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Centre Plans for 3 Inter-State River-Linking Projects

The Union government has taken up detailed project reports (DPRs) on three inter-state river-linking projects - Ken-Betwa in Madhya Pradesh, Damanganga-Pinjal in Maharashtra and Par-Tapi-Narmada in Gujarat.

Aug 5, 2014

Indian Government, Samsung Join Hands for Technical Schools

Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Kalraj Mishra has stated that his ministry and consumer electronics leader Samsung will jointly set up technical training schools across the country to create skilled manpower in electronics.

Aug 4, 2014

Vijay, Suriya Attend Protest over Controversial Article on Jayalalithaa

Several members of the Tamil film industry gathered on Monday to protest against the derogatory remarks about Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa published on Sri Lankan defence ministry's website.

Aug 4, 2014

UPSC Row: Government Says English Marks Will Not be Included in Gradation

Government said that English marks will not be added during gradation, but would remain a part of the exam.

Aug 4, 2014

All-Party Meet Fails to Achieve Consensus on Insurance Bill

The all-party meeting convened on Monday, 4 August, to discuss on the controversial Insurance Bill enabling the Indian Union government to allow 49 per cent foreign investment in insurance sector, failed to work out a consensus.

Aug 4, 2014

Action to be taken against officials arrested in Glasgow if allegations proved

New Delhi/Bangalore, Aug 04 (ANI): Appropriate action will be taken against the two Indian officials if reports of their misbehaviour on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow are proved, Union Minister for Sports, Sarbananda Sonowal, said. Two top officials of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), general secretary, Rajiv Mehta, and wrestling referee, Virender Malik, were arrested in Glasgow on Saturday on separate charges. Sarbananda Sonowal, promised action against the two, if found guilty. Former Indian athlete, Ashwani Nachappa, demanded the federal sports ministry to consider the matter very seriously.

Aug 4, 2014

Central Govt promises help to deal with Bihar flood threat

New Delhi, Aug 03 (ANI): BJP Leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said that government has put all possible measures to help people in Bihar where flood looming large in the Kosi belt along Bihar-Nepal border. Talking to mediapersons in New Delhi, he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is concerned for the people and assured to give all possible help to the state government.

Aug 3, 2014

BJP blames Congress for civil services issue

New Delhi, Aug 03 (ANI): BJP spokesperson, Nalin Kohli, on Sunday blamed former Congress party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for the ongoing civil services row. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) aspirants have been protesting vociferously against the CSAT examination introduced in 2011 and demanded that it should be made easy for rural students. Meanwhile, Congress leader, Rashid Alvi, said the central government is unnecessarily delaying a situation that can be easily prevented. The UPSC has reportedly communicated to the government that scrapping or postponing the 2014 CSAT examination could invite litigation.

Aug 3, 2014

Activists demand Prime Minister to intervene in Bhopal gas leak case

Bhopal, Aug 3 (ANI): Bhopal Group for Information and Action (BGIA), along with four other organisations, held a news conference in Madhya Pradesh in perspective of the dismissal of lawsuit filed against Union Carbide and its former chairman Warren Anderson by the U.S. District court in the Bhopal gas tragedy case. Founder of BGIA, Satinath Sarangi, who has relentlessly fought for the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy, has now demanded Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the matter.

Aug 3, 2014

Man electrocuted while withdrawing money from ATM

New Delhi, Aug 2 (ANI): A man was electrocuted on Saturday while he was withdrawing money from a Union Bank ATM. The incident took place in Holambi Kala village on the outskirts of Delhi. The pole outside the ATM was exposed due to the rain leading to the electrocution. Local residents said that police came on time but electricity department did not cut power supply due to which the man was stuck for more than half an hour.

Aug 2, 2014

Govt should resolve UPSC CSAT issue soon: Nitish

Patna, Aug 02 (ANI): Former Bihar Chief Minister and JD (U) leader Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that the central government should resolve the UPSC CSAT issue soon. Talking to mediapersons in Patna, he said that the demand of the students is right. Students allege that the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination favours those who are proficient in English and discriminates against Hindi speakers. They want the test to be scrapped.

Aug 2, 2014

NSUI members protest over CSAT exam outside Rajnath Singhs residence

New Delhi, Aug 02 (ANI): Members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) on Saturday staged protest outside Home Minister Rajnath Singh's residence in the national capital over the Union Public Service Commission CSAT examination row. The protesters shouted slogans against Singh and also demanded his resignation. The agitated protesters were later detained by the police and were ruthlessly taken away in a bus and were also beaten up. Earlier, in a setback to the struggling UPSC aspirants, the Arvind Verma committee report submitted to the government has recommended that no change should be made in the CSAT as it is a scientifically formed exam and shouldn't be tinkered with.

Aug 2, 2014