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October 23, 2015 1:31 PM

Congress blames BJP for anti-Dalit sentiments in country

Congress has held BJP and its affiliates responsible for the anti-dalit sentiments in the country. Briefing media in New Delhi this afternoon, party spokesperson Kumari Selja alleged that Haryana government failed to take adequate measures to stop incidents against the Dalit family in Ballabgarh, Fa...

October 23, 2015 1:29 PM

Sack VK Singh, send him to jail for anti-Dalit remark: Mayawati

BSP Supremo Mayawati condemning the alleged anti-Dalit remarks of union minister ?of state Gen VK Singh in wake of Faridabad Dalit burning incident, has demanded the sacking of the minister. She has termed the statement of of Gen Singh as very shameful and insulting towards Dalits. <br/><br...

October 23, 2015 12:21 PM

Govt clears water, sewerage plans worth Rs 2,786 cr in 89 AMRUT cities

Urban Development Ministry has approved the first batch of state level Action Plans under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) aimed at providing water supply and sewerage connections to all urban households. An inter-ministerial Apex Committee of AMRUT chaired by Urban Dev...

October 23, 2015 12:20 PM

Pulses importers seek exemption from stock holding limit

Importers of pulses have sought exemption from stock holding limit. In a meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi today, they requested him to grant an exemption from the stock limit. The limit was imposed by the Centre recently in the wake of spiraling prices of pulses particularly A...

October 23, 2015 12:09 PM

FIR against Hardik Patel for waging war against Gujarat Govt

Ahmedabad city crime branch has filed FIR against Patidar community leader Hardik Patel and five others under serious charges of sedition. The FIR says that the young quota leader had allegedly instigated his community to adopt violent means to "wage war" against Gujarat government. The pr...

October 23, 2015 12:06 PM

BSP chief Mayawati hits out at BJP over attacks on Dalits in Haryana

In Uttar Pradesh, BSP supremo Mayawati has severely criticized BJP and held the party responsible for the situation which led to burning alive of four Dalits in Faridabad Haryana recently. Addressing a press conference in Lucknow today, she blamed BJP government of the state of Haryana and NDA at th...

October 23, 2015 8:37 AM

President to confer Sangeet Natak Akademi awards and fellowships for 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee will confer the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards and Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships for the year 2014 at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Both the awards are recognized as the most coveted national honours bestowed on performing artists as well as teachers and scholars in the fiel...

October 23, 2015 8:28 AM

RBI allows banks to fix interest rates on gold deposit scheme

Reserve Bank has issued guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme that allows banks to fix their own interest rates on gold deposits. The gold deposit scheme is aimed at mobilizing a part of an estimated 20,000 tonnes of idle precious metal with households and institutions. <br/><br/>A...

October 23, 2015 8:19 AM

Japan offers soft loan for bullet train project

In a bid to surpass competition from China and other countries keen to be part in the first bullet train project, Japan has offered financial support besides technology for India's ambitious rail project. <br/><br/>Railway Ministry sources said, Japan has offered to finance Mumbai-A...

October 23, 2015 8:17 AM

RBI allows banks to fix interest rates on gold deposit scheme

Reserve Bank has issued guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme that allows banks to fix their own interest rates on gold deposits. The gold deposit scheme is aimed at mobilizing a part of an estimated 20,000 tonnes of idle precious metal with households and institutions. <br/><br/>A...

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