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National Sports Awards: Khel Ratna for Sania; Arjuna for Sreejesh

editor — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:26:56 +0000

World No. 1 doubles tennis player Sania Mirza has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna – the the country’s highest sporting honour – by a 12-member selection committee headed by retired chief justice V.K. Bali here on Tuesday. She is the first Indian woman to achieve the number one rankings in doubles along...

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Suvra Mukherjee in critical state

editor — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:21:44 +0000

President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife, Suvra Mukherjee who has been admitted to the Army Hospital (Research and Referral) on Friday evening , is in a “very critical” condition, hospital sources said on Tuesday. She was suffering from a respiratory problem and was ill for some time. “Her condition is very critical. This is all we can...

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Cong stalls GST Bill; Jaitley attacks Sonia, Rahul

editor — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:10:27 +0000

Indian government’s attempts to push through the GST Bill in Rajya Sabha were on Tuesday stalled by the Congress disrupting Rajya Sabha, inviting angry reaction from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who targeted Sonia and Rahul Gandhi saying they were not able to digest election defeat. When Jaitley got up to move the Bill, Congress members...

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India to organise ‘Make in India’ conference in Australia

editor — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 04:57:14 +0000

India has proposed to hold a major ‘Make in India’ conference in @australia in November this year to tap the huge bilateral trade potential. The plans for the conference were discussed during a trade and investment meeting held between Indian High Commissioner Navdeep Suri and Australian trade minister Andrew Robb on the day before yesterday....

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Marines Case: India challenges Italy’s contentions

editor — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 04:47:37 +0000

India has told an international tribunal that the case of two Italian marines, accused of killing two Indian fishermen off Kerala’s coast, comes under its jurisdiction and Italy’s contentions in this regard were “misleading”. Challenging Italy’s contention that Sergeant Girone has been kept in India as a “hostage”, India said such description is highly inappropriate...

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PAWAN HANS: WRECKAGE FOUND IN KHONSA

editor — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 04:36:23 +0000

Six days after a Pawan Hans chopper went missing, its wreckage was found 11 kilometers away from Khonsa area of Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district. However, the three occupants, including a deputy commissioner, are still missing. Massive search operations for the missing helicopter were carried out by Tirap and Changlang district administration and security forces after...

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Aadhaar Card will be Optional for Availing Social Benefit Schemes

editor — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:13:30 +0000

The Supreme Court today allowed the Centre to link the Aadhaar card with the public distribution system (PDS) and LPG. But the court made it clear that Aadhaar will not be mandatory for availing any social benefit scheme. The court said that the government was at liberty to use Aadhaar for PDS, especially distribution of...

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Kerala State Awards 2014: honoured real Talents!

editor — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 11:43:32 +0000

Minister of state for Forest Transport, Sports, Environment and Cinema Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, announced the Kerala State Awards 2014 here at a press conference on Monday. This year, as many as 70 Malayalam films were listed among the state award nominations. Best Film: Jayaraj’s Ottal Best Director: Sanalkumar Sasidharan forOraalppokkam Best Actress: Nazriya Nazim for Bangalore...

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Modi wishes new google firm CEO Sundar Pichai

editor — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 11:03:48 +0000

The technology giant co-founder Larry Page announced the formation of a new new parent company ‘Alphabet’, of which Google will be a part. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended best wishes to Chennai-born Sundar Pichai on becoming the new CEO of Google’s new umbrella firm ‘Alphabet’. “Congratulations @sundarpichai. My best wishes for the new role at @google,” he tweeted. Congratulations...

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Pranab Mukherjee Greets Chad on Independence Day

editor — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 08:55:36 +0000

President Pranab Mukherjee today extended Independence Day greetings to Chad. “Warm greetings and felicitations to Government and people Chad on their Independence Day – President Mukherjee,” the official Twitter account of Rashtrapati Bhavan tweeted. Chad, a landlocked nation in north-central Africa, celebrates its Independence every year on August 11 to commemorate its freedom from France, gained in 1960.

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GOOGLE UPDATES HANGOUT !

editor — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 08:31:20 +0000

Google has released an update for its Hangout app for Android with a new material design and features. According to the Verge, the Google Hangout 4.0 adds a floating compose button, simplifies the interface and apparently adds in all of the animated flourishes the users would expect from a Material Design app. Hangouts’ Android Wear...

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Sonia Gandhi to Meet Con. MPs In Parliament

editor — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 07:00:19 +0000

Amid the ongoing stalemate in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will meet her party’s Lok Sabha MPs today. Following repeated adjournments in the pre-lunch session, both houses of Parliament were yesterday adjourned over the Lalit Modi controversy and the Vyapam scam. The Lok Sabha was adjourned four times as the agitating Congress members trooped into the well of the House...

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Earthquake Hits Afghanistan, Tremors In North India

editor — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 06:28:55 +0000

Tremors were felt in several parts of North India, including Srinagar and Delhi, on Monday after a high-intensity earthquake struck the Hindukush region in Afghanistan. The earthquake, which was felt in the northern part of India, it was having the epicenter in Afghanistan, 210 kilometers in Hindukush area. Because of the depth, it was felt...

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BJP Accuses Nithish for his Prodigal Act

editor — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 06:15:18 +0000

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of spending government money on the election campaign ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the state. “Nitish Kumar is trying to revive his political image by using hoardings and banners. He is spending hundreds and crores of rupees in election campaign....

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Deoghar Temple Stampede: Jharkhand Govt. Suspends Officials

editor — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 06:09:08 +0000

The Jharkhand Government yesterday suspended Deoghar’s Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of Police, Civil Surgeon and Regional Deputy Director in the light of the temple stampede where at least 11 people were killed and 20 others injured. The stampede took place close to a temple of Goddess Durga, where thousands had lined up for a ritual. Prime...

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Nestle Issue: Govt. to file Complaint in NCDRC

editor — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 05:59:46 +0000

The Department of Consumer Affairs is all set to file a complaint against Nestle over Maggi issue in the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) using a provision for the first time from the nearly three-decade-old Consumer Protection Act. The development comes amidst the Indian unit of the Swiss multinational withdrawing Maggi from the markets...

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Threat Letter to Hazare; Asked To Stand Back From Kejriwal

editor — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 05:46:24 +0000

Anna Hazare received a threat letter which states that he would be “bumped off” if he does not dissociate himself from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The letter also warned Hazare that he will meet the fate of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, who was killed in Pune two years back. “The letter is dated August 7...

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