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New Delhi: It is a “national shame” that 14 lakh children do not live beyond the age of five. To change this reality the government needs the collective energy of the people, and should not rely on the government machinery. Making this observation here today at the launch of a …
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India and Czech Republic Sign MoU on Technical Cooperation in Railway
New Delhi: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi between the Ministry of Railways of the Republic of India and Czech Railways (Ceske Drahy) of the Czech Republic and Association of Czech Railway Industry (ACRI) of the Czech Republic on Technical Cooperation in the field …
Read More »India and Singapore Pledged to Enhance Defence Relationship
New Delhi: The Minister of Defence of Singapore, Dr Ng Eng Hen, who is on official visit to India, met Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley, at South Block, here today. The Singapore Defence Minister was accompanied by the High Commissioner of Singapore in India Mr Lim Thuan Kuan and other …
Read More »Vision India: world class roads, optical fibre networks, power, gas and water grids
New Delhi: Network of roads is essential to take development to every nook and corner, just as a network of veins is essential to take blood to all parts of the body, said The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi highlighting the importance of infrastructure in the development of nations. The …
Read More »No case of Ebola in India: Health Minister
New Delhi: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister, has expressed satisfaction with the infrastructure in place at all entry points to the country to detect people arriving with symptoms of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). World Health Organization had sounded an international emergency on August 8 but before that the Minister …
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