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New Delhi: Access to playfields and engagement of physical education instructor has been made a mandatory requirement for all schools under the Right to Education Act, government told the Lok Sabha today. Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel…
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New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretary General Anoop Mishra has been given one-year extension. Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Mishra was appointed as the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on December 1, 2014 for a…
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United Nations: India's unique identification programme Aadhaar is a "critical" step in enabling fairer access to government services and has "tremendous potential" for fostering inclusion, according to a UN report. "The decision of India…
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New Delhi: Country's largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today reported 12.2 per cent rise in total sales for November at 1,35,550 units, as against 1,20,824 units in the corresponding month of 2015. The company's domestic sales…
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Kolkata: The recent unrest in Kashmir Valley has hit the state's tourism industry badly, its tourism director Mehmood Ahmad Shah said today and sought cooperation from tour operators in West Bengal in removing apprehensions from the mind of…
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New Delhi: Opposition uproar over the demonetisation issue continued in Rajya Sabha today leading to two adjournments in the post-noon session even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi remained present in the House. As Chairman Hamid Ansari…
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Chapeco (Brazil): Fans of Brazil's Chapecoense football club whose team was wiped out in a Colombian air crash crammed into the home stadium for tearful prayers around the empty pitch. The stadium in Chapeco, southern Brazil, was a solid…
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New Delhi: Delhi Police has initiated a probe into the hacking of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account and has written to the management of the social media site seeking necessary details. "We have written to Twitter ti…
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Srinagar: The night temperature at most places in Kashmir division dropped by several notches today and the mercury settled below the freezing point in many parts even as the Meteorological Department forecast continuous dry spell for the…
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Dehradun: Actress Himani Shivpuri, who hails from Uttarakhand, has joined BJP ahead of next year's assembly elections in the state. Himani, who joined the party at its state office here in the presence of state BJP vice president Jyoti…
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