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Hurdles Notwithstanding, Akshaya Patra Feeds 1.6 Million Schoolkids Daily
Rajiv Gandhi, as a newly-elected MP, often spoke extempore at conferences and seminar. ....
CBI Charges Five More In Jindal Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) on Friday charged five more persons in a coal block allocation case against former Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal and others.....
56% Disapprove Of Republican Health Care Bill: Poll
A majority of American voters, 56 per cent, disapprove of the Republican health care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, according to a poll.....
Indian Highways Completion Is Highest In FY17
Despite extended monsoons and demonetisation, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has achieved the best track record in completing highway projects during the current financial year.....
China Reports 900,000 New TB Cases Every Year
China registers around 900,000 new cases of tuberculosis every year and remains among the 30 countries with the highest incidence of the disease, despite a decline in cases since 2011, health authorities said here on Friday.....
Clashes In JNU Over Controversial UGC Notification
A group of JNU students clashed with private security guards on the campus on Friday during a protest demonstration over a controversial notification restricting the number of scholars a professor can guide for M.Phil and Ph.D courses.....
BJP March To Telangana Assembly Against Muslim Quota Foiled
Police arrested BJP leaders to foil their march to Telangana assembly on Friday to protest the state government's move for hiking the quota for Muslims in jobs and education.....
Sonia, Rahul Return From US
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi have returned from the United States where Sonia Gandhi had gone for health check-up, the party said on Friday.....
Land Of Buddha, Mahavira Inspires Me: President
President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said Bihar -- the land of Buddha and Mahavira -- inspires him whenever he visits the state.....
SC Seeks Government Response To Lifetime Poll Ban On Convicts
The Supreme Court on Friday gave the Central government a week to file their response to a plea seeking life-time ban on contesting election for those convicted of serious offences as it was told that the matter has already been referred to the constitution bench.....
