2017

The delay in holding Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir would further hamper the utilisation of Central funds given for various developmental projects at grass-root level. Politically whatever may be the game plan it is the common man…
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It looks the much touted $50-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) China has run into rough weather with the corruption charges becoming prominent with China stopping funds to at least three major road projects in Pakistan. The…
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G.L Khajuria Nearly 1.75 million species of plants, animals and microbes have been documented so far, while around 10 to 15 million of this number are waiting for their turn of documentation after giving scientific names, this enormous…
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RK Pachauri Political attention at the global level has focused largely on specific regions due to the potential for conflict or flexing of muscles by some powers. India is, undoubtedly, not in this league of exhibition of military might…
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he is constantly monitoring the situation in various states arising out of cyclone Ockhi battering parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep islands and now heading towards Gujarat.…
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New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is the only valid candidate in the fray for the election to the Congress president's post, the party's returning officer said today. The picture became clear following the scrutiny of…
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New Delhi: Members of Jammu and Kashmir's first women's football team today met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and apprised him of the difficulties being faced by sportspersons in the state and sought his help. During the half-an-hour…
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Mumbai: BSE benchmark Sensex ended over 67 points down in volatile trade today as cautious investors trimmed their portfolios ahead of RBI's policy announcement amid subdued macro cues. The Reserve Bank's two-day monetary policy review…
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New Delhi: Upset over the non-appointment of Lokpal for the last four years, anti-graft activist Anna Hazare today announced a protest against the government on March 23, observed as the Martyrs' Day, next year. Addressing a press…
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Mumbai: RBI Governor Urjit Patel headed Monetary Policy Committee started two-day deliberations today amid several experts saying that the central bank is unlikely to lower the key interest rate and will stay focused on controlling…
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