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Consumer Price Index Numbers on base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the month of November 2018

open view web desk December 12: The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has revised the Base Year of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 2010=100 to 2012=100 with effect from the release of indices for the month of January 2015. 2.   In this […]

Water storage level of 91 major reservoirs of the country goes down by two percent

open view web desk The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on November 29, 2018 was 98.353 BCM, which is 61% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 63% for the week ending on November 22, 2018. The level of water storage in the […]

Shri Sunil Arora next Chief Election Commissioner of India

open view web desk The President is pleased to appoint the senior–most Election Commissioner, Shri Sunil Arora as the Chief Election Commissioner in the Election Commission. Shri Sunil Arora will assume the charge of office of the Chief Election Commissioner with effect from the 2nd December, 2018 vice Shri […]

NCC Celebrating 70th Anniversary

open view web desk National Cadet Corps (NCC),the largest uniformed youth organisation in the world,celebrating its 70th Raising Day, today. Director General NCC Lt Gen PP Malhotra, laid a wreath on behalf of the entire NCC fraternity. The raising day is also being celebrated all over India with cadets […]

The Heart Speaks through Cinema

open view web desk GOA NOVEMBER 24: Cinema has, through the generations, captured the stories and creative inspirations of the filmmakers across the world. Though modern advancements have raised the bar on how films are made, it is the heart of the storyteller that still remains the true […]

Directors of World Panorama films in IFFI meet the press

Cinema should be about visual storytelling: Veit Helmer ‘A Sacred Gaucho’ is based on the symbolic tradition of India and Argentina: Joaquin Pedretti Phoenix is a film about children who are to assume responsibility as adults: Camilla Strom Henriksen The directors of the films in the World Panorama […]

PM condoles demise of Shri Ambareesh

open view web desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the demise of Shri Ambareesh. “Shri Ambareesh will always be remembered for his memorable performances as an actor and extensive contribution to politics. He was a strong voice for Karnataka’s welfare, at the state and central […]

India’s Kom wins record sixth world boxing gold

India’s Mary Kom on Saturday became the most successful female boxer in world championships history after clinching her sixth gold medal in New Delhi. The 35 year-old beat Ukraine’s Hanna Okhota 5-0 in the final of the 48kg category contest in front of an electric home crowd. Her […]

EDITORIAL LINE: Female Foeticide in India

EDITORIAL LINE Female foeticide is one of the vices haunting our society and is deep in our roots irrespective of the fact of one is educated or uneducated. It is also a truth that despite having stringent laws enacted by the lawmakers of this country, we are failed […]

American believed killed by isolated tribe on Indian island

NEW DELHI — An American is believed to have been killed by an isolated Indian island tribe known to fire at outsiders with bows and arrows, Indian police said Wednesday. Police officer Vijay Singh said seven fishermen have been arrested for facilitating the American’s visit to North Sentinel […]

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