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OAG report: Mumbai airport amongst least punctual globally, Delhi follows suit
Indian aviation ministry has boasted about its airline industry for decades, but have barely accepted to solve the challenges associated with it, and now we have our poor scorecard. In terms…
FATF’s move to place Pakistan on ‘grey list’ receives assent globally
Pakistan's interim Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar presented a strong case in Paris where the Financial Action Task Force is meeting, sources were reported as saying. The FATF is an…
Passport seva mobile app gets one million downloads in two days
On 26th June 2018, the External Affairs Ministry's passport seva mobile application was launched and with in two days it has registered one million downloads. This app allows users to apply…
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More than 400 flights cancelled as volcano forces Bali shutdown
Mount Agung volcano in Bali erupted on Thursday forcing airports to shut down temporarily at Bali International Airport. Indonesian authorities shut Bali's international airport for a…
PNB fraudster Nirav Modi had only one valid passport, asserts MEA
Seeking help from European countries on tracking the bank fraud fugitive and diamond merchant Nirav Modi, the Union Ministry of External Affiars have asserted that the ministry had issued…
Swiss banks deposits by Indians rises to Rs 7,000 crore in 2017
In 2017, Swiss banks, totals the money deposited by Indians to CHF 1.01 billion that is Rs 7,000 crore. Unlike a three-year downward trend among India's clampdown on suspected black money…
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Maryland shooting: Capital Gazette editor Rob Hiaasen killed in gunfire attack, suspect arrested
A person who had feud with one of the leading newspaper in Annapolis in Maryland of the United States opened gunfire at the office killing five and leaving several others gravely injuring…
7-month-old gets surgery to remove the deadly build-up of fluid inside her skull
Doctors after surgery have drained 12 pints (6.8 litres) of fluid from a seven-month-old girl's skull after her head grew bigger than a football. Amna Noor, from Abbottabad, was born with…
Nikki Haley warns Pakistan, says can’t tolerate terrorism
Former South Carolina Governor and current US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley have come out in open against Pakistan which is becoming a haven for terror groups. Haley who is on…
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Falls in Asian peers, Rupee crashes to 69 against US Dollar
Today, 28th June 2018, The Indian rupee recuperated marginally from its lifetime low to trade at 68.95 per dollar. There is a heavy month-end demand for the American currency from importers…
Pompeo postpones ‘two-plus-two dialogue’ with Sushma Swaraj again, cites unavoidable…
Giving the name of 'unavoidable reasons' the United States of America had conveyed to India that it had postponed the '2+2 dialogue' between the two nations, scheduled for next week. Union…
Remembering Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the man who gave us Vande Mataram
Vande Mataram has been India's national song since 1937. Sung by generations of Indians to evoke the motherland, the song was written by Bengali writer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.…