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  • 7 years after Mumbai attacks, India, Pakistan resume dialogue

    Ms. Swaraj added that the decision had come as a result of the talks on terror by the National Security Advisors in Bangkok on Sunday. In their joint statement, Ms. Swaraj and Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz “condemned terrorism and resolved t ....

    Ms. Swaraj added that the decision had come as a result of the talks on terror by the National Security Advisors in Bangkok on Sunday. In their joint statement, Ms. Swaraj and Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz “condemned terrorism and resolved t ....

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  • A wrong call that sank Chennai

    Official data from the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board for the last 20 days suggest that the high precipitation and reservoir outflows on November 16 and December 1 respectively were primarily responsible for swelling the rivers. On November 17, 18, ....

    Official data from the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board for the last 20 days suggest that the high precipitation and reservoir outflows on November 16 and December 1 respectively were primarily responsible for swelling the rivers. On November 17, 18, ....

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  • No end in sight to logjam as Govt., Congress spar over 'National Herald' case

     For the third consecutive day on Wednesday, the Congress disrupted Parliament over the 'National Herald' controversy, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greetings to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on her 69th birthday making no impact. So far, the Cong ....

     For the third consecutive day on Wednesday, the Congress disrupted Parliament over the 'National Herald' controversy, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greetings to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on her 69th birthday making no impact. So far, the Cong ....

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  • Rajnath, Mohammad Salim face-off rocks Lok Sabha

    Initiating the debate on intolerance, Mr. Salim was making a broader point on how insensitive remarks on communal sentiments were made not by “fringe elements” but by ministers and MPs of the ruling party, when he quoted a news magazine that had, in an issue ....

    Initiating the debate on intolerance, Mr. Salim was making a broader point on how insensitive remarks on communal sentiments were made not by “fringe elements” but by ministers and MPs of the ruling party, when he quoted a news magazine that had, in an issue ....

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  • Espionage case: Pak High Commission staff, Army man under scanner

    This was disclosed by Delhi Police Crime Branch, which has arrested two alleged members of this network, a Border Security Force (BSF) head Constable and a handler of Pakistani Intelligence Operative. Kaifatullah Khan, the handler arrested for allegedly providing sen ....

    This was disclosed by Delhi Police Crime Branch, which has arrested two alleged members of this network, a Border Security Force (BSF) head Constable and a handler of Pakistani Intelligence Operative. Kaifatullah Khan, the handler arrested for allegedly providing sen ....

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  • President to launch Diu tourism festival

    "The President has consented to inaugurate the festival called Festa Da Diu which is a 75-day tourism festival that seeks to project the island as a best tourism destination," said Ashish Kundra, administrator of Daman and Diu union territory.   " ....

    "The President has consented to inaugurate the festival called Festa Da Diu which is a 75-day tourism festival that seeks to project the island as a best tourism destination," said Ashish Kundra, administrator of Daman and Diu union territory.   " ....

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  • RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

    Accordingly, the repo rate at which the Reserve Bank lends to the system will continue at 6.75 per cent. The cash reserve ratio (CRR) or the amount of deposits banks park with RBI has also been unchanged at 4 per cent. The status quo was widely expected. RBI, which i ....

    Accordingly, the repo rate at which the Reserve Bank lends to the system will continue at 6.75 per cent. The cash reserve ratio (CRR) or the amount of deposits banks park with RBI has also been unchanged at 4 per cent. The status quo was widely expected. RBI, which i ....

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  • Modi to speak in Rajya Sabha today

    Earlier, the Opposition-sponsored debate on intolerance continued in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, with the Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi saying that the BJP MPs were asked not to make provocative statements as it deflected from Pri ....

    Earlier, the Opposition-sponsored debate on intolerance continued in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, with the Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi saying that the BJP MPs were asked not to make provocative statements as it deflected from Pri ....

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  • Espionage rackets with Pak. links busted, BSF man among 5 arrested

    Two persons were held in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir spy ring and three in the Kolkata operation. Kafaitullah Khan alias Master Raja and Abdul Rasheed are residents of Jammu and Kashmir and it is alleged that by cultivating sources in the Army and the BSF ( ....

    Two persons were held in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir spy ring and three in the Kolkata operation. Kafaitullah Khan alias Master Raja and Abdul Rasheed are residents of Jammu and Kashmir and it is alleged that by cultivating sources in the Army and the BSF ( ....

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  • Is it joyful…?

    This is a Nali-Kali classroom. In 2005, Nali-Kali (play-learn), a multi-grade, activity-based form of teaching and learning inspired from the pedagogical practices at Rishi Valley Centre of Education in Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh, was implemented across government scho ....

    This is a Nali-Kali classroom. In 2005, Nali-Kali (play-learn), a multi-grade, activity-based form of teaching and learning inspired from the pedagogical practices at Rishi Valley Centre of Education in Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh, was implemented across government scho ....

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