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October 27, 2015 8:27 PM

Army celebrates 68th Infantry Day

In Jammu and Kashmir , the army today celebrated its 68th Infantry Day with traditional solemnity. Rich tributes were paid to the martyred soldiers on this occasion by Chinar Corps at Badami Bagh Cantonment Srinagar. <br/><br/>Defence spokesman told AIR that 27th October, is celebrated a...

October 27, 2015 8:18 PM

India pitches for counter-terror cooperation with Africa

The Foreign Ministers of several African countries today held extensive bilateral discussions with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi ahead of India Africa Forum Summit, IAFS. They requested for New Delhi's assistance for developmental activities as well as strengthening count...

October 27, 2015 7:56 PM

Sports Ministry announces slew of athlete-friendly measures

A substantially increased allocation for national championships, enhanced salaries for chief coaches besides air travel, medical and accidental insurance for athletes are among a slew of steps taken as part of the revision done to assist National Sports Federations.<br/><br/>As part of t...

October 27, 2015 7:50 PM

Army launches operation to flush out militants in J&K's Bandipora

In Jammu & Kashmir, the cordon and search operation is underway in north Kashmir&apos;s Bandipora district. An Army spokesman this evening told AIR that the cordon and search operation is in progress in Koota Sathri forest area of Bandipora, which is around 62 Kms in north of Srinagar headquarte...

October 27, 2015 7:38 PM

PM to attend celebrations on Sardar Patel's birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel's 140th birth anniversary celebrations on Sunday. He will address a programme in the national capital to commemorate the birth anniversary of Iron Man of India who is credited with uniting hundreds of princely states aft...

October 27, 2015 7:23 PM

Over 82000 tons of pulses seized from hoarders so far

Over eighty two thousand tonnes of pulses have been seized so far during the de-hoarding operations launched by several States .An official release said, during the drive around eight thousand and four hundred raids were conducted across the States. It said, the State Governments have initiated acti...

October 27, 2015 7:20 PM

Beef row: Delhi Police did not 'raid' Kerala House, says Bassi

Delhi Police have rejected reports that it raided Kerala House following a complaint that its canteen was serving beef and described police action as a preventive measure. Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, Police Commissioner B S Bassi said police had received a call that beef was being serve...

October 27, 2015 7:12 PM

Government sets up panel to simplify Income Tax laws

The government has set up a committee to simplify the provisions of the Income tax Act. A press release issued by finance ministry said the committee will study and identify the provisions in the Act which are leading to litigation due to different interpretations. <br/><br/>The committe...

October 27, 2015 7:09 PM

Call drop regulation: Telecom companies warn of hike in mobile tariffs

Upping the ante against TRAI's regulation on call drops, telecom operators today warned that mobile tariff will go up if they are forced to pay compensation for dropped calls. The operators have also asserted that it is not possible to make a network free from call drops.<br/><br/>I...

October 27, 2015 7:08 PM

Call drop regulation: Telecom companies warn of hike in mobile tariffs

Upping the ante against TRAI's regulation on call drops, telecom operators today warned that mobile tariff will go up if they are forced to pay compensation for dropped calls. The operators have also asserted that it is not possible to make a network free from call drops.<br/><br/>I...

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