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December 1, 2015 12:47 PM

Arms cache recovered from militant hideout in Poonch

In Jammu and Kashmir, security forces have busted a militant hideout and recovered huge quantity of arms and ammunition in Poonch district. According to Defence sources, acting on a specific information, a joint operation was launched by Army and Police troops in Rajada forest last evening. <br/&...

December 1, 2015 12:47 PM

Senior IIS officer Sitanshu Kar takes over as AIR's DG(News)

Senior Indian Information Service officer Sitanshu Kar today took over as Director General (News) of All India Radio. Prior to his current posting, Mr Kar was serving as the Principal Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defence. He also worked in different media units including Doordarshan and PIB under...

December 1, 2015 12:27 PM

Left MPs protests outside Parliament over intolerance

MPs from Left parties held a demonstration in Parliament premises today against the reported growing incidents of intolerance and communalism in the country. They raised slogans against the BJP led NDA government and displayed posters. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters, CPI(M) General Secre...

December 1, 2015 12:14 PM

Rajya Sabha resumes discussion on Constitution

Rajya Sabha resumed, for the third day today, discussion on Commitment to India&apos;s Constitution as part of the 125th Birth Anniversary celebration of Dr B R Ambedkar. Participating in the discussion, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Independent, said Indian Constitution is one of the greatest Constitutions...

December 1, 2015 12:13 PM

Rajya Sabha resumes discussion on Constitution

Rajya Sabha resumed, for the third day today, discussion on Commitment to India&apos;s Constitution as part of the 125th Birth Anniversary celebration of Dr B R Ambedkar. Participating in the discussion, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Independent, said Indian Constitution is one of the greatest Constitutions...

December 1, 2015 12:07 PM

GDP growth will be better this fiscal than last year: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that GDP in the current fiscal will be better than the 7.3 per cent growth rate recorded in the last financial year. Talking to reporters in New Delhi yesterday, Mr Jaitley said manufacturing sector recorded a significant growth of 9.3 per cent in the September...

December 1, 2015 11:57 AM

BJP accuses Opposition of fabricating outcry on intolerance in country

BJP today charged the opposition with fabricating the outcry on intolerance in the country. Speaking to reporters after BJP parliamentary party meeting in New Delhi, Minister of state for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, however, said the government is discussing the issue as its attitude ...

December 1, 2015 11:21 AM

President Pranab Mukherjee opens research center at Sabarmati Ashram

President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the archival and research center at Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad this morning. The centre has taken up mammoth task to transcribe and publish over 8,500 letters received by Mahatma Gandhi. The President has also viewed the archival materials includi...

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