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Those left out in Aayushman Bharat scheme would be included soon: Yogi Adityanath

Mar 01, 2019, at 08:35 pm

Lucknow, Mar 1 (UNI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the deserving people who have been left out in the Aayushman Bharat scheme would be included in the list as this government is committed to extend the health benefits to the people of the state.

Kerala CM expresses happiness over release of IAF pilot

Mar 01, 2019, at 08:22 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 1 (UNI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday expressed happiness over the release of IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.

Suresh Prabhu reaches Cambodia to attend7th RCEP Inter-Sessional Ministerial Meeting

Mar 01, 2019, at 07:59 pm

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS): Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, has reached Siem Reap in Cambodia for the Seventh Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Intersessional Ministerial Meeting (7th RCEP ISSL MM) to be held on 2nd March 2019.

To facilitate clearing arrears of sugarcane farmers for 2018-19, Cabinet approves soft loans worth 7900-10,540 crore to sugar mills

Mar 01, 2019, at 07:57 pm

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS): In a major decision to improve liquidity position of sugar mills and to help the sugar industry clear its cane dues arrears to farmers, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has approved the proposal to provide soft loans to the extent of Rs. 7900-10540 crore to the sugar industry. 

PM Modi to inaugurate construction technology India-2019 expo-cum-conference tomorrow

Mar 01, 2019, at 07:55 pm

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS): PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Construction Technology India-2019 Expo-cum-Conference in New Delhi on Mar 2, 2019.

After Rajouri, Pakistan violates ceasefire on LoC in Poonch, Indian Army retaliates

Mar 01, 2019, at 07:43 pm

Jammu, Mar 1 (UNI/IBNS) Pakistani troops on Friday after violating ceasefire in Nowshera sector of Rajouri, fired unprovoked on the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Vigilance department arrests govt officer on graft charge

Mar 01, 2019, at 07:23 pm

Patna, Mar 1 (UNI) Vigilance sleuths today arrested a government officer when he was accepting bribe of Rs one lakh from the complainant in Saran district.

OIC: Sushma Swaraj meets Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen

Mar 01, 2019, at 07:08 pm

Abu Dhabi, Mar 1 (IBNS): Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday met Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen in Abu Dhabi.

'We will work with you': India to OIC

Mar 01, 2019, at 07:01 pm

Abu Dhabi, Mar 1 (UNI) India on Friday sought to build the bridge of understanding with the Islamic world and a world that is infinitely better in terms of equitable economic growth and social justice.

PM Narendra Modi launches development projects in Kanyakumari

Mar 01, 2019, at 06:47 pm

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the Tejas Express between Madurai and Chennai. 

Uttar Pradesh: Two drug peddlers held

Mar 01, 2019, at 06:42 pm

Barabanki, Mar 1 (UNI): Local police held two drug peddlers and recovered morphine worth Rs 3 crore from them on Friday.

India is proud of Abhinandan: Narendra Modi says in Tamil Nadu

Mar 01, 2019, at 06:36 pm

Kanyakumari, Mar 1 (IBNS): Visiting Kanyakumari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appreciated Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan, who belongs to Tamil Nadu, and said the entire nation is proud of him.

'Modi ji competent, I am not in the race to become PM', says Nitin Gadkari

Mar 01, 2019, at 06:01 pm

New Delhi, Mar 1 (UN/IBNSI) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, often considered the blue-eyed boy of RSS leadership, said on Friday that he is not in the race to become the Prime Minister and that only Narendra Modi will come back as the 'next Prime Minister' of the country.

Assam hooch tragedy leaves many children orphaned

Mar 01, 2019, at 05:57 pm

Guwahati, Mar 1 (IBNS): Assam hooch tragedy, which has claimed as many as 150 lives in Golaghat and Jorhat districts, has also left many orphaned.  

Pakistan: Islamabad court rejects plea to stop Indian pilot's release

Mar 01, 2019, at 05:38 pm

Islamabad, Mar 1 (IBNS): The Islamabad High Court on Friday dismissed a plea against the release of the Indian Air Force pilot captured by Pakistan.

