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August 23, 2015 7:36 AM

FM Jaitley to inaugurate Bandhan Bank in Kolkata today

Bandhan Financial Services will start full fledged commercial banking operations today. Finance Minister Arun Jetley will inaugurate the Bandhan Bank at function in Science City Auditorium in Kolkata. Kolkata based Bandhan got the approval of Reserve Bank of India to start commercial banking operati...

August 23, 2015 7:33 AM

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 22, 2015 9:07 PM

STF's SI killed, one jawan injured in Chhatisgarh Maoist attack

In Chhattisgarh,a sub-inspector of Special Task Force,STF, was killed, while one jawan was injured in a Maoist attack in Darbha area of tribal Bastar district .<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that Maoists ambushed a team of Special Task Force when it was patrolling near Darbha area. ...

August 22, 2015 8:54 PM

Southwest monsoon active over various states

Southwest monsoon has been active over Punjab, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, South Interior Karnataka and Andaman and Nicobar Islands during past 24 hours.<br/>Met office has predicted that, heavy rainfall would occur at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand and Northest region.

August 22, 2015 8:42 PM

Centre to set up National Consumer Authority soon: Ram Vilas Paswan

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday said the National Consumer Authority will soon be set up to strengthen consumer protection mechanism in the country. <br/><br/>He said the Consumer Protection Amendment Bill, which was introduced in parl...

August 22, 2015 8:42 PM

Govt to open Film Institute in Northeast region: Jitendra Singh

Government will soon open a Film Institute in Northeast region.<br/><br/>Addressing a function in New Delhi on Saturday, Minister of State of Development of North-Eastern Region Dr Jitendra Singh said, the institute will not only help in boosting the film industry in the region but also ...

August 22, 2015 8:35 PM

Govt committed to turn Ganga into world&apos;s 10 cleanest rivers: Uma Bharti

Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Uma Bharti said that government is committed to turn Ganga into the 10 cleanest rivers of the world within seven years as it is among the top 10 polluted rivers in the world. Addressing a national level seminar on clean and...

August 22, 2015 7:19 PM

India stick to its stand on agenda decided during Ufa meet:Rajnath Singh

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said India will firmly stick to its stand on agenda decided between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif during Ufa meet regarding NSA level talks. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters, Mr Singh said, India wants to hold NSA-level tal...

August 22, 2015 6:41 PM

Govt to announce names of 100 smart cities

The Government will announce by September 1, the names of urban centres that would there in the list of 100 smart cities.<br/><br/>This was informed today by the Union Minister of Urban Development and Housing M Venkaiah Naidu. <br/><br/>Naidu was speaking to reporters in pro...

August 22, 2015 5:52 PM

Flood fury continues in Assam with over 11 lakh people affected<br/>

In Assam, the number of flood affected people has gone up to 11 lakhs with one thousand 437 villages reeling under the fury of flood in 18 districts. Though there was slight respite from rains in Upper Assam, downpour continues in a few areas of Lower Assam including Dhubri. The Army, NDRF and State...

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