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India honoured for contribution to UN Peacekeeping
Washington, May 14 (IANS): India was honoured for its significant contribution to UN Peacekeeping over the last six decades at an event to celebrate International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Capitol Hill, the seat of US Congress.
India's…
PM Modi leaves on Tour to China, Mangolia and South Korea
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday night left for a six-day three nation tour, that will see him visiting China, Mongolia and South Korea.
On Thursday, Modi will begin his China visit when he arrives in…
BJP takes on Gandhis, SC Judge to probe Vadra Land Deals
Chandigarh/New Delhi, May 13 (IANS): Controversial multi-million rupee deals of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra are among land deals and other irregularities that will be probed by an inquiry commission, headed by…
Both Houses of Parliament adjourned Sine Die
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS): Parliament was on Wednesday adjourned sine die after sitting for more than 30 days for its budget session.
During the session spanning over two months with a month's break in between, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya…
Justice Cyriac Joseph takes charge as the Acting Chairperson of NHRC
Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph, Member, NHRC took charge as the Acting Chairperson of the Commission today. He is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and had joined the Commission as a Member on the 27th May, 2013. As authorized by the…
Union Cabinet approves Bill to fight Benami Transactions
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS): In another initiative to fight the menace of black money in the country, the union cabinet on Wednesday approved the introduction of a bill to amend the law that prohibits benami transactions thereby making the…
Himachal Pradesh sends 25,000 Blankets to Quake-hit Nepal
Shimla, May 13 (IANS): The Himachal Pradesh government has provided relief in the form of 25,000 blankets, amounting to Rs.1 crore, to the people in earthquake-hit Nepal, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here on Wednesday.
Nepal has…
No effective steps taken to bring back Black Money: Jethmalani
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS): The Supreme Court Tuesday was told that the unaccounted black money stashed away to tax havens would not be recovered as the central government and its bureaucrats entrusted with the task have not taken any…
Glaring Errors in Jayalalithaa Verdict, claims prosecutor
Bengaluru, May 12 (IANS): The Karnataka High Court's judgment acquitting former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa and her three aides had glaring errors in computing their assets, special public prosecutor B.V. Acharya claimed on…
Cabinet approves Project-Exit Policy for Highways Developers
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The government on Wednesday approved a project-exit policy for highway developers and also authorised the state-run National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to intervene in languishing projects that are suffering…