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Indian Army sets up Computer History Museum in Budgam

Budgam (JandK), Dec 04 (ANI): The Computer History Museum setup by Army Goodwill High School Hanzik at Sharifabad area of Budgam district is helping Kashmiri students studying in the school. The students from various villages of Budgam district who are studying in the school will get benefitted from this computer museum. The computer museum has lab with live models of computers from different eras where students are being taught about the history of computers and their modifications. The students are also taught about the functioning of motherboard of computers, printers and other gadgets. Students also appreciated the step taken by the Army as it will help them to enhance their knowledge in computers.

Policies of India, Maldives strengthened bilateral cooperation in all sectors: PM Modi

New Delhi, Dec 04 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the joint inauguration of key development projects covering a wide range of sectors via video conferencing, asserted that policies of both the countries have strengthened the bilateral cooperation in all sectors. "My government's Neighbourhood First and your (Maldives) government's India First policies have strengthened our bilateral cooperation in all sectors," said PM Modi.

RuPay card will further ease travel of Indians to Maldives: PM Modi

New Delhi, Dec 04 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the launch of several key projects with Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih via video conferencing, said the introduction of RuPay card through Bank of Maldives will further ease travel of Indians to Maldives."RuPay payment mechanism will further ease travel of Indians to Maldives. I'm glad that this has been launched through Bank of Maldives. Today, we dedicated LED street lighting to people of Male. India is very happy to bring to them benefits of these environment-friendly lights," said PM Modi.

SC given relief to my father after unwarranted 106 days of jail: Karti Chidambaram

New Delhi, Dec 04 (ANI): Former finance minister and veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram was granted bail by the Supreme Court in INX Media Case on December 04. Several Congress workers also gathered outside Tihar Jail to welcome their leader. While speaking to ANI, P Chidambaram's son and Congress leader Karti Chidambaram said, "I am glad my father is finally coming home. Supreme Court has given relief after the unwarranted 106 days of jail." "The plan is to call on Congress President Sonia Gandhi after my father comes out of the jail," he added.

Nithyananda case: DPS students in Ahmedabad protest over cancellation of CBSE affiliation

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Dec 04 (ANI): The students of Delhi Public School-East protested in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on December 04. They are protesting after reports that Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliation to DPS School has been cancelled for leasing out land to absconding self-styled godman Nithyananda.

Sensex closes 175 points higher ahead of RBI monetary policy

New Delhi, Dec 04 (ANI): Equity indices closed in the green on December 04 amid expectations of another interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and report that the United States and China are moving closer to a trade deal. The BSE SandP Sensex closed 175 points higher at 40,850 while the Nifty50 was up by 43 points at 12,037. Except for Nifty realty, all sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the positive terrain with Nifty PSU bank ticking up by 1.9 per cent. Among stocks, Tata Motors was star of the day after posting gains of 7 per cent at Rs 169.30 per share. Private lenders Yes Bank and ICICI Bank moved up by 5.8 per cent and 3.8 per cent respectively.

Chinmayanand case: Allahabad High Court grants bail to Law student

Prayagraj (UP), Dec 04 (ANI): Law student from UP, who levelled sexual harassment charges against former union minister Chinmayanand and was herself lodged in jail over extortion charges, has been granted bail by the Allahabad High Court on December 04. Speaking to ANI, her lawyer, Swetashwa Agarwal said, "We were brought to notice that the investigation in the case has been over. SIT has submitted its charge sheet. The client has already spent two and a half months in the jail and most of her offences were bailable."

Ramdas Athawale urges HRD Minister to make exclusive university for SC students

New Delhi, Dec 04 (ANI): While speaking to ANI in the national capital on December 04, the Minister of State (MoS) for Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale, said, "I have written to Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to demand a university exclusively for schedule caste students." "He has given me an assurance on the same. I have also asked for Scheduled Castes (SC) reservation in deemed and private universities," Athawale added.

Assam MLAs lie down on state Assembly floor over NRC, New Land Policy issues

Guwahati (Assam), Dec 04 (ANI): Three MLAs in Assam lied down on the floor at state legislative assembly on December 04. They lied down on the floor to protest over New Land Policy and National Register of Citizens (NRC) among other issues. Assam MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed and two other MLAs had lied down on the floor.

Delhi Police Chief inaugurates 'Mobile Canteen Van' for CP reserve Staff

New Delhi, 4 November (ANI): Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik inaugurated 'Canteen Van' for CP reserve Staff at New Police Lines, Kingsway Camp. A mini bus was modified by Delhi Armed Police to serve the purpose. They are deployed in various law and order situations like riots, crowd management, religious gatherings, various festivals, and political rallies etc. The nature of duty of CP reserve staff is such that in situations of continuous and prolonged law and order problems, they need to put in prolonged hours of duty. Due to that, they are unable to take meals on time due to exigencies of duty. As a welfare measure, food articles, snacks, aerated water, soft drinks, etc will be carried by the Mobile Canteen Van to their places so that the staff is served with eatables while on duty.

