| India nudges Russia to get OPEC to price oil at reasonable rates |
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 NEW DELHI AUGUST 30:-
India has nudged Russia to use its influence on oil suppliers cartel OPEC to balance the global oil market, ensuring adequate supply with responsible and reasonable price.
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, on a three-day visit to Moscow, met his Russian counterpart Alexander Valentinovich Novak to review "the entire spectrum of oil and gas cooperation," Pradhan said in a tweet after the meeting. India, the world's third-biggest oil consumer, has been pressing the Orga.... |
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| Situation calm, peaceful in J&K; restrictions eased |
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 Srinagar 29 August(Agencies)
In the Kashmir Valley restrictions were further eased on Thursday. Mobile connectivity was restored in some places and vehicular movement improved. Meanwhile medical services were running unhindered in the Valley. Here's a look at the latest situation in the Valley....
Situation is slowly turning to normalcy in the Kashmir valley after the abrogation of article 370..the situation remained calm and normal on the 25th day on Thursday.
Vehicular movement has imp.... |
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| President Ram Nath Kovind confers National Sports Awards; Deepa Malik basks in Khel Ratna glory |
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 New dehi 29 August (Agencies)
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday conferred the National Sports Awards 2019 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
Paralympic silver-medallist Deepa Malik became the first Indian woman para-athlete and the oldest to be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award but training commitments kept co-awardee Bajrang Punia away from the ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Malik, who won a silver medal in the shot put F53 category in the 2016 Rio Paralympics, .... |
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| Modi govt's decision on Art 370 is historic: HM Amit Shah |
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 New Delhi 29 August(Agencies)
Union Home minister Amit Shah who was on a one day visit to Gujarat said that the Modi Govt's decision on Article 370 was historic.
Shah said that for years people of the country had wished for Kashmir to be declared an integral part of India and the decision under Prime Minister Modi's leadership to do away with Art 370 and 35 A showed his firm commitment as a leader.
Shah further said that when it comes to the issue of terror tooo India now gives a befit.... |
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| PM Modi reaches Paro on two-day state visit to Bhutan |
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 New Delhi August 17(Agencies)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Paro on a two-day state visit to Bhutan. He was received at the Paro airport by the Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering, several senior ministers and high ranking officials. Prime Minister Modi also inspected the Guard of Honour. Media reporters covering the Prime Minister's visit reports that children and youth queued up with Indian and Bhutanese flags at most places along the 50 kilometer road from Paro t.... |
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| Pakistan's attempts at cornering India on Kashmir issue at United Nations fails miserably |
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 Newyork August 17(Agencies)
Pakistan's attempts at cornering India on Kashmir issue at the United Nations failed miserably yesterday when most of the permanent members of United Nations Security Council backed India at an informal closed door meeting.
India categorically told the international community that its move to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution revoking the special status to Jammu and Kashmir was an internal matter.
The informal meeting of UNSC was requested by China to dis.... |
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| V Prez stresses on integrated approach to gap bridge between rural India & Urban Bharat |
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 New Delhi August 16(Agencies)
The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the new education system of the country should teach on rural life of the country involving agriculture and nature. He was addressing a gathering after reopening Shyamali house at Santineketan this morning. The Vice President said that integrated approach is needed to gap the bridge between rural India and Urban Bharat for upliftment of people and inclusive growth.
Mr. Naidu recalled Gurudev Rabindra Nath Tagor.... |
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| First death anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee being observed today |
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 New Delhi August 16(Agencies)
Today is first death anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The BJP stalwart had breathed his last on this day last year. Atal Bihari Vajpayee served as the Prime Minister for three times. His first term was for only 13 days in 1996. He served his second term for a period of eleven months from 1998 to 1999 and then a full term from 1999 to 2004. He was awarded India's highest civilian honour - Bharat Ratna - in 2015. AIR correspondent reports.... |
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| SC expresses anguish over filing of defective petitions on Article 370 |
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 New Delhi August 16(Agencies)
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed anguish over "defective" petitions challenging scrapping of provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the petition by advocate M L Sharma challenging the scrapping of Article 370 has "no meaning".
"What kind of petition is this? It could have been dismissed but there are 5 other pleas with the registry," the bench also comprising S A Bobde and S A Najeer said. "You a.... |
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| M'rashtra: 6.45 lakh people shifted to safer locations in flood affected Kolhapur & Sangli districts |
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 Mumbai August 16 (Agencies)
In Maharashtra, as many as 6.45 lakh people have been shifted to safer locations till now in Kolhapur and Sangli - the worst flood affected western districts of state. According to the officials, with the relief operation going on in full swing, the life in the region is also getting back to normalcy. The officials said that the level of the Krishna river has gone down below danger level of 45 feet at Irwin Bridge in Sangli city, while the Panchganga is still flowin.... |
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