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India, Netherlands ink Letter of Intent on defence cooperation

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh met Dutch Foreign minister David van Weel here on Thursday with both leaders discussing a range of bilateral security and defence issues including ... Read More


Rlys to run Dibrugarh-Lucknow special train

Hajipur, Dec. 18 -- The Railways has announced the operation of a special train between Dibrugarh and Lucknow. Train numbers 05905/05906 Dibrugarh-Lucknow-Dibrugarh Special will be run for one round t... Read More


Hry Assembly passes resolution on Guru Tegh Bahadur's martyrdom anniv events

Chandigarh, Dec. 18 -- The Haryana Assembly, on the opening day of its Winter session on Thursday, unanimously passed a resolution pertaining to the events held to commemorate the 350th martyrdom year... Read More


Parliament passes Nuclear Energy Reform Bill

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Parliament on Thursday passed the nuclear energy reform Bill, with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod to the legislation seeking to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear sector f... Read More


MGNREGA 'repeal' issue: CWC to meet on Dec 27

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Congress Working Committee, the party's highest decision-making body, will meet on December 27 to deliberate on the government's move to replace MGNREGA with a new legislatio... Read More


Naqab row: Giriraj faces backlash for 'jahannum mein jaye' remarks

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Wading into the Nitish Kumar 'naqab' controversy, Union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday defended the Bihar Chief Minister and said it is up to the woman to refuse appointment ... Read More


Renowned sculptor Ram Sutar dies at 100

Noida/Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- Renowned sculptor Ram Sutar, whose creations included the gigantic Statue of Unity at Kevadia and the iconic Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Parliament complex, died late on Wedn... Read More


SC ends protection to BS-III, older vehicles in Delhi-NCR

NEW DELHI, Dec. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday said only vehicles with BS-IV compliant engines and above will be exempted from action if they are found running in Delhi. The top court modified i... Read More


SHANTI: Lok Sabha clears Nuclear Energy Bill amid walkout by Opposition

NEW DELHI, Dec. 17 -- The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Nuclear Energy Bill amid a walkout by the Opposition with Union minister Jitendra Singh asserting that it would help India achieve its targe... Read More


Tharoor warns N-Energy Bill a 'dangerous leap into privatised nuclear expansion'

NEW DELHI, Dec. 17 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday described the government's nuclear energy bill as a "dangerous leap into privatised nuclear expansion" without adequate safeguards and ass... Read More