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August 12, 2015 8:19 AM

Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal meet over dinner

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee over dinner in New Delhi last night. Talking to reporters after the meeting, Ms Banerjee said, if the government wants to take the nation ahead, there is need for political parties to come together on many issues. M...

August 12, 2015 8:04 AM

BJP issues whip, asks members to be present in Parliament today

BJP has issued whip to its MPs asking them to be present in both the Houses of Parliament today. The whip has been issued as government wants to pass the key legislations like GST Bill during the remaining part of the current session which is scheduled to end tomorrow. <br/><br/>The GST ...

August 12, 2015 7:49 AM

Didn't go to Sanjay Dutt's house and give him weapons in 1993: Abu Salem

Gangster Abu Salem has denied his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. Salem claimed that he does not know any of the co-accused in the 1993 blasts case. In his statement submitted before the special TADA court in Mumbai yesterday, Abu Salem said that neither did he gave any AK-47 rifle and h...

August 12, 2015 6:48 AM

BSF to plant more than 4 lakh saplings in 30 minutes

As part of the Golden Jubilee Year of Border Security Force, the sentinels of Indian borders will be planting more than 4 lakh saplings at its units and head quarters across the country within just 30 minutes, today. The drive will start at 10 AM and will end at 10.30 AM.<br/><br/>Punjab...

August 12, 2015 6:42 AM

Maha govt forms cabinet sub-panel to tackle Marathwada drought

Maharashtra government has set up a cabinet sub-committee to prepare an action plan to tackle the impending drought crisis. The committee headed by state Agriculture Minister Eknath Khadse will also comprise Water Supply Minister Babanrao Lonikar, Rural Development Minister Pankaja Munde and Finance...

August 12, 2015 6:35 AM

Mamata Banerjee to meet PM Modi today, to seek flood relief for WB

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today to seek financial help for the post flood reconstruction work in the State. The Chief Minister is likely to take up the issue of waiver of agricultural loons of the affected farmers with the Prime Mi...

August 11, 2015 9:02 PM

There should be limit on GST, says Congress

The Congress has said that there should be a limit on the Goods and Service Tax which could be 15 or 18 per cent. Briefing media in New Delhi this evening, party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said even the Chief Economic Advisor has considered additional one per cent tax under GST regime as ret...

August 11, 2015 9:02 PM

India seeks shifting of CPA annual conference from Islamabad

India has asked the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, CPA to shift the venue of its annual conference from Islamabad. It said, Pakistan has forfeited its right to host the meet by not inviting the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker which is in violation of the Association's constitution. ...

August 11, 2015 8:59 PM

Two militants killed in encounter in South Kashmir

In Jammu & Kashmir, the cordon and search operation ended today late afternoon leading to killing of two militants and injuring one SOG man in an encounter near an orchard in South Kashmir&apos;s Ratnipora area of Pulwama district. Unconfirmed reports said that one civilian injured in the firing...

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