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The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports distributed footballs among Members of Parliament to promote the Mission XI Million Programme for taking the game across India in the run up to the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in October.....
AIIMS At Patna To Be Fully Functional By December
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna will be fully functional by December this year, the parliament was told on Friday.....
Social Media Defaming MPs: Naresh Agrawal
Naresh Agrawal of the Samajwadi Party on Thursday said that social media was being used to defame Members of Parliament (MPs) and the government must come up with some mechanism to deal with the problem.....
Few Voters Turn Up In Srinagar Parliamentary Seat By-poll
The voting for the parliamentary by-elections in the three districts of Srinagar, Budgam and Gandarbal officially started at 7 a.m. but very few voters came out to exercise their democratic right. ....
Internet Services Suspended In Poll-bound Kashmir Districts
Authorities have suspended all internet services in the three districts of Srinagar, Budgam and Gandarbal where voting is scheduled on Sunday for the parliamentary by-elections.....
PM Narendra Modi Wishes Sumitra Mahajan On Her Birthday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan on her 74th birthday.....
Most Fruitful Budget Session In Legislative History: Minister
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.N. Ananth Kumar on Wednesday said the Budget session of Parliament that concluded earlier during the day has been very fruitful as both houses passed all financial bills before March 31. ....
Taiwan Bans Eating Dog, Cat Meat
Taiwan has banned the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption and increased the penalty for cruelty to animals, according to island's official Central News Agency (CNA).....
The 'Great South Asian War' And Its Salutary Lessons
Title: Defeat is an Orphan: How Pakistan Lost the Great South Asian War; Author: Myra Macdonald; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 328; Price: Rs 599 ....
Government Denounces Bid To Shut Petrol Pumps On Sundays
The Centre on Friday denounced the decision of a petroleum dealers' association to keep fuel outlets shut on Sundays starting May 14.....
