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Abolish Old Brick Kilns To Fight Fog
In the wake of 15 schoolchildren dying in a tragic bus accident in Uttar Pradesh, reportedly due to foggy conditions, a renowned atmospheric scientist has called for an immediate end to practices that include the operation of traditional brick kilns in the region and the burning of crop residue in Punjab.....
NIC India's Technological Bridge: Ravi Shankar Prasad
The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is the technological bridge of India and is best placed to lead the way for a Digital India, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here on Thursday.....
Peace Will Return Only After Resolution Of Kashmir Issue : Raheel Sharif
Describing Kashmir as the unfinished agenda of Partition, Pakistan's ex-army chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday said normalcy will return to the region only after the long-standing dispute is resolved. ....
CBI Collects 'Talk To AK' Campaign Documents
The CBI on Thursday visited the Directorate of Information and Publicity (DIP) of the Delhi government and collected documents relating to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's "Talk to AK" media campaign.....
India Helps Nepal Install 2,700 Shallow Tube Wells
In an effort to impart growth to Nepal's agricultural sector through enhanced facilities, India has assisted the Himalayan nation install 2,700 shallow tubewells to meet irrigation needs in the Terai region.....
Congress Urges EC To Put Off Commanders' Conference In Dehradun
Uttarakhand Congress on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the State Election Commission requesting it to postpone the Annual Combined Commanders' Conference to be held in Dehradun.....
Tamil Stars Gather For Fast In Support Of Jallikattu
Actors such as Ajith Kumar, Suriya, Karthi and Trisha Krishnan were among the first to gather in Chennai for day-long fast organized by Nadigar Sangam - the South Indian Artistes Association - to express solidarity with youngsters protesting against the ban on Jallikattu.....
Facebook Lifts Ban, Allows RT To Post Content
After an "unexplained" 20-hour ban on Russian television network RT posting content on its Facebook page till Donald Trump takes oath as US President, the social networking giant on Friday lifted the restriction, allowing RT to go live.....
Ever since Suzuki unveiled the Ignis a few months ago, the car has been gaining a lot of attention, especially in India. ....
BIMARU States: Little Progress In 2 Years, Learning Crisis For Millions Of Children
In 2016, some learning outcomes for 111 million school-age students between ages six and 15 remained mostly unchanged in BIMARU states (Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh), when compared to 2014, after declining for four years, according to the 2016 Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) released in January 2017.....