Unusual! Female monkey adopts newborn puppy in holy city Haridwar

Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Dec 04 (ANI): An unusual incident came to fore in one of the holy cities of the country. A female monkey adopted a newborn puppy in Haridwar. When a woman saw the monkey grabbing the little puppy, she informed the forest department about it. The forest officials came and rescued the puppy and also freed the monkey. But is it really a rescue or sheer case of love? This is the mystery that even forest officials are not able to solve. The woman who informed the forest department came forward and pledged to take care of the newborn puppy. The incident was reported in Haridwar's Gayatri Vihar Colony. According to Haridwar Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Akash Kumar Verma said that after getting the call, the forest department team reached the spot and rescued the puppy and also freed the monkey.

UP Police arrests man for abetting Ghaziabad's family suicide

Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 04 (ANI): A husband and wife allegedly committed suicide by jumping off a building in Indirapuram area of Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. The couple also killed their two children. Another woman who jumped with the couple was rushed to hospital in critical condition. While addressing a press conference in Ghaziabad on December 04, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Ghaziabad, Sudhir Kumar Singh said, "We have arrested Rakesh Verma. He is brother-in-law of Gulshan Vasudeva and is responsible for abetting Gulshan's suicide. Rakesh Verma took around Rs 1.5 crore from Gulshan to invest in real estate. Neither he handed over the property to Gulshan nor repaid him." "Gulshan was in deep financial distress as he had taken the money from his financiers on interest rate and given it to Rakesh Verma," SSP added. "Verma along with his mother Phoola Verma have already served a jail term under Section 420," he further stated.

Watch: Pregnant woman carried in cloth cradle for 6 km in TN's Erode

Erode (Tamil Nadu), Dec 04 (ANI): A pregnant woman was carried in a cloth cradle for about 6 kilometers in Tamil Nadu's Erode on December 03. She was carried in a cloth cradle as ambulance couldn't reach her area due to lack of proper roads. The incident took place in Burgur village of Erode. Woman's husband along with other villagers trekked to reach ambulance. The pregnant woman delivered a baby boy on way to hospital. Both mother and child are under medical care and their health is stable.

We have never been vindictive: Nitin Gadkari on P Chidambaram's bail

Ranchi (Jharkhand), Dec 04 (ANI): Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari reacted over former finance minister Supreme Court granting bail to P Chidambaram's said, "We have never been vindictive, on the other hand when Chidambaram was Home Minister during Congress rule, he filed false cases against me, he also filed false cases against Modi and Amit Shah. Later, we all were proved innocent." "There is evidence for the cases against him, there have been inquiries, now the matter is sub-judice and court will take the decision," he added.

Cabinet approves Central Sanskrit Universities Bill: Javadekar

New Delhi, Dec 04 (ANI): Union Minister of Environment, Forest, Climate Change; Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on December 4 informed about the decisions taken in the Cabinet Meeting which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. He informed about conversion of three Sanskrit deemed to be Universities into Central Universities. Union Cabinet approved the Central Sanskrit Universities Bill and it will be tabled in Parliament.

India is developing infrastructure on China border to ensure security: Rajnath Singh in LS

New Delhi, Dec 04 (ANI): While speaking about India and China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha stated that India is developing infrastructure on China border to ensure unity, security and sovereignty of the country. "India is developing infrastructure like roads, tunnels, railway lines, and air fields on the China border to ensure the unity, security, and sovereignty of the country," said Defence Minister.

VP Naidu meets parliamentary delegation from Cameroon in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 04, (ANI): Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu met parliamentary delegation from Cameroon in Delhi on December 04. The delegation was led by Njingum Musa Mbutoh. While interacting with the delegation, Naidu said that India was committed to being a reliable partner of Cameroon in its development journey. Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan Singh was also present during the meeting.

Cabinet approves launch of Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund: FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, Dec 04 (ANI): Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman on December 4 informed about the decisions approved by Centre in the Cabinet Meeting. She said that the Cabinet has approved launch of Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund. This step will deepen the bond market and bring in retail participation in this space.

Why are we aggressive only against Pakistan but not China?: Adhir Ranjan in LS

New Delhi, Dec 04 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Lok Sabha slammed opposition and asked why we are soft towards China when there's aggression in our voice when it comes to Pakistan? Speaking at the session, Adhir Ranjan asked, "Pakistan shelters terrorists and China shelters Pakistan. China has started sending ships till Andaman and Nicobar. We keep an aggression in our voice when it comes to Pakistan, then why are we balanced soft towards China?"Parliament.

India is 'Hindu Rashtra' as 100 crore Hindus live in country: Ravi Kishan

New Delhi, Dec 04 (ANI): BJP MP from Gorakhpur (UP) Ravi Kishan on Citizenship Amendment Bill stated that India is a 'Hindu Rashtra' as 100 crore Hindus live in the country. "Population of Hindus is 100 crores, so obviously India is a 'Hindu Rashtra'. There are so many Muslim and Christian countries, so it is amazing that we have a country called 'Bharat' to keep alive our culture," said Ravi Kishan. The Union Cabinet on Deb 04 approved the Citizenship Amendment Bill.