Budget session of Pondy Assembly from tomorrow

Mar 01, 2019, at 05:35 pm

Puducherry,Mar 1 (UNI)The budget session of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly will begin from Saturday.

Pakistan again violates ceasefire on LoC in Nowshera sector of Rajouri

Mar 01, 2019, at 05:31 pm

Jammu, Mar 1(UNI/IBNS) Pakistan yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked on the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Education we impart must lead to self discovery, enlightenment and awakening of an individual: Vice President Naidu

Mar 01, 2019, at 05:28 pm

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the education we impart in our schools, colleges and universities must lead to self discovery, enlightenment and awakening of an individual.

Notorious cheater nabbed and Rs 33 lakhs worth 9 camera and 14 lens seized

Mar 01, 2019, at 05:21 pm

Bengaluru, Mar 1 (UNI/IBNS) Police have nabbed a notorious cheater and recovered from him Rs 33 lakhs worth 9 Cannon cameras and 14 costly lens.

SC dismisses plea against appointment of Suhag as Army's Eastern Command head

Mar 01, 2019, at 05:05 pm

New Delhi, Mar 1 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the plea challenging the appointment of Dalbir Singh Suhag as head of Army's Eastern Command in 2012.

Three farm workers die as tractor trailer overturns

Mar 01, 2019, at 04:55 pm

Koppal, Karnataka, Mar 1 (UNI): Three young farm workers, including two women, died when the tractor trailer they were travelling in overturned near Mukumpi village of Kangavathi taluk of this district in north Karnataka on Friday.

Boy killed, father hurt as water tanker hits motorcycle

Mar 01, 2019, at 04:50 pm

Hyderabad, Mar 1 (UNI): A eight-year-old son was killed and his father injured when a motorcycle on which they were travelling was hit by a water tanker at Abids here on Friday.

Top Rankers Management Club holds 20th National Summit themed Reform, Perform and Transform for Sustainable Growth

Mar 01, 2019, at 04:44 pm

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS): Top Rankers Management Club organised its 20th National Management Summit at hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi, recently.

Beating the retreat ceremony at Wagaj border cancelled for IAF pilot return

Mar 01, 2019, at 04:09 pm

Attari, Mar 1 (IBNS): The daily beating the retreat and band ceremony at the Wagah border was cancelled on Friday with captured Indian Air Force Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman scheduled to be handed over to India here this afternoon, media reports said.

At OIC, India builds pressure on Pakistan for helping terrorists

Mar 01, 2019, at 03:45 pm

Abu Dhabi, Mar 1 (UNI/IBNS): India on Friday sent out a strong signal about India's determination to fight terrorism and said global community, including the powerful members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), must come together to urge states to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorist camps and stop providing funding to such groups.

Pak FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi to skip OIC as India is attending

Mar 01, 2019, at 03:41 pm

Islamabad, Mar 1 (IBNS): Amid bilateral tension, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday said he would skip the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as India is participating in it, media reports said.

Wing Commander Abhinandan to return through Wagah border, say reports

Mar 01, 2019, at 03:34 pm

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS): Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan two days ago, might return to India through the Wagah border, media reports said. Pakistan earlier announced to release the pilot as what it called a peace gesture amid global pressures on the neighbour to conform to international laws.

The fight against terrorism is not against any religion: Sushma at OIC

Mar 01, 2019, at 03:28 pm

Abu Dhabi: Speaking in the backdrop of an India-Pakistan tension over terror attacks and counter strikes, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the OIC Friday said the fight against terrorism is not a confrontation against any religion.

PM Modi to have stopover in Trivandrum Airport

Mar 01, 2019, at 11:36 am

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 1 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a stopover at the International Airport here on Friday en-route to Kanyakumari to inaugurate various projects in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

"We want to see him back" - Air Force team likely to receive pilot Abhinandan

Mar 01, 2019, at 11:33 am

New Delhi, Mar 1 (UNI) ".....We want to see him back," Indian Air Force have said welcoming the announcement of the release of the captured pilot Wg Cdr Abhinandan from Pakistan custody.