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Chemical leaks at IGI Airport, Substance not Radioactive
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS): A leak of a chemical, identified as liquid sodium iodide, at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) early Friday created panic after two cargo loaders complained of skin "irritation" but authorities denied…
IIT-Madras bans Student Group, HRD Ministry denies any role
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS): Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said the government had no role in banning a student group at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras for distributing controversial pamphlets that were…
Himachal Pradesh First State to start ABPS in India: Minister
By Vijyender Sharma
Shimla, May 29: Anil Sharma, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister said here today that Himachal Pradesh was the first State in the country to start Aadhar Based Payment System (ABPS) since 2nd October, 2014…
P.K. Sinha to replace Ajit Seth as Cabinet Secretary
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS): Pradeep Kumar Sinha, an IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, was on Friday appointed the new cabinet secretary. He will succeed Ajit Seth.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of Pradeep…
Radioactive leak at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS): A leak in a consignment of "sodium iodide class 7 category liquid" that had arrived from Istanbul triggered panic at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here early Friday morning, a CISF officer said,…
CBI tells Court: Coal Secy hid facts from Dr. Manmohan Singh
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS): The then coal secretary, H.C. Gupta, concealed material facts related to allocation of a coal block in Jharkhand's Rajhara town from the then prime minister Manmohan Singh, who also held the coal portfolio, the CBI…
Gujjars end Agitation, as Rajastha agrees to 5% Quota
Jaipur, May 28 (IANS): The Gujjar community, whose members have been squatting on railway tracks and blocking road traffic in Rajasthan demanding five percent reservation in education and government jobs, on Thursday called off their…
Heat Wave claims over 1,700 Lives across India
Hyderabad/New Delhi/Mumbai/Jaipur, May 28 (IANS): The searing heat wave continued unabated on Thursday in many parts of India, claiming another 414 lives in Andhra and Telangana alone to take the toll above 1,700 while rains brought relief…
Mamata Banerjee to join Modi during Bangladesh Visit
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day official visit to Bangladesh beginning on June 6, a state minister said here on Thursday.
"West Bengal chief…
PM Modi congratulates CBSE class 10 Passouts
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated those who passed the CBSE class 10 examination, the results of which were announced here on Thursday. "To all my young friends who passed the CBSE Class X exams-…