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Cabinet Approves Leave Encashment For Soldiers
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved leave encashment for soldiers who were killed in action or were invalidated out of service between 1991 and 1999, an official said in Delhi ....
Saira Banu, Jackie Get Raj Kapoor Award
Veteran actress Saira Banu and actor Jackie Shroff have been named for the prestigious Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement and Raj Kapoor Special Contribution annual awards, respectively, by the Maharashtra government, Cultural Affairs Minister Vinod Tawde announced in Mumbai on Wednesday. ....
Congress Sets Up Policy-planning Group On J&K; Rahul To Visit Kashmir
The Congress, which has been critical of both the Centre and the PDP-BJP coalition government over their handling of the Jammu and Kashmir situation, set up a policy-planning group led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the state on Wednesday.....
BJP To 'carpet Bomb' Delhi With Rallies Ahead Of MCD Polls
With two days left for campaigning to end for MCD polls, the BJP is set to "carpet bomb" Delhi with rallies by its senior leaders including party chief Amit Shah and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. ....
Mamata Uses Social Media To Bond With Regional Leaders
In an apparent attempt to strengthen ties with prominent political leaders, especially those ranged against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has started following many of them on Twitter, often exchanging pictures and pleasantries.....
Pakistan SC For Probe Into Sharif's Panamagate Links
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a Joint Investigation Team to probe if Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was involved in corruption as alleged in the Panama Papers.....
Kejriwal Promises To Clean Up Delhi In One Year
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday pledged to clean up the national capital in just one year if his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won Sunday's municipal election. ....
Big B Wants School Curriculum To Have Waste Management
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been associated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, says that waste management should be part of the School Curriculum.....
Kashmir Situation Not Completely Under Control: Ahir
Union Minister Hansraj Ahir on Thursday accepted that the situation in Kashmir is "not completely under control" and assured that the Centre is making all efforts to improve the same. ....
Amarinder Meets Modi, Seeks Nod To Sell Power To Pakistan, Nepal
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to allow the Punjab government to sell surplus power to Pakistan or Nepal in the financial interest of the cash-strapped state.....
