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January 29, 2020 11:21 PM

DefExpo 2020 to be the biggest ever

"The DefExpo 2020 will be the biggest ever such exhibition to be held in India. It will see the participation of more than 1000 defence-related companies in which 165 are from abroad," said Defence Ministry Spokesperson, Bharat Bhushan Babu. This is an increase from a total of 702 companies includin...

January 23, 2020 2:20 PM

The Historic Bru Settlement Agreement

    The agreement was signed in the presence of Minister of Home Affairs Amit shah, Chief Ministers of Tripura and Mizoram, Bru representatives and Senior officials. As per the agreement around 34,000 Bru refugees will be settled in Tripura with Centre Providing a package of around 600 crores for...

September 8, 2019 7:09 AM

ISRO Chief: Chandrayaan-2 95% successful

ISRO has despite the loss of communication with Vikram Lander, 90 to 95 percent of the mission objectives have been accomplished. In an exclusive chat with DD News, ISRO Chairman Dr. K Sivan said the Orbiter has already been placed in the orbit around the moon. This shall enrich our understanding...

August 18, 2019 1:07 PM

Govt to clarify on applicability of FDI policy on digital media: Sources

The present FDI policy is silent on the fast-growing digital media segment. In the print media sector, 26 per cent FDI is allowed through government approval route. Similarly, 49 per cent FDI is permitted in broadcasting content services through government approval route. But 100 per cent is allo...

July 28, 2019 3:13 PM

DD News gets Champions of Empathy Award

Director General of DD News, Mayank Agrawal received the Award from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Speaking on the  occasion, DG DD news said that being the Public service broadcaster of this country, it is the responsibility of DD News to aware people about various diseases and preventives by show...

July 6, 2019 10:03 AM

Industry bodies welcome the Budget

Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Assocham President said, initiatives like e-assessment, inter-changeability of PAN and Aadhaar, and digital payment will make a big difference to taxpayers.  FICCI has also welcomed the Union Budget saying target of disinvestment worth 1 lakh five thousand cror...