Day: December 28, 2018

Bhutan PM arrives for 3-day visit

New Delhi :  Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering arrived here Thursday on a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with his counterpart Narendra Modi on a host of issues, including the Himalayan nation’s five-year development plan. On his first visit to the country since taking charge last […]

Jaitley lauds NIA, defends snooping order

New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday lauded the NIA for busting an alleged Islamic State terror plot, and defended a recent government order authorising investigative agencies to monitor any computer. “Well done NIA for cracking the dangerous terrorist module,” he tweeted. “Would this crackdown of the terrorist […]

Man commits suicide in Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar : A 26-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison in Chokda village here, police said Friday. Ravi Kumar was taken to a hospital on Thursday, but was declared brought dead by doctors, they said. The reason behind him committing suicide is yet to be ascertained. PTI  28/12/2018

Rupee gains 30 paise against dollar in opening trade

Mumbai :  The rupee rose by 30 paise to 70.05 against the US currency in opening trade Friday aided by foreign fund inflows amid a weak dollar globally and sharp fall in crude oil prices. Domestic stock markets opened with gains of up to 1 per cent which also […]

Sensex rallies over 300 pts, Nifty reclaims 10,800 level

Mumbai : BSE benchmark Sensex Friday rallied over 300 points and NSE Nifty reclaimed the 10,800 mark on firm global cues, heavy foreign fund inflow and strengthening rupee. Extending gains for the third session, the 30-share index was trading 306.16 points, or 0.86 per cent, higher at 36,113.44. The […]

Encounter underway in Pulwama

Srinagar : An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Awantipora area of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Banderpora area of Awantipora in the south Kashmir district Friday morning following specific information about […]

5 arrested for poaching in Muzaffarnagar forest

Muzaffarnagar : Five people were arrested for allegedly poaching wildlife animals for meat in the Shukertal forest range in the Hastinapur sanctuary here, police said Friday. They were members of a gang that supplied meat of wildlife animals, Shukertal Range Officer Raj Singh Pundhir said. Ratenpal, Madan, Retan Singh, […]

LS adjourned amid protests over Rafale deal, other issues

New Delhi :  Lok Sabha proceedings were again disrupted on Thursday as vociferous protests and sloganeering over various issues forced Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to adjourn the House till noon. Despite repeated warnings from Mahajan, Congress, AIADMK and TDP members continued to stand in the Well of the House and […]

NITI Aayog Releases Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts

open view web desk Aspirational Districts were ranked on improved performance over the months of June – October 2018 Ranking includes, for the first time, validated data from Household Surveys   The NITI Aayog today released the Second Delta ranking for the Aspirational Districts which measures the incremental […]

Khelo India Scheme to achieve mass participation and promotion of excellence in sports

open view web desk The revamped Khelo India Scheme was launched during the financial year 2017-18 with a view to achieving the twin objectives of mass participation and promotion of excellence in sports. The vision of the revamped Khelo India is to infuse sports culture and achieve sporting […]

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