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No talks with Pakistan; Welcome a Proactive PM: Sushma
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday denied any "flip-flop" in India's policy towards Pakistan and said no talks can be held as long as Mumbai attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi was walking free.…
Cash-for-Vote Scam: Telangana TDP MLA sent to jail
Hyderabad, June 1 (IANS): A city court here on Monday sent Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA A. Revanth Reddy to a 14-day judicial custody on the charge of trying to bribe a nominated MLA to vote for a TDP-BJP candidate in the election to…
Indian Army killed Three guerrillas in Kashmir’s Kupwara
Srinagar, June 1 (IANS): Three guerrillas were killed late Sunday in an ongoing gun battle with the Indian Army in Kashmir's Kupwara district.
"Three militants were killed in Tangdhar town near the LoC (Line of Control) in a fierce gun…
Heat Wave kills 2,200 in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
Hyderabad, May 31 (IANS): There was no respite from intense heat wave in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Sunday as 45 more deaths were reported from the two Telugu states, taking the toll to over 2,200.
While 25 people died in Andhra…
PM Modi vows ‘One Rank, One Pension’ Scheme
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday assured ex-servicemen that his government will soon resolve the tangles related to the "One Rank, One Pension" (OROP) issue and that interests of retired defence personnel was…
Heat, Lightning kills two People in Kalaburgi, Karnataka
Bengaluru, May 30 (IANS): The intense heat wave prevailing in Karnataka has claimed one life while another person was fatally struck by lightning in Kalaburgi district, an official said on Saturday.
Three people were hospitalised after…
$3.5 million World Bank fund for Ganga Project by Jan 2016
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS): The central government will be receiving the first tranche of $3.5 million from the World Bank by January 2016 for the Rs.4,200 crore estimated budget of the ambitious Jal Marg Vikas project on river Ganga, an…
No intention to run Delhi through anyone: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the central government has no intention to run the Delhi government through anyone and was committed to upholding its constitutional duty as he outlined the Narendra…
Balmer Lawrie, CGDA launch Air Travel Portal for Armed Forces
Kolkata, May 29: An Air Travel Module, developed and implemented by Balmer Lawrie and Co. Ltd. in the Defence Travel System (DTS), was launched as an additional facility for Armed Forces personnel by Mr. Arvind Kaushal, IDAS - Controller…
Prime Minister says Committed to One Rank One Pension
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that his government is "committed" to the long-awaited One Rank One Pension (OROP) for ex-servicemen.
"On OROP- the government is committed to OROP and there's no…