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Govt cancels FCRA licences of 7 NGOs
16 Dec 2016 6:33 AM ISTSeven NGOs, including one run by activist Shabnam Hashmi, were barred by the government from receiving foreign funds after their FCRA licences were...
Govt’s post-Dec 31 plan: Tax-evaders to face multi-layered investigation
15 Dec 2016 5:39 AM ISTAfter over a month of demonetisation in the country, the Centre is now planning to launch a multi-layered attack on tax-evaders as a part of...
BJP bracing for ‘loyalists’ vs ‘outsiders’ clash in ticket distribution
12 Dec 2016 5:49 AM ISTAnother trouble seems to have been boiling amongst Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cadres in Uttar Pradesh ahead of ticket distribution for upcoming...
Most tourists evacuated from Andaman islands: Officials
11 Dec 2016 4:27 AM ISTA fleet of seven ships and six helicopters evacuated most of the 1,400 tourists stranded in two islands of Andamans due to cyclonic weather since...
Advani slams ruling, Oppn benches, Speaker for Parliament logjam
9 Dec 2016 4:01 AM ISTExasperated at the repeated disruption of Parliamentary proceedings over demonetisation, BJP elder L K Advani on Wednesday blamed both the ruling and...
Advani slams ruling, Oppn benches, Speaker for Parl logjam
8 Dec 2016 6:27 AM ISTExasperated at the repeated disruption of Parliamentary proceedings over demonetisation, BJP elder L K Advani on Wednesday blamed both the ruling and...
Environment Ministry notifies area around SGNP as ESZ
8 Dec 2016 4:29 AM ISTThe Union Environment Ministry has notified as Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) the area around Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai, a move aimed at...
Toll plazas to receive payment through credit, debit cards
7 Dec 2016 5:06 AM ISTAll toll plazas on national highways will receive payments through credit or debit cards and e-wallet henceforth besides accepting old currency notes...
Naidu briefs officials on steps to promote cashless economy
2 Dec 2016 5:03 AM ISTUnion Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation M Venkaiah Naidu urged all officers to...
Oppn to knock Prez door after leaving PM unheard in LS
1 Dec 2016 6:21 AM ISTA united opposition will meet the President to protest against the Center’s decision to rush through the I-T Amendment Bill on Thursday, as the money...
BJP’s Bihar and Delhi units get new chiefs in Rai, Tiwari
1 Dec 2016 5:50 AM ISTAfter almost two years’ delay, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah appointed Parliamentarians Manoj Tiwari (45) and Nityanand Rai (50) as...
Give account info for last 2½ yrs, Mamata tells Modi
30 Nov 2016 6:54 AM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi why should BJP MPs and MLAs submit their bank account...


