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I&B Ministry hikes ad rates for print media by 25%Representational PicInformation and Broadcasting Ministry has hiked advertisement rates for print media by 25 per cent that will be valid for a period of three years. These rates will be over and above the existing rate structure for advertisement in print media …

India and Norway have agreed to closely collaborate on ocean economy and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.  The two countries also decided to step up bilateral trade. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held delegation-level talks with his Norwegian counterpart Erna Solberg in New Delhi today.  They discussed ways to give new …

Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, which seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955 to make illegal migrants eligible for citizenship.  The illegal migrants include Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Under the 1955 Act, one of the requirements for …

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today rejected the doubts raised by Congress on her statement in Lok Sabha on contracts given by the government to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.  During Zero Hour, Ms Sitharaman gave details of the contracts for weapons procurement. She said her ministry has received the confirmation from HAL that contracts …

  The Mahagathbandhan in Bihar is ready to begin discussions on sharing the 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Key leaders of all the parties are expected to meet on Monday over a lunch of fish curry and rice. Their host Mukesh Nishad, who coined the slogan “Maach bhaat khayenge aur …

MUMBAI – Bollywood veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has said that walls of hatred are being erected in the name of religion in India and those who stand against this injustice are being punished. In a video released by the Amnesty International, the actor revealed that those fighting for their rights are …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hit out at Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for joining hands with Congress and alleged that he has done so to save his power. Mr Modi was interacting with booth workers of BJP from Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Narasaraopet and Tirupati Parliamentary constituencies through video …

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party on Saturday confirmed that it has entered into an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 general elections.  News18 had on Friday reported that Mayawati and Akhilesh had sealed the alliance in a three-hour marathon meet in New Delhi and agreed on …

Share on FacebookShare On TwiterShare on Google+Share on LinkedIn0 Comments Shimla: Six persons, including five students, were killed on Saturday when a school bus skidded off the road and rolled into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh‘s Sirmaur district, an official said. The victims were going to DAV Public School when the accident …

New Delhi: State-owned BHEL said it has successfully commissioned a 800 MW thermal unit within a record time of 46 months in Telangana. “The 800 MW set has been commissioned at Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS) of Telangana State Power Generation Corporation (TSGENCO),” Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) said in …