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Rio 2016: Russia’s weightlifting team banned
Russia’s weightlifting team has been banned from competing at the Rio Olympics because of doping offences. Two of the eight-strong weightlifting team had already been banned for prior violations, and another four were named in the McLaren report into the issue. Russia’s Sports Minister said …
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7th Pay Commission arrears to be paid in one installment
Government has decided to pay its employees arrears arising from implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations in one go in August salaries. The government has already notified the 2.57-time hike in basic salary of one crore government employees and pensioners as per the 7th …
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Several cities affected by water-logging, floods
Heavy rains and subsequent water-logging and flood crippled several cities including Gurugram, Bengaluru and Delhi. In Bihar flood has spread to more than 10 districts affecting more than 20 lakh people in the state. Flooding in Bihar is mainly due to heavy rainfall in Nepal’s …
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Multi starrer film “Fever” set to hit the screens in UK on 5th August 2016
Multi-starrer suspense thriller Fever starring Rajeev Khandelwal, Gauahar Khan, British actress Gemma Atkinson, Bond girl Caterina Murino, Victor Banerjee and Ankita Makwana, will send a chill down your spine on Friday 5th August, 2016. The film is being released through Blue Sapphire Films in the …
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A few fact about the city “Mohenjo Daro” before we watch the film
The trailer of the much awaited film Mohenjo Daro, starring Bollywood Megastar Hrithik Roshan, was released recently and opened to rave reviews. It enthralled the audiences with magnificence of the Indus Valley civilisation. The film is set in 2016 BC in the ancient city of …
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GST Bill: Jaitley reaches out to parties
To ensure smooth passage of GST Bill in Parliament,Finance Minister Arun Jaitely met leaders of various political parties. Union Cabinet, on Wednesday, approved key amendments in GST Bill; dropped one percent additional tax clause on inter-state sales. The Bill in its present form provides 100 …
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Narsingh Yadav case: NADA defers decision
The suspense over wrestler Narsingh Yadav’s Olympic participation was today prolonged further after the National Anti-Doping Agency deferred its final verdict on the doping scandal surrounding him to Saturday or Monday at the end of a two-day hearing here. A day after Narsingh and his …
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Writer & Social activist Mahasweta Devi passes away
Eminent writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi died on Thursday. She had suffered a major heart attack on July 23. The 90-year-old was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Vibhushan, Jnanpith and Magsaysay Award, among several others. Mahashweta Devi had been undergoing treatment …
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Govt giving support to Andhra Pradesh: Venkaiah Naidu
The government asserted that it is giving all possible support to Andhra Pradesh to meet losses due to division of states. Intervening in the short duration discussion on grant of special status to Andhra Pradesh in Rajya Sabha, Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu said …
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PM: States to be equal partners in development
NITI Aayog is all set to usher into a paradigm shift in the way planning is done for meeting India’s development goals. It is working on a 15 year vision document that will replace the system of formulating 5 year plans that have been followed …
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