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November 5, 2015 10:00 PM

Cabinet clears MoU on tourism with Colombia

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding,MoU between the Tourism Ministry and Ministry of Trade Industry and Tourism of Colombia for strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism. <br/><br/>The MoU aims at exchanging information and data rel...

November 5, 2015 10:00 PM

India Cultural Week opens in Shanghai

An Indian culture week was inaugurated today at China Shanghai International Arts Festival (CSIAF) where India has been designated as a guest country for the first time.<br/><br/>The India culture week called "India in Shanghai" was inaugurated by Indian Ambassador Ashok K Kant...

November 5, 2015 9:47 PM

SC upholds Kerala govt's decision to ban online lotteries

The Supreme Court today upheld the decision of Kerala Government to prohibit sale of online lottery tickets, saying the state was "well within its legislative competence" to regulate such lotteries. Kerala government had banned all lotteries in January 2005. <br/><br/>In April ...

November 5, 2015 8:52 PM

Chhota Rajan deported from Indonesia, to return India tomorrow

Underworld don Chhota Rajan was today deported to India and is expected to reach Delhi early morning tomorrow. The special aircraft taking 55-year-old Rajan, who was arrested in Bali upon arrival from Australia on October 25, took off from the Ngurah Rai International at around 10.15 pm local time (...

November 5, 2015 8:46 PM

Govt clears financial restructuring package for power discoms in select states

The Cabinet has cleared financial restructuring of debt of power distribution companies under a new scheme namely Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojna(UDAY). It provides for the financial turnaround and revival of Power Distribution companies (DISCOMs), and also ensures a sustainable permanent solution to t...

November 5, 2015 8:44 PM

PM launches gold schemes, coin with Ashok Chakra, Gandhi image

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched three ambitious schemes to reduce the physical demand for gold and fish out 20,000 tonnes of the precious metal lying idle with households.<br/>The Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS), 2015 will offer option to resident Indians to deposit their precious m...

November 5, 2015 8:39 PM

Chhota Rajan deported from Indonesia, to return India tomorrow

Underworld don Chhota Rajan was today deported to India from Indonesia and is expected to reach Delhi early morning tomorrow. The special aircraft taking 55-year-old Rajan, who was arrested here upon arrival from Australia on October 25, took off from the Ngurah Rai International at around 10.15 pm ...

November 5, 2015 8:29 PM

Govt hikes rabi pulses MSP by Rs 250 per quintal, wheat by Rs 75 per quintal

Government has hiked Minimum Support Price(MSP) of pulses by Rs 250 per quintal and wheat and barley by Rs 75 a quintal for for 2015-16 rabi season. A decision in this regard was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs this evening. <br/><br/>Briefing reporters after the meeti...

November 5, 2015 8:27 PM

Cabinet clears financial restructuring of debt of power discoms

The Cabinet has cleared financial restructuring of debt of power distribution companies under a new scheme namely Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojna(UDAY). It provides for the financial turnaround and revival of Power Distribution companies (DISCOMs), and also ensures a sustainable permanent solution to t...

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