Sat, 24 Jun 2017 12:34:24
Passports would now be in both Hindi and English, instead of just English, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced today.
In changes aimed at easing the process of getting a passport, the minister also announced 10 per cent reduction in passport fee for applicants who are under eight and over 60 and said ration cards could be submitted while applying for tatkal passports.
Giving th
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Sat, 24 Jun 2017 12:31:17
In a major jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Election Commission (EC) has ruled that it will continue hearing a plea against the party's nearly two dozen MLAs for allegedly holding office of profit, despite the Delhi High Court setting aside their appointment as parliamentary secretaries.
The office of profit petition was filed against 21 AAP MLAs. Later, proceedings were dropped against J
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Sat, 24 Jun 2017 12:29:02
The tunnelling work under the Hooghly river, the first such underwater project in the country, to provide metro connectivity between Howrah and Kolkata has been completed.
The tunnel is a crucial link for the 16.4 km-long mass rapid transport (MRT) project being constructed by the Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation (KMRC) at an estimated cost of around Rs 9,000 crore.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2017 12:24:36
England batsman Jason became the first ever batsman to be given out obstructing the field in T20 Internationals (T20I) during his side's three-run defeat against South Africa at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on Friday.
Chasing a target of 175, England were on course of a series-clinching win with 133/2 in the 16th over bowled by Chris Morris when Roy, who was batting superbly on
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Sat, 24 Jun 2017 12:22:28
Navdeep Singh from Punjab has topped the prestigious National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to MBBS and BDS courses, results of which were declared by CBSE.
The second and third ranks were bagged by Madhya Pradesh's Archit Gupta and Manish Mulchandani, respectively.
Archit had also topped the AIIMS entrance examination.
Girls outnumbered boys in qualifying the test wi
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Sat, 24 Jun 2017 12:17:08
Indian batsmen had no trouble in getting a few easy runs under their belt before persistent rain led to abandonment of the first cricket One-dayer against the West Indies, here today.
Shikhar Dhawan extended his red-hot form with a 87-run knock and Ajinkya Rahane scored 62 before rain forced an early suspension of the Indian innings.
After two rain-interruptions, India's innings
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Sat, 24 Jun 2017 12:14:19
South Africa kept its nerve at the death to beat England by three runs in the second Twenty20 on Friday and take the series to a decider.
Andile Phehlukwayo bowled a dot ball last delivery of the game, with England needing four to win, to see South Africa squeeze home in a thriller.
Liam Dawson hit a four the ball before, but couldn’t repeat as South Africa struck back in the three-game seri
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Sat, 24 Jun 2017 12:05:15
NDAs presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind today filed his nomination papers in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a battery of NDA chief ministers and party leaders.
BJP President Amit Shah and party veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi were present during the filing of nominatons.
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Sat, 24 Jun 2017 12:03:03
Space scientists have made some innovations in the PSLV-C38 mission which would help the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launch satellites in multiple orbits in a cost effective manner.
Today's launch was not a "regular routine" mission for ISRO as the scientists undertook some innovation in it, Vikram Sarabhai Space Director K Sivan said.
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