05:35 pm: GOI and World Bank sign a $318 million loan agreement for Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project to promote climate resilient agriculture technologies, improve water management practices and increase market opportunities for small and marginal farmers: Finance Ministry (ANI)
05:22 pm: One person apprehended as BSF seizes fake Indian currency in denomination of 2000, with face value of Rs. 2 lakh in West Bengal (ANI)
05:19 pm: 820 ceasefire violations took place in 2017, till today. 210 terrorists have been gunned down (72 on Line of Control and 148 in the hinterlands)
05:18 pm: Army casualties in 2017: 30 during counter-terrorism operations, 14 in ceasefire violations and 17 during infiltration bids, totaling to 61 (including 3 of IAF's Garud Force) (ANI quoting sources)
05:14 pm: ED files Prosecution Complaint under PMLA against Raman Kumar Garg of M/s. Jaldhara Export, Ludhiana and others for laundering money in a case involving fraudulent VAT Refund of Rs. 1.56 crore (ANI)
05:07 pm: We have great respect for Mr. Hansraj Ahir, condemn the media for misinterpretation of his words. He has not mentioned anything bad about doctor community in general. He was specific about civil surgeon: Indian Medical Association, Chandrapur (ANI)
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04:43 pm: The 'dramebaazi' they treated us with when we went to see Sarabjit was repeated, only difference was we met him in prison and they went to Foreign Ministry so that no one gets to know where Jadhav is: Sarabjit Singh's sister on Kulbhushan Jadhav's meet with family (ANI)
04:01 pm: Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh removes Chief Medical Officer of Unnao after eye operations of 32 patients in Community Health Center of Nawabganj were done under torchlight yesterday. Patients were later made to lie down on floor, were referred by a Kanpur based NGO (ANI)
03:57 pm: Delhi High Court dismisses petition by job applicants alleging irregularities in declaration of results for probationary officers' exam by State Bank of India. Court observes that the bank was free to alter its criteria (ANI)
03:33 pm: Egypt hangs 15 convicted 'terrorists' (AFP)
03:29 pm: It appears that Kulbhushan Jadhav was under considerable stress and was speaking in an atmosphere of coercion. Most of his remarks were clearly tutored and designed to perpetuate false narrative of his alleged activities in Pak. His appearance raises questions of his health: MEA (ANI)
03:28 pm: Under pretext of security precautions, cultural and religious sensibilities of family members were disregarded. This included removal of mangal sutra, bangles and bindi, as well as a change in attire that was not warranted by security: Raveesh Kumar, MEA on Kulbhushan Jadhav (ANI)
03:27 pm: For some inexplicable reason, despite her repeated requests, the shoes of the wife of Shri Jadhav were not returned to her after the meeting. We would caution against any mischievous intent in this regard: Raveesh Kumar, MEA (ANI)
03:26 pm: The manner in which the meeting was conducted and its aftermath was clearly an attempt to bolster a false and unsubstantiated narrative of Jadhav’s alleged activities. You would all agree that this exercise lacked any credibility: MEA on Kulbhushan Jadhav (ANI) Click Here To Read More
03:04 pm: Madhya Pradesh- A six-year-old bridge in Ramnagar connecting Jhabua to Petlawad Ratlam breaks into two, traffic movement interrupted. No casualties reported (ANI)
03:03 pm: Hyderabad resident Ghousia begum says her Omani husband Said Zahran Al Rajhi gave her Talaq over phone.She has appealed to EAM Sushma Swaraj seeking her help in getting compensation from her Omani husband (ANI)
03:02 pm: Opponents think Lalu Yadav is finished after going to jail. they are hugely mistaken. People of Bihar are outraged, they will give a strong reply to this. Lalu ji would have been 'Raja Harishchandra' for BJP if he had allied with them: Tejashwi Yadav (ANI)
03:01 pm: There is a lot of potential for LIC to spread its wings. It has become an impartial and credible financial organisation. LIC has played a major role in strengthening the economy: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in #Bhubaneswar (ANI)
