India added 5,400 MW wind power capacity in last fiscal

India added 5,400 MW wind power capacity in last fiscal

🕔21:03, 2.Apr 2017

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) India added over 5,400 MW of wind energy generation capacity during 2016-17 — bettering its target of 4,000 MW, an official said on Sunday. “The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has set a record

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Chenani-Nashri tunnel has set high standards for Indian construction firms: NHAI official

Chenani-Nashri tunnel has set high standards for Indian construction firms: NHAI official

🕔21:02, 2.Apr 2017

Chenani (Jammu and Kashmir), April 2 (IANS) Incorporating the latest technology, such as emergency evacuation and accident detection system, the Chenani-Nashri tunnel, India’s longest, has set a new bench mark for construction firms to provide all-weather roads in tough terrain, a

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Myanmar to join SASEC at Finance Ministers’ Delhi meeting

Myanmar to join SASEC at Finance Ministers’ Delhi meeting

🕔20:59, 2.Apr 2017

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Myanmar, which has joined the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) programme as its seventh member, will be officially welcomed into the project-based partnership at the SASEC Finance Ministers’ meeting here on Monday to be chaired

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Some Kashmiris throw rocks, others hew them for development : PM Modi

Some Kashmiris throw rocks, others hew them for development : PM Modi

🕔20:54, 2.Apr 2017

Udhampur, April 2 (IANS) While some Kashmiris were busy “throwing rocks”, others were cutting through mountains to bring development to Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday and congratulated the youth of the state for the Chenani-Nashri tunnel

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Big Delhi, Gurgaon hotels along highways stop serving liquor

Big Delhi, Gurgaon hotels along highways stop serving liquor

🕔20:49, 2.Apr 2017

New Delhi/Gurugram, April 2 (IANS) Many luxurious hotels and restaurants falling within 500 metres of national and state highways said they are not serving liquor following the Supreme Court ban. The top court by its December 15, 2016 order had banned

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Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launches BS-IV grade fuels nationwide

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launches BS-IV grade fuels nationwide

🕔20:39, 2.Apr 2017

By Prakash Bhargava Bhubaneshwar, April 02 Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan formally launched BS-IV grade transportation fuels across the country from Bhubaneswar today. The event coincided with Utkal Divas (formation day of the State) being celebrated in

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Jet fuel rates cut by over 5%

Jet fuel rates cut by over 5%

🕔20:19, 2.Apr 2017

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) With the recent dip in global crude oil prices to around $50 a barrel levels, the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, has been cut by over 5 per cent — reversing a

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Lok Sabha Speaker meets Bangladesh PM

Lok Sabha Speaker meets Bangladesh PM

🕔20:16, 2.Apr 2017

Dhaka, April 2 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, who is leading the Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the 136th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Dhaka, called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday. Mahajan said that India attaches

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Air India flies three seriously ill Bangladeshi citizens free of cost

Air India flies three seriously ill Bangladeshi citizens free of cost

🕔20:10, 2.Apr 2017

Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Showing its humane face, national carrier Air India on Sunday flew three young Bangladeshi citizens, suffering from serious muscular dystrophy, for treatment at a Mumbai hospital along with their relatives — free of charge. The three patients

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India likely to grow at 7.2% in 2017, 7.7% in 2018: Jaitley

India likely to grow at 7.2% in 2017, 7.7% in 2018: Jaitley

🕔12:45, 1.Apr 2017

New Delhi, April 1 The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.2 per cent in 2017 and by 7.7 per cent in 2018, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday. “Though this is a challenging time, India has remained a

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Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak paying floral tributes at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi,

Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak paying floral tributes at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi,

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PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA CALLS ON PRESIDENT

PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA CALLS ON PRESIDENT

🕔11:41, 1.Apr 2017

Dato’ Sri Mohd. Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak, the Prime Minister of Malaysia called on President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (April 1, 2017). Welcoming the Malaysian Prime Minister to India, the President expressed hope that

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The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak calling on the Vice President, M. Hamid Ansari

The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak calling on the Vice President, M. Hamid Ansari

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Malaysian PM accorded ceremonial welcome

Malaysian PM accorded ceremonial welcome

🕔11:05, 1.Apr 2017

New Delhi, April 1  Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Abdul Razak was on Saturday accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here. He also called on Vice President M. Hamid Ansari.Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Razak at the Rashtrapati

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SBI begins operation as merged entity from April 1, 2017

SBI begins operation as merged entity from April 1, 2017

🕔10:23, 1.Apr 2017

Mumbai, April 1, 2017: State Bank of India, the largest commercial bank in India has merged its five Associate Banks –State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of

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Parbati HE Project, Stage-II (4×200 MW)

Parbati HE Project, Stage-II (4×200 MW)

🕔10:00, 1.Apr 2017

First unit of (4×200 MW) Parbati HE Project, Stage-II, located in District Kullu, Himachal Pradesh has been successfully spun at 15.00 Hours on 31.03.2017. Further tests of the unit are in progress. The water of Jiwa Nallah has been diverted

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Petrol cut by Rs 3.77 a litre, diesel by Rs 2.91

Petrol cut by Rs 3.77 a litre, diesel by Rs 2.91

🕔09:17, 1.Apr 2017

New Delhi, April 1  State-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) substantially reduced prices of transport fuels effective from Saturday, of petrol by Rs 3.77 a litre and of diesel by Rs 2.91, both at Delhi, with corresponding cuts in other states

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