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SC admits petition challenging dilution of AFSPA
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea, filed by a group of over 350 armymen, challenging the dilution of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
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N Railways gets automatic coach cleaning
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): In a bid to save water and improve efficiency in the cleaning of trains, the Northern Railways has started using `Automatic Train Coach Washing System'.
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PM Modi departs for India as SCO Summit ends
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Qingdao [China], June 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday departed for India after concluding two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China's Qingdao city.
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PM Modi meets Xi ahead of SCO summit
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and shared handshake ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Qingdao, a coastal city of China.
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Stone pelting cases against J-K children to be withdrawn: Rajnath
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 07 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday announced that all stone pelting cases against children in Jammu and Kashmir will be withdrawn.
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Netherlands PM to visit India
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Netherlands Mark Rutte will embark on a two-day visit to India on May 24 and 25.
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North-East demanded AFSPA withdrawal: Himanta Sarma
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): Following the removal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from parts of the North-East, Convener of the North-East Democratic Alliance Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that there was a public demand for it.
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AFSPA removed from Assam, Meghalaya and parts of Arunachal
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Arunachal Pradesh [India] April 23 (ANI): The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has been removed from Assam, Meghalaya and parts of Arunachal Pradesh, the Centre said on Monday.
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Strength in numbers: Lockheed Martin delivers 400th C-130J Super Hercules
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 16 (ANI-NewsVoir): Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) reached a major milestone with the delivery of its 400th C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on Feb 9. This Super Hercules is an MC-130J Commando II Special Operations aircraft that is assigned to the U.S. Air Force's Special O
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This blood test spots alcohol misuse in critically ill patients
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 10 (ANI): A simple blood test for a compound, called PEth, can accurately identify critically ill hospital patients who misuse alcohol, according to a recent study.
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Must impose 'Emergency, AFSPA' in Maoist hotbed Sukma: Swamy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 26 (ANI): Backing the Government's stand of dubbing the Sukma attack as a 'cold blooded murder', senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday batted for imposition of emergency and the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) i
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Cabinet approves lease of 6.5628 acres of defence land to KVS at AFS Kanpu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the transfer on lease of 6.5628 acres of defence land to the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan(KVS) at Air Force Station Kanpur (AFS Kanpur).
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