India: Lack of funds and UN coordination limiting peace-building efforts

India: Lack of funds and UN coordination limiting peace-building efforts

🕔11:34, 28.Apr 2016

United Nations, April 28  Lack of funds and inadequate coordination among UN organisations is limiting peace-building efforts crucial to meet the challenges of conflicts in an inter-linked world, India has said.India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Tanmaya Lal, on

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Cabinet nod for Rs.3000 crore investment in Bharat Oman Refineries

Cabinet nod for Rs.3000 crore investment in Bharat Oman Refineries

🕔11:33, 28.Apr 2016

New Delhi, April 28  The union cabinet on Wednesday permitted oil marketer Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) to increase its investment in Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd. (BORL) up to a maximum of Rs.3,000 crore to further increase the capacity of

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Second phase of Bihar panchayat polls begins

Second phase of Bihar panchayat polls begins

🕔11:32, 28.Apr 2016

Patna, April 28  The second of a ten-phase panchayat elections in Bihar began on Thursday to elect 27,514 posts of the three-tier rural administrative structure, officials said.“Polls began on a peaceful note amid tight security. There were no reports of

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Cabinet approves solar plant in National Seeds Corporation land

Cabinet approves solar plant in National Seeds Corporation land

🕔11:30, 28.Apr 2016

New Delhi, April 28  The union cabinet on Wednesday approved utilising 400 hectares of uncultivable farm land at Jetsar in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district for setting up a solar power plant of capacity exceeding 200 MW.“The land is presently in

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President, Pranab Mukherjee being received by the Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Leo Dion

President, Pranab Mukherjee being received by the Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Leo Dion

🕔11:20, 28.Apr 2016 Read Full Article
Neemrana, India’s New Destination for Global Investments

Neemrana, India’s New Destination for Global Investments

🕔15:28, 27.Apr 2016

New Delhi, April 22:Neemrana, 120 kms from Delhi on the Delhi-Jaipur highway is fast emerging as India’s new destination for global investors. Rajasthan government’s initiative to woo overseas investors to set up a manufacturing hub outside their countries has met

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Adviser (Urbanization), NITI Aayog, Sunita Sanghi and the CEO of Singapore Cooperation Enterprise, Kong Wy Mun signing MoU

Adviser (Urbanization), NITI Aayog, Sunita Sanghi and the CEO of Singapore Cooperation Enterprise, Kong Wy Mun signing MoU

🕔15:16, 27.Apr 2016 Read Full Article
Indian IT services revenue to grow 11-13 percent: Moody’s

Indian IT services revenue to grow 11-13 percent: Moody’s

🕔14:23, 27.Apr 2016

Bengaluru, April 27  The resilient Indian IT services sector’s revenue growth would stabilise at 11-13 percent annually, with the bottoming out of the slowdown over the past 18 months, said global credit rating agency Moody’s on Wednesday.“We expect economic stability

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NHAI to build Rs.100-crore elevated corridor in Sonprayag

NHAI to build Rs.100-crore elevated corridor in Sonprayag

🕔14:20, 27.Apr 2016

Dehradun, April 27  The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is set to construct an elevated corridor at the cost of Rs.100 crore in Uttarakhand that will offer a big relief to pilgrims undertaking Char Dham Yatra. The one-km long

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Parrikar to make statement in parliament on AgustaWestland

Parrikar to make statement in parliament on AgustaWestland

🕔12:54, 27.Apr 2016

New Delhi, April 27 Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday he will make a statement on the AgustaWestland scam in parliament.Asked about the details emerging in the VVIP chopper scam, he said: “I will speak about the issue in the

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Ambassador of Germany to India, Martin Ney meeting the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati

Ambassador of Germany to India, Martin Ney meeting the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati

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AN IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE MAHALLA’S LIFE 

AN IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE MAHALLA’S LIFE 

🕔10:36, 27.Apr 2016

Uzbekistan has been constantly moving towards building a democratic state and strong civil society during the years of independence. The system of organizational and legal safeguards is formed to ensure the participation of citizens in public administration, the independent decision

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India’s navigation satellite launch countdown progressing smoothly

India’s navigation satellite launch countdown progressing smoothly

🕔10:20, 27.Apr 2016

Chennai, April 27  The 51 hour, 30 minute countdown for the launch of an Indian rocket with the country’s seventh navigation satellite scheduled for Thursday is proceeding normally, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Wednesday. According to the

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India, Pakistan talk, but no forward movement

India, Pakistan talk, but no forward movement

🕔10:19, 27.Apr 2016

New Delhi, April 27  India and Pakistan on Tuesday held their first formal talks since the January 2 Pathankot terror attack with both sides indulging in some plain speak. New Delhi raised the issue of cross-border terror while Islamabad talked

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Rs.16,495.69 crore benefits disbursed via Aadhar linked accounts

Rs.16,495.69 crore benefits disbursed via Aadhar linked accounts

🕔10:18, 27.Apr 2016

New Delhi, April 27  Out of the total money disbursed in various government schemes via direct benefit transfer (DBT), a total of Rs.16,495.69 crore was transferred via Aadhar linked bank accounts, parliament was told on Tuesday.“Of the total of Rs.61,824.30

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THE LEGITIMACY, OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY – THE BASIS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF STATE BODIES

THE LEGITIMACY, OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY – THE BASIS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF STATE BODIES

🕔15:29, 26.Apr 2016

  On April 15 of this year Tashkent hosted a seminar on the theme “Improvement of official websites of state bodies and the order of rendering of electronic state services”. The event was organized by the Legislative Chamber of Oliy

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Pakistan seeks early start to comprehensive bilateral dialogue

Pakistan seeks early start to comprehensive bilateral dialogue

🕔14:29, 26.Apr 2016

New Delhi, April 26 Following the foreign secretary-level talks between Indian and Pakistan here on Tuesday, the Pakistani foreign office stated that Islamabad has sought early resumption of the comprehensive bilateral dialogue between the two south Asian neighbours.According to Pakistan

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BHEL wins BML Munjal Award

BHEL wins BML Munjal Award

🕔12:43, 26.Apr 2016

BHEL has won the 11th BML Munjal Award for ‘Business Excellence through Learning and Development’ for the year 2016. The award was presented to the BHEL Team, led by D. Bandyopadhyay, Director (HR) by the Union Minister of State for Information

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IPL Or India Pani Lapata: PARCHED THROATS BECKON FUTURE…

IPL Or India Pani Lapata: PARCHED THROATS BECKON FUTURE…

🕔11:38, 26.Apr 2016

IPL Or India Pani Lapata PARCHED THROATS BECKON FUTURE By Poonam I Kaushish “Mama, what’s the big deal about water? Just give them Pepsi instead.” A reaction of an eight year-old urban kid to the famine sweeping across the country.

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Major fire breaks out at Delhi’s Ficci auditorium

Major fire breaks out at Delhi’s Ficci auditorium

🕔11:36, 26.Apr 2016

New Delhi, April 26  A massive fire early Tuesday engulfed the Ficci auditorium in central Delhi, police said.Five fire officials were injured while trying to contain the blaze which broke out around 1.48 a.m, and were rushed to hospital, an

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