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Sachin Tendulkar found himself on a different pitch on Thursday when the former India opener and captain was greeted by vociferous sloganeering when delivering his first speech as a Rajya Sabha MP. Members of the Opposition shouted “BJP sharam karo” as sloganeering continued in the Upper House of Parliament on the fourth day. Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 11 am ...

Indian Railways on the path of modernization through widespread technological and infrastructure upgradation Contribute to ‘Make in India’ and ‘Skill India’ and help generate large scale employment Foster innovative entrepreneurship and support start-up India initiative Use of latest pedagogy and technology applications: Envisioned to be a best-in-class institute which will use latest pedagogy and technology applications to provide high-quality education ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK’s Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi have been acquitted by a special CBI court, freeing them of all charges made against them in the 2G spectrum scam, which was the biggest scam of the UPA era. The Court said that the prosecution has miserably failed to prove any of its charge, said ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU If things move in right direction then Army officer would retire late in coming years. As the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has directed the union government and the Army to increase the retirement age of Army officers by two years. With this increase you bring them at par with similarly placed officers in the Navy. Disposing of ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Strange but true, the RBI may withdraw Rs 2,000 notes or stop printing high denomination currency in coming days. it has been revealed in a report of SBI Research. Analysing the data presented in the Lok Sabha recently with the one provided by RBI in its Annual Report earlier, the SBI Eco-flash report says “we observe that ...

Suhaib Ilyasi, who once hosted the popular television crime series ‘India’s Most Wanted’, has been sentenced to life in jail for the murder of his wife 17 years ago. The 51-year-old was held guilty of murder by a Delhi court on Saturday. Anju Ilyasi, 30, was found in her east Delhi home on January 11, 2000, with multiple stab wounds. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Juvenile Justice Board has pronounced that the 16-year-old student of Gurgaon’s Ryan International School, who is an accused of the murder of Pradyuman Thakur, will be treated as an adult and undergo a regular trial in a court. If convicted, he will stay in a correctional home till he  completes 21 years and then be transferred ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given emphasis to strengthen the party at its roots to win upcoming general election-2019. He also pitched for promoting young faces inside and outside the party. Addressing the BJP parliamentary party here, Modi stressed for promoting the new generation for a New India, a vision for 2022 promoted by his government. He ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Lok Sabha adjourned for an hour within a few minutes after it assembled on Wednesday. As Congress members again raised the issue of comments made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi against former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh. As soon as Speaker Sumitra Mahajan took up Question Hour, Congress leaders raised the issue of the remarks made ...

The finance ministry today said it is difficult to “pinpoint” the impact of demonetisation on the economy and affirmed that there was no stagnation. The overall growth of the Indian economy is dependent on many factors, including the rate of capital formation and savings and utilisation of technology, among others, said Minister of State for Finance P Radhakrishnan in a ...