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PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

PM Modi wishes Johnson on his re-election as British PM

2:06 pm December 19, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to his British counterpart Boris Johnson that his re-election to the top post reflected the fate reposed by the people of the UK in him and his Conservative Party. Modi conveyed this over a telephonic conversation with Johnson. Johnson on his part thanked the PM Modi for […]

Gold, silver witness muted trend

7:11 pm December 18, 2019

New Delhi: Gold prices witnessed a muted trend and rose marginally by Rs 8 to Rs 38,828 per 10 gram in the national capital on Wednesday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, it had closed at Rs 38,820 per 10 gram. “Spot gold for 24 Karat in Delhi was trading marginally up by […]

SC dismisses convict’s review plea in Nirbhaya case

3:01 pm December 18, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed the plea filed by one of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, seeking review of its 2017 judgement upholding his death penalty. A three-judge bench headed by Justice R Banumathi said there are no ground to review the 2017 verdict and the contentions […]

Linking Citizenship bill with NRC most unfortunate

10:43 pm December 17, 2019

New Delhi: Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday termed the linking of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) with the NRC (National Register of Citizens) as the ‘most unfortunate’ which is aimed at creating fear among the people. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) seeks to provide citizenship on preferential basis to members of Hindu, Sikh, […]

Festival to bring Kashmiri crafts, culture to Delhi

6:55 pm December 16, 2019

New Delhi: To promote peace, and prosperity, while offering “a new perspective” from Jammu and Kashmir, an upcoming festival here will showcase the crafts, cuisine, and culture of the recently created union territory. Titled “Urooj-e-Kashmir” (Rise of Kashmir), the six-day cultural extravaganza will be organised by Delhi-based organisation India Talent Treasure Trust at the India […]