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Pakistan-born Bollywood singer and actor Salma Agha has applied for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card and her request is being examined by the Home Ministry.
Ms. Agha has applied for the card that gives multiple entry, multi-purpose life-long visa to visit India and
The National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has signed a MoU with Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO). The signing of the MoU coincided with the official two days state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Iran. Key facts The MoU was signed to explore the possibility of setting up smelter- cum-gas based power plant on joint venture in Iran for the proposed smelter plant in Chabahar
India, Iran and Afghanistan sign historic three-way land transit agreement on Iran’s strategic southern port of Chabahar. It was signed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani in Teheran, Iran. Under the agreement, India will invest up to 500 million dollars in a deal to develop a strategic port in Iran. Chabahar port is strategically located in the Sistan-
India’s ace cueist Pankaj Advani has created history by clinching the Asian 6-Red Snooker title held in Abu Dhabi. With this victory, Advani became the first cueist in the world to hold both world and continental titles in 6-red snooker at the same time. In the Asian 6-Red Snooker title held in Abu Dhabi, Advani defeated top seeded Malaysian cueist Keen Hoh Moh by 7-5 score. Advani is 14-time World Billiards and Snooker Champion. He is
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Eastern Fleet of Indian Navy has assumed the command of INS Tarmugli at formal commissioning ceremony held in Visakhapatnam on Monday. The first of the four highly manoeuvrable fast attack crafts being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) of Kolkata, the ship will strengthen the coastal
All eyes during Prime Minister's Iran visit were on the Chabahar Port agreement. India and Iran signed a bilateral agreement for development of the Chabahar Port.
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Added to this, another historic agreement was signed between India, Iran and Afghanistan which would create a hassle-free transit and transport corridor of goods between India and Afghanistan via the Chabahar port that is strategically located in the South East of Iran.
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India has banned its nationals from travelling to Libya, irrespective of the purpose of the visit, in view of the prevailing security situation in that country.
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Announcing this on Monday, External Affairs Ministry said the decision has been notified to all Immigration authorities.
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Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday announced the names of 13 cities which are winners of first fast track competition.
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Lucknow, Warrangal, Dharamshala are among the winning cities. The revised plans of these 23 cities
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In a landmark judgement, National Green Tribunal Bench (NGT) in Kerala on Monday banned light and heavy diesel vehicles, which are more than 10 years old, in six major cities.
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In Assam, Leader of the BJP Legislature Party, Sarbananda Sonowal will take oath as the Chief Minister of the state on Tuesday.
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Governor PB Acharya has invited BJP along with its partners, AGP and BPF, to form the government in the state.
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President Pranab Mukherjee signed the Natioanal Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) ordinance, a day after he met Health Minister JP Nadda.
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The President had sought legal advice from the Attorney General on the ordinance, as well as some clarifications from the Health Ministry before he signs the ordinance.
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NEW DELHI: Lt General S K Saini has taken over as the new commandant of prestigious Indian Military Academy (IMA) here.
Lt General Saini assumed the office of commandant on May 21. Earlier, he was a senior directing staff in National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi, according to press release issued by IMA.
Three smart multi-function unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) developed by the IIT-Kanpur have reportedly evoked a response from the Indian defence forces as they could possibly be used in military operations and are cheaper than those currently being sourced from foreign countries. A defence team is expected to visit the institute soon to see a demonstration of the UAVs that could be used for surveillance in insurgency-hit
Renowned scientist S K Sharma on 23 May 2016 was appointed the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).
Sharma will be responsible for design, construction, commissioning and operation of nuclear power reactors. He has been appointed to the new post for a period of five years.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has now pipped Barack Obama to the title of the world's most powerful leader as ranked by Forbes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was ranked as the world's most powerful leader by Forbes after
Scientists in a breakthrough discovery in May 2016 discovered a new property of light that can alter our basic understanding of fundamental nature of light like the way light behaves and how it is useful.
The discovery was made by researchers from Trinity College Dublin’s School of Physics and CRANN Institute.
FIFA's acting secretary general, the German-Swiss Markus Kattner, was dismissed with immediate effect, after an internal investigation had uncovered "breaches of fiduciary responsibilities in connection with his employment contract".
FIFA announcing the dismissal said FIFA will not comment further on any of the details but will
Ms. J Jayalalithaa has sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for record sixth time after winning 2016 state assembly election with absolute majority. State Governor Dr.K. Rosaiah administered the oath of office and secrecy to her at oath taking ceremony held at the Centenary Auditorium, Madras University. Besides, Governor also administered oath of office and secrecy to the 28 ministers of her government. This is J Jayalalithaa’s
BENGALURU: The state Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Monday decided to amend the Karnataka Land Reforms Act to enable the government to buy land up to 100 acres for public purpose projects such as construction of drainage, railway over/under bridge, drinking water projects, housing etc.
According to Law Minister TB Jayachandra , the decision is applicable only to government projects. Government
The UPSC committee, set up to review the Civil Services examination, will soon be asking the government to lower the upper age limit for candidates planning to appear in the esteemed examination.
The committee appointed by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) last August will soon be
Pushing forward its agenda of making the state industry-friendly and to generate employment, the Maharashtra government has formed a committee that will look into the causes of closure of small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in Vidarbha and Marathwada region. State Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, who heads the committee, said that there are a total of 2,54,050 small scale industries in the
The revenue department on Monday set up a three-member committee for recommending advance approval to offshore funds for setting up management office in India.
The committee will examine the application of overseas fund managers and submit its recommendations to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) regarding grant of approval or otherwise.
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