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"Three major pieces of legislations-- the insurance law, the mining law, the coal allocation bill have all been approved by Parliament and therefore there will now be a lot of investment we (will) get in the insurance sector," he said in New Delhi.

Addressing the biennial conference of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Parishad in Rangoli Hazare said, he will start the Aandolan at the end of his three-month countrywide tour.

Skill Development Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy told the Lok Sabha that during his meeting with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, he was told that people without necessary skills were being sent abroad.

Lahore High Court (LHC) judge Mahmood Maqbool Bajwa dismissed 55-year-old Lakhvi's plea against his detention.

The state government will make the announcement on Monday in Assembly after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) submits its interim report.

CID teams visited the convent on Thursday and were seen taking photographs and making sketches of the convent building.

Security agencies had conducted a background check of Singh, as part of standard protocol of verifying antecedents of a potential investor.

Bihar Chief Minister will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon to take up financial issues of the state, the Assembly was informed on Thursday.

"Excellent game, excellent performance! Congrats yet again Team India," Modi tweeted.

Those sacked were the "incorrigible" ones, he said, and quickly added: "Our checks are very solid."

The US official said the programmes are aimed at securing women, girls as much as possible, keeping them protected from gender-based violence.

In tune with the AAP government's plan, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to convert the entire area under its jurisdiction into a free Wi-Fi zone.

The foreigners division of the Home Ministry has served notices to NGOs on October 16, 2014 for not filing their returns for 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act and given time to reply within 30 days.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been awarded the Indian of the Year 2014 in the Global Indian section. He is third CEO of technology giant Microsoft.

The men took away the woman when she was with a male friend in a forest area. Police sources say that medical examination has been carried out.

This is the ninth edition of the awards which were introduced in 2006.