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Miss India 2017: Miss Haryana Manushi Chillar Wins Crown to Represent India at Miss World 2017 Pageant

      Miss Haryana Manushi Chillar won the Miss India 2017 crown on Sunday night after a scintillating ceremony in Mumbai. [FLASH: MANUSHI CHILLER WINS MISS WORLD CROWN 2017] fbb Colors @feminamissindia Haryana 2017, @ManushiChhillar loved her glamorous look given by our Celebrity Makeup Artist, Rupashree Nayak. pic.twitter.com/ZpmjM1T89I — Stars Cosmetics (@StarsCosmetic) June 22, 2017 The five finalists included ...

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PM Congratulates Kidambi Srikanth on Winning Australian Open

kidambi srikanth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Indian Badminton Player Kidambi Srikanth, on winning Australian Open Super Series. “We are really proud of the victory of Kidambi Srikanth in the Australian Open. I congratulate him for yet another wonderful win”, the Prime Minister said. Srikanth won the Australian Open over his Chinese counterpart Chen Long, finishing the game 22-20, 21-16 on ...

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Sushma Swaraj Digs out Old Lok Sabha Video to Counter Meira Kumar

The Speaker, Lok Sabha, Smt. Meira Kumar meeting the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on February 22, 2014.(PIB)

Sushma Swaraj, known for her open challenge to Sonia Gandhi when she was slated to become Prime Minister in 2004, has reiterated similar stand against the opposition candidate for President, Meira Kumar, digging out an old video from archives. BJP Ram Nath Kovind and Opposition candidate Meira Kumar, former Lok Sabha speaker will be contesting the office of President of ...

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Vice President Ansari Greets People on Eid-ul-Fitr

President Pranab Mukherjee meeting the invitees, at an Iftar party, on the occasion of id’ul Fitar, hosted by him, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi on June 23, 2017.(PIB)

Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari has greeted the people of our country on the joyous occasion of Id-ul-Fitr. In a message, he said that Id-ul-Fitr marks the culmination of the holy month of Ramzan and signifies the traditional expression of brotherhood and understanding between people. The festival reaffirms the spirit of compassion, charity and generosity in our lives, ...

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Noida in Delhi-NCR to Get Second International Airport

The Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati holding a press conference, in New Delhi on June 24, 2017.(PIB)

The Government has granted in-principle approval for a greenfield airport at Jewar in Greater Noida in view of the rapidly growing flying requirements of the NCR region, said Minister for Civil Aviation P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Saturday. The air traffic in the NCR region is growing very fast, he noted. From the current level of 62 million passengers per ...

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India and Portugal: Modi Trumps up Support for start ups

The Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Portugal, Mr. Antonio Costa at the signing ceremony of MoU between India and Portugal, at Lisbon, Portugal on June 24, 2017.(PIB)

In his latest foreign visit to Portugal, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed MoUs in Lisbon for creation of an India Portugal Space Alliance and launched a unique startup Portal – the India-Portugal International StartUp Hub (IPISH) – in Lisbon. While the agreements will promote India’s science and technology partnership with Portugal, towards the establishment of a unique Centre on ...

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Rare Wish Fulfilling Brahma Kamal Blooms Tonight

Today, June 24, 2017, being a Saturday with Amavasya night, is witnessing the rare Brahma Kamal flower blooming once in a year for two hours in the night and Hindu mythology says that it has wish-fulfilling powers and believed to have been showered on the ground by Gods after Lakshmana was revived on the battle ground in Ramayana. Brahma Kamal, ...

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Modi Addresses Plenary Session of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, on the sidelines of the SPIEF2017, in St. Petersburg on June 02, 2017.(PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (June 2, 2017) addressed the Plenary Session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) where India is a “guest country” this year, and Prime Minister Modi is the “Guest of Honour.” In his remarks, the Prime Minister thanked President Putin for the opportunity to be present at SPIEF, in the beautiful city of ...

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PM Modi Visits Russia, Meets President Putin at St. Petersburg

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the President of Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Putin at the joint media briefing, at Konstantin Palace, in St. Petersburg, Russia on June 01, 2017.(PTI)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (June 1, 2017) met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the 18th Annual India Russia Summit at St. Petersburg, where he recalled his first visit to St. Petersburg as Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001. He said ties between India and Russia span the spectrum from Culture to Defence. The Prime Minister said 70 ...

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Uma Bharti Urges Spritual Institutions to Join Namami Gange Program

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Uma Bharti briefing the media about the achievements of her Ministry during the last three years, in New Delhi on June 19, 2017. The Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan is also seen.(PIB)

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharati has appealed to spiritual institutions and organisations to join Namami Gange programme in spreading awareness about keeping the ghats clean. She was addressing a gathering of stakeholders at Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh on Friday, June 9, 2017, as part of her ongoing Ganga Nirikshan Abhiyan that entered into ...

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Google Job Search Engine Takes Off in US, India Next?

Google job search engine

The new Google for Jobs feature has been rolled out in US and India would soon be the next though both markets are entirely different in nature. It said 46% of US employers face talent shortage. In India, the situation is different as India has shortage of jobs in equal number. Google, which has a long history of using technology ...

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New Index on City Liveability Launched, 116 Cities Under Radar

The Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information & Broadcasting, Mr M. Venkaiah Naidu addressing the National Workshop on Urban Transformation, in New Delhi on June 23, 2017.(PIB)

The Indian Ministry of Urban Development on Friday, June 23, 2017, launched the ‘City Liveability Index’ for measuring the quality of life in 116 major cities including smart cities, capital cities and cities with a population of above one million each. The Index, a Common Minimum Reference Framework enables the cities realise their standing on qualities such as quality of ...

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PSLV-C38 Successfully Launched With 31 Satellites

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Within months after successfully launching more than 100 satellites at one go, ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C38 successfully launched the 712 kg Cartosat-2 Series Satellite along with 30 co-passenger satellites on Friday, June 23, 2017 in its 39th consecutively successful mission of PSLV. PSLV-C38 lifted off at 9:29 am IST from the First Launch Pad from Sriharikota in Andhra ...

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India Showcases Merits of International Day of Yoga to World

Participants perform Yoga at the commemoration of the 3rd International Day of Yoga – 2017, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on June 21, 2017.(PIB)

On the occasion of International Day of Yoga on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his greetings from Lucknow to all those joining the Yoga Day celebrations across India and said Yoga has become a part of many people’s lives today. He said Yoga’s popularity is high even outside India; and Yoga has connected the world with India. ...

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Meira Kumar Congress Nominee for President

File Photo of the Speaker, Lok Sabha, Mrs. Meira Kumar meeting the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on February 22, 2014.(PIB)

The presidential race between Congress and BJP has become intense with both the national parties trying to woo the Dalit vote bank in the country with the presidential elections. Soon after BJP’s unilateral choice for Ram Nath Kovind, current Bihar governor, UPA Chairman and Congress President Sonia Gandhi has announced former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar will be the combined ...

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NASA Kepler Team Releases Catalogue of Exoplanets, 10 Similar to Earth

NASA has released catalogue of 4,034 planets of which 2,335 are exoplanets and ten planets found similar to earth in size and habitability. These 10 planets orbit with their star’s habitable zone, which is the range of distance from a star where liquid water could pool on the surface of a rocky planet. Available on the NASA Exoplanet Archive, the ...

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