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Nepal PM accorded ceremonial welcome
Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Oli was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Saturday.
Oli who is on his first visit to India after returning to power in February was received by his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.…
Second half of Budget Session a washout, low productivity
The budget session of Parliament ended on Friday with the second part completely washed out in the wake of a standoff between the government and the opposition whose no-confidence motion was not taken up for more than a fortnight.
In an…
Is Polygamy, Nikah halala more important than Ayodhya and secularism, SC asked
The Supreme Court was on Friday asked if Ayodhya title issue was less important than the issue of polygamy, nikah halala, nikah mutah and nikah misyar amongst the Muslim community for the top court not referring the earlier matter for…
PNB Fraud: CBI questions former RBI Deputy Governor
The CBI on Friday questioned the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) former Deputy Governor Harun Rashid Khan in connection with Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud involving diamantaire Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, an…
Government forms committee for regulation of Online Media
In a move to establish regulatory framework for online media and news portals, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has set up a committee that will recommend formation of appropriate policy.
The committee, which has Secretary of…
Nepal PM leaves for New Delhi
Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli left for New Delhi on Friday on a three-day state visit.
Oli is slated to hold delegation level talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Saturday where the two leaders will jointly lay the…
EC unveils 3 Mobile Apps for Karnataka Assembly elections
Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat and Election Commissioners Sunil Arora and Ashok Lavasa on Thursday launched three mobile applications for voters ahead of the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections.
The applications -- Election…
Bihar will get ODF status before 2019 deadline: Official
In Bihar, where millions of people still opt for open defecation, the state government is trying hard and will achieve open defecation-free (ODF) status by March 31, 2019, against the deadline of October 2, 2019, an official said on…
Arun Jaitley to undergo Kidney transplant
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is suffering from some kidney related problems and is set to undergo kidney transplant this weekend.
A senior AIIMS official told IANS that all paperwork and other formalities for the kidney transplant have…
87mn people affected by Cambridge data breach: Facebook
Facebook has admitted that information of up to 87 million people, mostly in the US, may have been improperly shared with the British political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Facebook CEO Mark…