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Relief work underway in flood-hit areas of Assam
Guwahati (Assam), July 14 (ANI): Incessant rains have wreaked havoc in Assam with its villages, towns and cities situated in the low foothills of the state reeling from floods for over a month. Authorities have come up with series of initiatives to provide relief to thousands of affected people.
Aircrafts carrying Indians from South Sudan to reach Delhi by tomorrow
New Delhi | July 14, 2016 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday took to Twitter to inform that two Indian Air Force C17 aircrafts, carrying hundreds of Indians from War-torn South Sudan, will reach Delhi tomorrow. "Both aircrafts are reaching Delhi via Thiruvananthapuram. First fl
HRD approves proposal of three Kendriya Vidyalayas
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI):Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday announced the approval of three Kendriya Vidyalaya proposals. During an informal interaction with the media, the Minister also received the feedback regarding the performance of the ministry and education sector, appreciati
Congress contesting UP polls to win and form govt: Ghulam nabi Azad
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who took part in a meeting at party vice-president Rahul Gandhi's residence to discuss strategy for the next year's UP Assembly polls, on Thursday, said the grand old party would contest the elections with an aim to win and form a go
Dadri lynching: Court orders registration of FIR against Akhlaq's family
A court in Noida on Thursday ordered the police to file a First Investigation Report (FIR) against Mohammad Akhlaq's family for alleged cow slaughter. Noida, July 14 (ANI):In September last year, Akhlaq was lynched by a mob on suspicion that his family stored and consumed beef in Dadri, Uttar Pr
No stay on ordinance allowing states to conduct MBBS tests
New Delhi, 14 July,2016: Supreme Court today said the validity of the Centre’s ordinance allowing states to conduct separate entrance tests for admission to MBBS and BDS courses for the 2016-17 academic year was “in doubt”, but rejected a plea seeking a stay on it saying half the states have already
Five-day long pineapple festival organised in Imphal to promote growers
mphal (Manipur) : The ninth state pineapple festival cum seller and buyer meet and youth festival was held recently at Yairipok Thambalnu Market in Manipur. The festival was held under the initiative of Development Organization Andro Kendra (DOAK). Manipur has the favorable climate for pineapp
SC verdict a lesson for Governors to not act as BJP, RSS members: Congress
New Delhi, July 14, 2016 (ANI):Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP was running the government in a ‘dictatorial’ and ‘anti-democratic’ manner, the Congress party on Thursday said the Supreme Court verdict to restore Nabam Tuki-led Government in Arunachal Pradesh was a lesson for the
Maha EC cancels AIMIM registration as political party
New Delhi: The Maharashtra Election Commission today cancelled the state registration of Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM and Peace Party. The decision was taken after the two parties failed to submit details of their income and funding, ANI reported. The cancellation of registration means that the AI
NIA likely to contact Islamic preacher Zakir Naik
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to contact Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is presently in Medina, Saudi Arabia. According to sources, the NIA, which has reportedly given some message or signal to Naik in this regard, has been waiting for his return, and then it will formally a
One killed, two injured in crude bomb blast outside Sasaram court
Sasaram (Bihar), July 13 : At least one person was killed and two others sustained injuries after a crude bomb exploded outside a local court in Sasaram area of Bihar's Rohtas district. The detonator of the bomb was accidentally pressed by the person carrying it. A 22-year-old man was on Wedne
Journalists facing tough situation in Kashmir
Journalists in the Kashmir Valley are facing a tough time covering protest-related violence in which more than 30 people were killed and several others injured, with both people and security forces turning hostile. Kashmiris, who took to streets after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar W
This Muslim Couple Braving the Srinagar Curfew to Deliver Food to a Pandit Family Is the Real India
The tension in Kashmir, triggered by the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, continues unabated. The death toll has risen to 32 and curfew has been imposed in most of the valley. In this dark scenario, the humanitarian gesture of a Muslim couple, who braved the curfew to
Gurgaon to Get India’s First Full Scale Smart Grid System and a Pod Taxi Service
A smart grid is an electrical grid that includes a variety of operational and energy measures like smart meters, smart appliances, and renewable energy resources. The new system will integrate different power sources like solar and wind with the traditional sources. The smart grid allows interoperab
VIDEO: Noida to Install Water Harvesting Systems in 200 Parks
The civic authorities in Noida have decided to set up water harvesting facilities in parks that are larger than one acre in area. Orders have also been given to plant more trees and shrubs in these parks. [embed]https://youtu.be/UF4OGY-KRwI[/embed] Like this story? Or have something to share?
Another setback for BJP as SC restores Congress Govt. in Arunachal
New Delhi, July 13 (ANI): In a major setback to the BJP-ruled Centre, the Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed “message and direction” issued by Arunachal Pradesh Governor J.P. Rajkhowa and restored status quo as on December 15 when Congress’ Nabam Tuki was the chief minister. “The SC has quashed a
Lok Sabha Speaker to hold all party meet on July 17
New Delhi,July 13, 2016 (ANI):Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning July 18, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will preside over an all party meeting on July 17 at 6.30 p.m. The all-party meeting assumes significance in the wake of the NDA government's keen desire to ensure the pas
PM Modi doesn't have faith on Constitution or democracy: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not abiding by the Constitution and working in a dictatorial manner, thereby putting onus on him to take a lesson from the Supreme Court’s verdict on Arunachal Pradesh and thus allow the Delhi Government t