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Modi, Abe likely to arrive on December 15
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Modi, Abe likely to arrive on December 15

GUWAHATI, Nov 27 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are likely to arrive in Guwahati on December 15 for their annual summit which will feature discussion on important bilateral issues. Though the itinerary of the summit is yet to be formally announced and officials...
Bora seeks special package for tea workers
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Bora seeks special package for tea workers

NEW DELHI, Nov 27 - Congress MP Ripun Bora on Wednesday called for Central intervention and demanded a special package to resolve the plight of tea garden labourers.Making a Special Mention in the Rajya Sabha here today, Bora pleaded that if the Government of Assam is facing fund crisis, then the...
ISRO successfully launches CARTOSAT-3
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ISRO successfully launches CARTOSAT-3

SRIHARIKOTA (AP), Nov 27 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully launched its most complex and advanced earth imaging satellite CARTOSAT-3, that would among others serve military purposes.CARTOSAT-3 is a third generation agile and advanced satellite having high...
Cabinet likely to take up CAB next week
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Cabinet likely to take up CAB next week

NEW DELHI, Nov 27 - The Union Cabinet is likely to take up the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill next week ahead of tabling it in the Parliament.Wednesday�s Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not take up the Bill and instead took up several other Bills relating to finance and...
988 foreigners in 6 detention centres in State
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988 foreigners in 6 detention centres in State

NEW DELHI, Nov 27 - The Centre on Wednesday informed that there are 988 foreigners lodged in six detention centres in Assam.In a Rajya Sabha reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that from 2016 up to October 13 this year, 28 detenues have died either in the detention centres...
Four names shortlisted for next DGP
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Four names shortlisted for next DGP

GUWAHATI, Nov 27 - The State government has recommended names of four senior IPS officers, including BJ Mahanta, Mukesh Agarwall and AK Cashyap to the UPSC to fill in the post of Director General of Assam Police.The incumbent DGP Kuladhar Saikia, who was set to retire on August 30, is on a...
Winter Session of State Assembly from today
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Winter Session of State Assembly from today

GUWAHATI, Nov 27 - The winter session of the Assam Assembly will begin from Thursday, in the midst of a fresh agitation in the State against the proposed move to amend the citizenship law.The Opposition, including the AIUDF, is likely to raise the issue of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill vociferously,...
AirAsia flight makes priority landing at Chennai
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AirAsia flight makes priority landing at Chennai

CHENNAI, Nov 28: A city-bound AirAsia India flight carrying 114 passengers from Delhi made a priority landing here on Thursday due to a hydraulic issue, an airport source said.The flight landed safely nine minutes ahead of its scheduled arrival, he said.A statement on the incident from AirAsia India...
Sports Ministry forms expert committee to review National Sports Code
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Sports Ministry forms expert committee to review National Sports Code

NEW DELHI, Nov 28: Olympic bronze-medallist shooter Gagan Narang, former football captain Bhaichung Bhutia and national badminton coach Pulella Gopichand have been named in a 13-member expert committee formed by the Sports Ministry to review the controversial Draft National Sports Code 2017.Besides...
Enough spectrum available to start 5G services: Prasad
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Enough spectrum available to start 5G services: Prasad

NEW DELHI, Nov 28: The spectrum proposed for auction is enough to launch 5G services in the country, the government said.Industry body Broadband India Forum (BIF), however, has said that quantum of frequency proposed is insufficient to start the next generation mobile services, Ravi Shankar Prasad...
More than 2,27,000 Indians waiting for family-sponsored Green Card in US
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More than 2,27,000 Indians waiting for family-sponsored Green Card in US

WASHINGTON, Nov 28: More than 2,27,000 Indians are waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Card or legal permanent residency, according to a latest recent official data.Currently, there are about four million people waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Cards against a Congressional cap of...
Sad day in Parliament
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Sad day in Parliament's history: Rahul on Pragya hailing Godse

NEW DELHI, Nov 28: Calling BJP MP Pragya Thakur a "terrorist", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said her remarks hailing Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse in the Lok Sabha marked a sad day in the history of Parliament.Thakur created a controversy on Wednesday with her remark in the...
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