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August 24, 2015 8:30 PM

LJP, RLSP want NDA seat-sharing plan in Bihar worked out within a week

LJP and RLSP, two key constituents of the BJP-led NDA today demanded that the seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Bihar polls be done within a week and suggested that the saffron party contest 101 seats and leave the remaining 142 seats to its allies. LJP's Bihar unit President Pashupati ...

August 24, 2015 8:26 PM

Gen VK Singh writes to PM on OROP

Union Minister and Ex-Army Chief General VK Singh today came in support for demand of early implementation of One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme for retiring Army personnel. He has written a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this regard. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters, the M...

August 24, 2015 8:19 PM

India to abide by International court ruling in Italian marines case: MEA

India has said it will continue to abide by the International Tribunal on the Law of the Seas decisions, including the present one on provisional Measures in the Enrica Lexie incident. Reacting to Tribunal judgement, the External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the New Delhi is study...

August 24, 2015 8:18 PM

India to abide by International court ruling in Enrica Lexie incident: MEA

India has said it will continue to abide by the International Tribunal on the Law of the Seas decisions, including the present one on provisional Measures in the Enrica Lexie incident. Reacting to Tribunal judgement, the External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the New Delhi is study...

August 24, 2015 8:10 PM

Stop unauthorised sand mining on Yamuna riverbed: NGT to Delhi govt

The National Green Tribunal has asked Delhi Government to stop unauthorised sand mining on the Yamuna riverbed. The tribunal came down heavily on the Delhi government for permitting sand mining in the name of dredging and directed the concerned authorities to stop illegal mining on the Yamuna river ...

August 24, 2015 8:01 PM

PM suggests for consensus among political parties on Mahadayi river issue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suggested for a consensus among various political parties on the Mahadayi river water issue which concerns Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra. Mr. Modi was responding to an all party delegation from Karnataka which called on him in New Delhi today. <br/><br/>...

August 24, 2015 7:29 PM

Road transport & shipping sectors to contribute 2% to GDP growth: Gadkari

Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Mr Nitin Gadkari today expressed the hope that the road transport and shipping sectors would contribute two percent to GDP growth of the country in next two years. Mr Gadkari was briefing the media after he chaired the 16th Maritime states Deve...

August 24, 2015 5:51 PM

Congress questions Central govt's economic policies

Congress today questioned the economic policies of the present government at the Centre. Reacting to Sensex crashing over 16 hundred points, party spokesperson Ajoy Kumar said in New Delhi that government should take immediate steps to boost the economy. He wondered how the government is claiming th...

August 24, 2015 5:48 PM

Men need to be sensitised first to empower women: Javadekar

Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar has said that change and progress in gender parity arena has to be brought despite resistance from various quarters. Addressing a national level dialogue on equal space to women in media and entertainment sector, Mr Javadekar, said, changes like...

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