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September 23, 2015 7:21 AM

Scholarship scam: NCSC issues notice to Financial Commissioner Revenue, Punjab

National Commission for Scheduled Caste (NCSC) has issued a notice to Financial Commissioner Revenue, Punjab, asking him to provide full details of action taken against those private colleges which have embezzled crores of rupees of scholarship amount meant for scheduled caste students.<br/>&l...

September 22, 2015 10:28 PM

Amit Shah hails BJP's victory in Port Blair's local body polls

BJP chief Amit Shah today hailed the party victory in Port Blair's local body elections. In a statement, Mr Shah said, the party victory in a series of municipal polls in various states has emphasized people's endorsement of the Narendra Modi government's development agenda. <br/&g...

September 22, 2015 9:56 PM

British Energy Minister calls on Dr. Jitendra Singh

The United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ms. Amber Rudd today called on Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh in New Delhi. During the meeting, both leaders discussed wide range of issues of mutual interest between the two countries incl...

September 22, 2015 9:46 PM

PM Modi to leave on week-long official visit to Ireland & US tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave on a week-long official visit to Ireland and United States tomorrow morning. In the first leg of his tour, Mr Modi will arrive at Irish capital Dublin before noon and after a day&apos;s engagements, he will leave for New York in the evening. Mr Modi will also ...

September 22, 2015 9:01 PM

Syed Ali Geelani&apos;s passport suspended ahead of visit to OIC event

In Jammu & Kashmir, authorities suspended Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani&apos;s passport. Regional Passport Officer Firdous Iqbal told AIR that Geelani&apos;s passport was suspended for a period of four weeks. Geelani was informed about the decision through an e-mail. <br/&...

September 22, 2015 8:56 PM

Indo-US relationship attains new level of intensity, says Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said that the intensity and scale of India-US relationship has attained a new level in recent times. She lauded the role of persons of Indian origin in strengthening of India US ties. She was speaking during the opening plenary meeting of strategic and c...

September 22, 2015 8:52 PM

BJP accuses Cong govts of grabbing land without farmers' consent

BJP today accused the Congress governments of grabbing lakhs of acres of land without taking consent of farmers. Addressing a press conference, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu said, Congress is saying they will not allow an inch of land to be acquired but they have taken 5 lakh 7 thousand ...

September 22, 2015 8:50 PM

Militant killed in fight with security forces in J&K

In Jammu & Kashmir, a militant was killed in a brief fight with security forces today afternoon in Pulwama district, which is around 30 kms in south of Srinagar headquarters. The slain militant has been identified as Jehangir Ahmad Ganai, a resident of Quil Pulwama area. He was killed in a brief...

September 22, 2015 8:45 PM

CCS clears military helicopters deal with American aviation giant Boeing

The Cabinet Committee on Security, CCS today cleared a multi-billion dollar deal for 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift choppers with American aviation giant Boeing. Sources said, the deal for was cleared by the CCS which met after the Cabinet meeting. <br/><br/>The d...

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