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PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

PM Modi wishes nation on Eid al-Adha

9:23 am August 12, 2019

New Delhi: Greeting people on Eid al-Adha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hoped that the festival will further the spirit of peace and happiness in the society. Eid al-Adha, also called festival of sacrifice, is being celebrated on Monday. “My best wishes on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. I hope it furthers the spirit […]

RS departs from convention in paying tributes to Jaitley, others

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley continues to be stable

7:10 pm August 11, 2019

New Delhi: Former finance minister Arun Jaitley, who has been admitted to the AIIMS here, continues to be stable, sources at the hospital said on Sunday. On Saturday, after Vice President Venkaiah Naidu visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to enquire about Jaitley’s health, his office said that the former minister is […]

Rahul Gandhi expected to visit Wayanad, Malappuram, Kozhikode

7:39 pm August 10, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to visit his flood-ravaged constituency of Wayanad on August 11, party sources said. Eleven people have so far lost their lives in the hilly district of Wayanad in the monsoon fury, where many are feared missing in a landslide. “Probably going to Kerala tomorrow. I don’t want to […]

UK economy shrinks for first time since 2012 as Brexit bites

6:40 pm August 9, 2019

London: The British economy shrank in the second quarter of the year for the first time in six and a half years largely because Brexit uncertainties weighed heavily on business investment, official figures showed Friday. The decline, the first since the fourth quarter of 2012, was unexpected. Most economists thought that the economy would be […]

Shoot movies in J&K, invest there: PM to film industry

11:20 pm August 8, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday exhorted the film industry to start shooting films in Jammu and Kashmir again, saying as the situation returns to normal, crews not only from India but abroad too will descend on the picturesque state. In his address to the nation days after Parliament approved abrogation of special […]