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November 5, 2015 4:05 PM

Arundhati Roy returns her national award

Writer-activist Arundhati Roy announced today that she felt "proud" to return her national award as part of what she called an unparalleled political movement against ideological viciousness. Ms Roy said in an article published in an English daily, if we do not have the right to speak free...

November 5, 2015 3:41 PM

Need to encourage use of renewable energy: India

India has said there is a need to encourage use of renewable energy and promoting organic farming to deal with the adverse impact of the climate change. Sources in the Environment Ministry said, India will convey the world community that developed countries should consider more cut in carbon emissio...

November 5, 2015 3:39 PM

Allahabad HC quashes summons issued against Jaitley

The Allahabad High Court today quashed a summon issued by district court of Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in connection with his critical remarks against the Supreme Court decision for rejecting National Judicial appointment Commission (NJAC).<br/><br/>A s...

November 5, 2015 2:15 PM

PM Modi to attend climate change conference in Paris next month

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the two-week climate change conference in Paris next month. Sources in the Environment Ministry said, it is expected that a global agreement would be reached this year to fight the adverse impact of climate change. India will also convey the world commu...

November 5, 2015 2:12 PM

Microsoft should apply its experience in language technology: Prasad

Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said Microsoft should apply its experience in language technology to help Digitise Indian languages. At the first ever edition of Microsoft's Future Unleashed, a future-centric technology conference in Mumbai, bringing together the Business Decision Mak...

November 5, 2015 2:00 PM

Guj HC rejects plea against Modi for alleged poll code breach

The Gujarat High Court today upheld a lower court order rejecting a petition filed by an AAP worker against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for alleged poll code breach in 2014, saying that the magistrate had do so in an appropriate manner. Justice J B Pardiwala while upholding the lower court order re...

November 5, 2015 1:52 PM

DA case: SC transfers Virbhadra's plea from HP to Delhi HC

Supreme Court has transferred the disproportionate assets case against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to the Delhi High Court. CBI had sought transferring the case from Himachal Pradesh High Court. It alleged that the judge, who had stopped the agency from arresting Virbhadra and hi...

November 5, 2015 1:45 PM

Cross media hegemony in South East Asia main cause of concern: Sircar

Prasar Bharati Chief Executive officer, Jawhar Sircar has said the corporatization of media and cross media hegemony in the South East Asia region is main cause of concern. Addressing the gathering in New Delhi on the role of the media in South Asia, Mr Sircar said there are some corporate houses in...

November 5, 2015 1:41 PM

Chinese VP to meet WB CM in Kolkata

Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao will meet the West Bengal Chief Minister Ms. Mamta Banerjee in Kolkata this evening. Both the sides are expected to discuss for enhancing bilateral trade and commerce and some agreements are likely to be signed. Mr.Yanchao has arrived in Kolkata last night as a par...

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