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September 5, 2015 7:39 AM

Teachers Day being observed across the country today

Teachers Day is being observed across the country today. 5th September is celebrated as Teachers Day as a mark of respect to teachers and their contributions to the society. The day commemorates birth anniversary of former President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan, a philosopher and a teacher par excel...

September 5, 2015 7:26 AM

CBI conducts searches at 58 locations in multi-crore chit fund scam

Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI, carried out searches at 58 locations across the country in connection with multi-crore chit fund scam of West Bengal. Agency sources said, the searches were conducted at 29 places in West Bengal, 12 in Uttar Pradesh, 11 in Delhi, 3 in Assam, 2 in Maharashtra and...

September 5, 2015 7:26 AM

Teachers Day being observed across the country today

Teachers Day is being observed across the country today. 5th September is celebrated as Teachers Day as a mark of respect to teachers and their contributions to the society. The day commemorates birth anniversary of former President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan, a philosopher and a teacher par excel...

September 5, 2015 7:26 AM

Bollywood singer-composer Aadesh Shrivastava passes away

Bollywood singer-composer Aadesh Shrivastava passed away in Mumbai last night. 51-year old Shrivastava was suffering from cancer. Shrivastava is survived by his wife, Vijeta Pandit, a<br/><br/>former Bollywood actress, and two sons - Anivesh and Avitesh. Over the course of his career, Sh...

September 5, 2015 7:25 AM

Janmashtami being celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety

Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, is being celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety in different part of the country today. Temples in Mathura and Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh have been decorated and illuminated tastefully. A large number of pilgrims and foreign tourists are visiting di...

September 5, 2015 7:19 AM

PM to join concluding ceremony of Int'l Buddhist conclave

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Bodhgaya, Bihar today to join the concluding ceremony of the three day International Buddhist conclave, which started in New Delhi on Thursday. He will attend the ceremony at the Bodhi tree as the head of delegates from 90 countries. They include former Pr...

September 4, 2015 8:52 PM

SC irked over Centre's reply, summons Union Labour Secy

The Supreme Court today expressed its dissatisfaction over government's reply on the proposed use of a whopping 27,000 crore rupees meant for welfare of construction workers. The Court summoned the Labour Secretary to appear in person and apprise it of the plans to spend the money collected thr...

September 4, 2015 8:46 PM

TRAI proposes compensation to consumers for calls drops

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRAI has proposed that service providers should compensate mobile subscribers for call drops and poor quality of services. Telecom regulator today released a paper, stating that any call which gets dropped within five seconds would not be charged, and in case a...

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