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Varsities to observe ‘Surgical Strike Day’ on September 29

Varsities to observe ‘Surgical Strike Day’ on September 29

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has written to the Vice-Chancellors of all universities to celebrate Surgical Strike Day on September 29 to mark the event along the Line of Control that day in 2016. The letter also desires that students pledge their support for...
Merged bank could see rise in NPAs: India Ratings

Merged bank could see rise in NPAs: India Ratings

• The proposed merger of three public sector banks, Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank, is expected to result in better operating efficiency in the long run but there could be an increase in slippages in the short-term, India Ratings. • The rating agency said...
India puts four more nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards

India puts four more nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards

• India has decided to place four more reactors under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. It was announced Sekhar Basu, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) at 62nd General Conference of IAEA held in Vienna, Austria. The four reactors include two...
Sushma to meet Pakistan’s Foreign Minister in New York

Sushma to meet Pakistan’s Foreign Minister in New York

• India on Thursday accepted Pakistan’s proposal for talks between the Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the ongoing annual UN General Assembly session in New York. • India’s response came within hours of the news that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan proposed...
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