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Copy Thy Neighbour: 'Made in China' Takes on 'Make in India' Campaign

This move that coincided with the Indian government's campaign indicates that China is closely watching the new government under the leadership of Modi

Sep 25, 2014

Mangalyaan sends first pictures of Mars

New Delhi, Sep 25 (ANI): Indian Mars orbiter spacecraft 'Mangalyaan' which began its rotation around Mars after its successful insertion into the orbit on Wednesday, has now sent the first pictures of the red planet. The Mars Orbiter Mission affectionately called "MOM" created history on Wednesday by making India the first country ever to have reached Mars' orbit successfully in its very first attempt. On Wednesday, the Union Cabinet also passed a unanimous resolution lauding the efforts of scientists and engineers of the Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO) for the success of Mars Orbiter Mission 'Mangalyaan'. The Mars Orbiter Mission was India's first inter-planetary mission launched on November 5, 2013 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

Sep 25, 2014

Cabinet gives nod to clean India mission

New Delhi, Sep 25 (ANI): Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave nod to clean India mission, 'Swacch Bharat'. Law and Justice Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, told reporters that number of plans were piloted during the Cabinet meet. The Programme consists of components for providing individual household, community and public toilets and municipal solid waste management in all 4041 statutory towns. The Cabinet also approved setting up of Clean Ganga Fund with voluntary contributions citizens, NRIs and Person of Indian Origin toward the conservation of the river Ganga. This initiative would supplement Namami Ganga Programme. The Cabinet also approved restructuring of the "Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan" (NBA) into "Swachh Bharat" Mission (rural) by a perfect synergy for clean Ganga (Ganges).

Sep 25, 2014

Vote or no vote, Bulgarians set for hard winter

Bulgaria holds snap parliamentary elections on October 5 but people have little hope that the new cabinet will improve the lot of ordinary Bulgarians. Duration: 02:13

Sep 23, 2014

Politicos on Chinese President s three day India visit

New Delhi, Sep 17 (ANI): Political leaders on Tuesday reacted over Chinese President Xi Jinping s visit to India. Xi Jinping will arrive in Ahmedabad on Wednesday afternoon on a three day state visit. He will be received by Gujarat Governor OP Kohli, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and her cabinet colleagues at Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport at around 2 p.m. President Jinping, his wife and his entourage will be given a traditional welcome along with a guard of honour. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will welcome him in Vastrapur, after which, both leaders will hold talks. It is expected that both sides will sign three memoranda of understanding (MoUs). Of them, two are for relations between Guangdong and Gujarat and Guangzhou and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. The third MoU is related to cooperation in the industrial sector.

Sep 17, 2014

Chinese President to begin three-day India visit from today

New Delhi, Sep 17 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Ahmedabad on Wednesday afternoon on a three-day state visit. He will be received by Gujarat Governor OP Kohli, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and her cabinet colleagues at Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport at around 2 p.m. President Jinping, his wife and his entourage will be given a traditional welcome along with a guard of honour. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will welcome him in Vastrapur, after which, both leaders will hold talks. It is expected that both sides will sign three memoranda of understanding (MoUs). Of them, two are for relations between Guangdong and Gujarat and Guangzhou and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. The third MoU is related to cooperation in the industrial sector.

Sep 17, 2014

Chandrababu Naidu Holds India's First Paperless Cabinet Meeting

Chandrababu Naidu held India's first e-cabinet meeting on Monday using iPads and tablets..

Sep 16, 2014

Govt May Shut Down Loss-Making PSUs Like ONGC, Air India and BSNL

Cabinet secretary Ajit Seth meets top officials to decide the fate of ten worst-performing units

Sep 16, 2014

Mega Disinvestment Drive: Govt to sell ₹44,000-crore stakes in CIL, ONGC and NHPC

Cabinet hopes to target fiscal deficit as the share sale is likely help the government meet the budget target

Sep 11, 2014

Cabinet Approves Aadhaar Enrolment in Four States

The Cabinet approved the fifth phase of the Aadhaar scheme for undertaking enrolment in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh.

Sep 11, 2014

Kerala Liquor ban: SC to hear bar owners plea on Thursday

New Delhi, Sep 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Kerala Government not to enforce its order to ban non-five-star hotel bars till Thursday, when the apex court will hear several petitions challenging the ban. An apex court bench headed by Justice Anil R. Dave asked the Kerala Government to wait till it ruled on the matter. The state government had passed an order banning the sale of liquor at bars and hotels below the five-star category. The ban was to come into force from September 11. Last month, in a bid to reduce the availability of liquor across the state, the Kerala Cabinet sanctioned the closing of 730 bars.

Sep 10, 2014