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PM Modi To Inaugurate Year-Long Commemoration Of 150 Years Of ‘Vande Mataram’ On Friday
New Delhi, Nov 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the year-long commemoration of the National Song, “Vande Mataram”, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Friday and also release a commemorative stamp and coin. The programme will mark the formal launch of the year-long nationwide commemoration — from…
Read More »Housing sales slightly up in Jul-Sep, new supply rises 3 pc across top 8 cities: Report
NEW DELHI, Nov 5: Sales of residential properties across the top eight cities rose slightly to 96,827 units in July-September on strong demand, according to a realty portal Housing.com’s latest report. Housing sales stood at 96,544 units in the year-ago period. A total of 94,419 new housing units were…
Read More »FATF Report On Financial Crimes Assets’ Recovery Recognises India’s Anti-Money Laundering Framework
New Delhi, Nov 5: A latest FATF report has acknowledged India’s legal efforts in recovering public assets defrauded through financial crimes citing an ED money laundering case, where land confiscated by the agency has been identified for constructing an airport that will benefit the society. The 340-page report titled ‘Asset…
Read More »RJD Had Put Pressure On UPA To Stall Projects In Bihar After Nitish Formed Govt: PM
SAHARSA, Nov 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday charged the RJD with having stalled development projects in Bihar by putting pressure on the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre to “avenge” its ouster from power in the state in 2005. Addressing a rally in the north Bihar district…
Read More »Gold Surge Rs 1,185 To Record Rs 1.28 Lakh/10g, Breaches Usd 4,250 An Ounce In Global Markets
New Delhi, Oct 16: Gold prices on Thursday surged by Rs 1,185 to scale an all-time high of Rs 1,28,395 per 10 grams in the domestic futures trade, while the yellow metal crossed the USD 4,250 per ounce globally, driven by expectations of interest rate cuts by the US Federal…
Read More »Cross-Border Organised Arms, Narcotics Smuggling Module Busted In Punjab
Chandigarh, Oct 15: Punjab Police on Wednesday unearthed a cross-border organised arms and narcotics smuggling module having links to Pakistan, with the arrest of three persons. The Amritsar Police also recovered 10 sophisticated pistols along with 500 grams of opium from them. Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were running…
Read More »Delhi Police Bust Crypto Scammer Racket Offering Fake Work-From-Home Jobs, 1 Held From Punjab
New Delhi, Oct 12: The Delhi Police Cyber Crime team has arrested one person from Punjab after busting a crypto fraud racket that duped people on the pretext of offering work-from-home opportunities. The accused, identified as Sukhpreet Singh (25), a resident of Agwar Pona in Jagraon, Ludhiana, was found operating…
Read More »MiG-21 added many proud moments to military aviation journey: Rajnath Singh
Chandigarh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that MiG-21 is not only an aircraft or a machine but a national pride and a testimony to the deep ties between India and Russia, as the journey of the iconic fighter aircraft drew to a close here after over six decades…
Read More »2,417 Indians deported from US since January: MEA
New Delhi: Over 2,400 Indians have been deported from the US since January, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.The issue of deportations is back in the news after American authorities repatriated Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old Sikh woman from Punjab who had lived in the US for three…
Read More »Vande Bharat sleepers to be launched once second train arrives by Oct 15: Vaishnaw
NEW DELHI, Sept 23: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said the Vande Bharat Sleeper trains will be launched once the second train is ready for regular service. One train is ready for launch at Shakur Basti Coaching Depot in Delhi after undergoing necessary trials and testing, according to officials.Briefing…
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2 Overground Workers Arrested In J&K’s Baramulla; IEDs, Arms Seized
SRINAGAR, Oct 22: Security forces arrested two overground workers of terrorists and recovered arms …
