

December 13, 2015 8:51 PM

PM Modi terms Paris agreement as victory of climate justice

World leaders have hailed the landmark climate accord, which was sealed in Paris yesterday, to curb global warming. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, the Agreement has no winners or losers as climate justice has won. <br/><br/>In a series of tweets, Mr Modi said, climate change re...

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