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August 23, 2015 2:08 PM

Flood situation improving in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam

In Arunachal Pradesh, flood situation improves after rainfall declined during the past two days. Water level of the Lohit, Namchik, Noa-Dehing, Kamlang and other rivers are reported to be receding. Situation in the worse hit Lohit, Changlang and Namsai districts is improving gradually. In Changlang,...

August 23, 2015 2:08 PM

Cancellation of NSA-level talks by Pakistan unfortunate: India

India has described the cancellation of the Indo-Pak National Security Advisor level talks by Pakistan as unfortunate. In his tweets, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, India only reiterated that Islamabad respect the spirit of the Shimla and Ufa agreements to which it is alre...

August 23, 2015 2:07 PM

ED issues fresh summons to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah, at present in Delhi, for questioning in connection with a decade-old case of terror financing through hawala channel. The summons have been sent to Shah, the Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party of J...

August 23, 2015 1:38 PM

More than half of India received normal rainfall

More than half of India has received normal rainfall while some regions in central and southern parts have got deficient rains so far. According to data released by Met department, 20 of the 36 sub divisions of the country have received normal monsoon. These include Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Prade...

August 23, 2015 1:25 PM

AITC to send 3 party MPs to FTII to express solidarity with students

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) will send a delegation of three party MPs to Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune on August 24 to express solidarity with students.<br/><br/>Rajya Sabha MP and AITC spokesperson Derek O Brien said, we will talk to the FTII students to ex...

August 23, 2015 1:08 PM

Entrance examinations for different courses being conducted at FTII

Amidst ongoing controversy regarding appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as a chairman governing council and long pending internal assessment of Diploma films of 2008 batch, entrance examinations are being conducted today for admissions for different courses available at the Film and Television Institut...

August 23, 2015 1:01 PM

FM Jaitley inaugurates Bandhan Bank in Kolkata

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today inaugurated Bandhan Bank as a full-fledged scheduled commercial bank in Kolkata, ushering in a new era in country's financial sector, which will now see innovation taking the center stage to reach out to the unbanked population.<br/><br/>On the oc...

August 23, 2015 12:56 PM

3 terrorists killed, 1 army officer injured in encounter in J&K

In Jammu & Kashmir, three terrorists were killed and an army officer injured in an encounter between security forces and terrorists in north Kashmir&apos;s Handwara area in Kupwara district.<br/><br/>An Army spokesman in Srinagar told AIR that a group of 4 to 6 militants was intercep...

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