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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to visit France, Italy

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal will pay an official visit to France and Italy from 11-13 April. He will be accompanied by a delegation of top Indian CEOs.

'One-tenth of India's electricity to come from nuclear sources by 2047'

Union minister Jitendra Singh, who holds Atomic Energy and Space portfolio among others, on Sunday said that nearly one-tenth (9 percent) share of electricity is likely to be from nuclear sources by the year 2047 when India celebrates 100 years of its Independence.

Sitharaman to attend Spring Meetings of IMF, World Bank

Spring Meetings will be attended by Finance Ministers and Central Bankers from across the world

'Modi govt. has scrapped over 2,000 obsolete rules'

The Modi government has scrapped over 2,000 rules and laws in the last nine years for ease of governance and ease of business, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today.

Erasing Mughal period from NCERT books'sheer mockery': Farooq Abdullah

Reacting to the removal of chapters relating to the Mughal period from NCERT school textbooks, MP from Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah described it as \"sheer mockery\" and said history cannot be changed.

After Sachin Pilot's one-day fast announcement, Congbacks Gehlot

The Congress on Sunday came out in support of veteran party leader and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot after his former deputy Sachin Pilot claimed that the senior Congressman did not act on any complaint against BJP leader Vasundhara Raje over corruption allegations, and announced holding a one-day fast on April 11 as a mark of protest.

Oppn challenges PM's assertion that BJP alone fights corruption

PM Modi had attacked previous dispensations for their apparent laxattitude towards corruption

Amid row over Amul's foray, Bengaluru hoteliers decide to use Nandini milk to support state's farmers'

In a setback for Gujarat-based dairy giant Amul, the Bruhat Bengaluru Hotels Association has decided to use only Nandini milk to \"support the state's (dairy) farmers\".

Bandi Sanjay complains to police that his phone got lost while in their custody

BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar has registered a complaint with the police stating that his cell phone has gone missing while he was in police custody.

KTR challenges PM to name a better performer than T'gana

Says PM refused to acknowledge the state's performance for petty politics

Russell Exchange - last player remaining in the game

Kolkata, over the decades, is perhaps one of the very few metro cities in the country which has been able to uphold a coalescence of vintage and modern eras concurrently.

AIIMS, Kalyani, organises health mela for BSF personnel

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Kalyani arranged a health mela for the BSF officers to celebrate World Health Day on Saturday.

SAIL chief all praise for value-based education provided by RKMS

The value-based education imparted by Ramakrishna Mission in the educational institutions helps the students to imbibe discipline which helps them throughout their career, said Soma Mondol, chairman of SAIL.

Burdwan murder: SIT eye onjailed UP gangster

An Uttar Pradesh-based gangster currently lodged inside the Loknayak Jay Prakash Narayan Central Jail in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand is believed to have assigned the sharpshooters to kill coal mafia Rajesh Jha and the SP, East Burdwan yesterday called up the Jail Superintendent to inquire about him.

Kurmistir lifted in some areas, rail services remain hit

Even though the agitation by the members of the Kurmi community was withdrawn from Kustaur and Khemasuli Stations, it did not bring much relief to the railway operations under the South Eastern Railway that have gone haywire since 5 April in the wake of the protests.

DA crisis: State govt might act tough against employees agitating in Delhi

Besides staging sit-in demonstration, agitators are likely to meet President and Vice President

CDS Gen Chauhan visits forward areas in North Bengal

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, visited Air Force Station Hasimara and forward areas in North Bengal, along with General Officer Commanding (GOC), Trishakti Corps, on 8-9 April.

Siliguri mayor slams BJP MLAs for 'failing' to carry out development work

Siliguri Mayor Gautam Deb has accused BJP lawmakers of taking no steps to carry out substantial development work and failing to utilise their local area development funds in the 14 wards under the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC).

TMC condemns Vijayvargiya's 'misogynistic' comments

The Trinamul Congress has condemned \"misogynistic comments\" BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has made, in which he has equated girls who wear \"bad dresses\" with Shurpanakha (a mythical character from the Ramayana).

25 huts gutted, kids hurt in Itahar

Around 25 huts belonging to 16 families were gutted and five children were injured when a devastating fire spread across the Bariol village under the Itahar police station in North Dinajpur district early this morning.

Chamling demands Prez rule in Sikkim

Amid clash condemnation, ruling SKM lays blame on Oppn parties

IIT-B student arrested for suicide of Darshan Solanki

In a major development, the Mumbai Police SIT has arrested a student of IIT-Bombay in connection with the alleged suicide of a Dalit student Darshan Solanki, here on Sunday, officials said.

Fresh MCD mayoral polls on 26 April: Bhardwaj

The election for the post of Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will be held on 26 April, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi health minister Saurabh Bhardwaj said on Sunday.

Deliberations needed on rules on identifying fake news: Rijiju

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said amendments to the rules for determining fake news and misrepresentation have been put through a consultation process, but need a lot of deliberations before being enforced.

Sachin Pilot to sit on fast against own government

Blaming his own Congress Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for not initiating a single probe against the previous Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government despite a series of corruption allegations, including in the mines department, Sachin Pilot, former Deputy CM, today announced that he would sit on a fast for a day to mark the Mahatma Jyotiraophule Jayanti on April 11 here at Shaheed Smarak.

'Project Tiger' success a moment of pride: PM

PM commemorates 50 years of Project Tiger, launches Big Cats Alliance

Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev in same half of Monte-Carlo draw

Returning to the ATP Tour this week at the Monte-Carlo Masters, Novak Djokovic will lead the field at the first Masters 1000 stop of the clay swing, scheduled to be played at the namesake club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France between April 9-16.

Last-ball thriller: New Zealand clinch T20I series 2-1 with 4-wicket win over Sri Lanka

New Zealand registered a four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third T20I, taking the series 2-1 in Queenstown.

Rajasthan Royals thrash Delhi Capitals by 57 runs

After RR openers smashed half-centuries while Hetmyer provided the finishing touches to propel Rajasthan to 199/4

UN peacekeepers launch probe into rocket fire, air strikes in Lebanon

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has opened an investigation into the rocket launches and air strikes that took place in the southern part of the country in the past two days.