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August 1, 2015 8:42 PM

Rs. 50,000 crore earmarked to develop 100 smart cities: Venkaiah Naidu

Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that 50,000 crore rupees have been earmarked by the government to develop 100 smart cities in the country. He was speaking at an international seminar in New Delhi today. Mr Naidu said, under the Smart Cities Mission, each selected city would get...

August 1, 2015 8:41 PM

PM convenes high-level meeting to discuss sugarcane farmers dues

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened a meeting in New Delhi today to discuss long-term measures to address the concerns of cash-starved sugar mills and expedite payment of cane arrear of over 14,000 crore rupees to farmers.<br/><br/>Food Ministry has proposed various short and long ...

August 1, 2015 7:16 PM

Show same 'urgency' in other terror cases: Digvijaya Singh to govt

Senior Congress Leader Mr Digvijay Singh today said that Government should show same urgency in other terror cases like those convicted in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case as it showed in case of Mumbai Blast case Yakub Memon.<br/><br/>Mr. Singh told media persons in Panaji , the governme...

August 1, 2015 7:14 PM

Bihar transfers 49 IAS, IPS officers ahead of assembly polls

In Bihar a large number of IAS and IPS officers have been transferred ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. The state government has transferred 49 IAs officers including 27 DMs.<br/><br/>Patna District magistrate has been transferred. 44 IPS including 14 SPs of different districts have ...

August 1, 2015 5:48 PM

BJP distances itself from Varun Gandhi's views against death penalty

BJP today distanced itself from its MP Varun Gandhi's views against death penalty. Replying to a media query in New Delhi, senior Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said it is Mr. Gandhi's personal view and not the party's. He said there is provision of capital punishment for rarest of ...

August 1, 2015 5:48 PM

BJP slams Congress for criticizing Rajnath Singh's remarks

BJP today came down heavily on Congress for criticizing Home Minister Rajnath Singh's remarks on terrorism and accused the opposition party of doing vote bank politics on the issue. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters in New Delhi, senior party leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Pras...

August 1, 2015 1:51 PM

Congress criticises Home Minister Rajnath Singh

The Congress has criticised Home Minister Rajnath Singh for accusing that UPA government had coined the term Hindu terrorism that has weakened country's fight against terrorism. Briefing media in New Delhi this afternoon, senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said, it is an attempt to divide the...

August 1, 2015 1:37 PM

Youth Congress workers today protest against Pakistan

Youth Congress workers today protested against Pakistan outside the country's Embassy in the national capital for the recent terror attack in Gurdaspur. The protesters also shouted slogans against Pak scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan who had termed Dr Abdul Kalam as an ordinary scientist. Mr Khan ha...

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