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Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat was appointed as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India by the Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet. Keep an eye on this space for all the latest news and updates that take place throughout the day.
31 Dec, 22:15 (IST)
Pentagon deploying extra troops to Baghdad for embassy security.
31 Dec, 21:20 (IST)
Japan: Visuals of New Year celebrations from Tokyo.
31 Dec, 18:07 (IST)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI): India’s Current Account Deficit (CAD) at US$6.3 billion (0.9% of GDP) in Q2 (July-September) of 2019-20 narrowed from US$19.0 billion (2.9% of GDP) in Q2 of 2018-19 & US$14.2 billion (2.0% of GDP) in the preceding quarter.
31 Dec, 17:59 (IST)
Donald Trump Blames Iran for “Orchestrating” Attack on US Embassy in Baghdad.
31 Dec, 17:21 (IST)
Government of India: Eight Core Industries stood at 126.3 in November, 2019, which declined by 1.5 per cent as compared to the index of November, 2018.
31 Dec, 17:10 (IST)
Internet services in all govt-run hospitals, SMS to all mobile phones will be restored from Dec 31 midnight in Kashmir: PTI reports quoting Official.
31 Dec, 17:02 (IST)
Jammu and Kashmir Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal: SMS services to be restored from midnight, December 31 in Kashmir valley.
31 Dec, 17:01 (IST)
Pakistan will not succeed in their motives, they can’t fool the world. Indian army is fully prepared said Army Chief. Army Chief on China: Transgressions occurring due to differences in perception on where Line of Actual Control lies. Post Wuhan Summit, strategic directions were issued on how to maintain peace on the border. As its result, there has been a lot of improvement at the ground level.
31 Dec, 15:49 (IST)
"CAA Only for persecuted minorities from 3 nations": Ravi Shankar Prasad.
31 Dec, 15:47 (IST)
Ravi Shankar Prasad speaks on Citizenship Act.
31 Dec, 15:34 (IST)
"An annual global investors’ summit will be organised in the second half of this year (2020)": Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
31 Dec, 15:32 (IST)
"Power, railways, urban, irrigation, mobility, education, health water and digital sectors form the bulk of pipeline projects": Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
31 Dec, 15:31 (IST)
Task force will be formed and there will be an investment of Rs 5 lakh crores in next five years: FM Nirmala Sitharaman.
31 Dec, 15:31 (IST)
"In the last 6 years, a total 51 lakh crore has been spent on infrastructure. We are committing a 100 lakh crore for the next 5 years": Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
31 Dec, 15:28 (IST)
"Infrastructure has been our focus. In last six years, Rs 51 lakh crore spent on the same": Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
31 Dec, 15:26 (IST)
In last six years, Rs 51 lakh crore spent on infrastructure: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
31 Dec, 15:26 (IST)
In last six years, 5-6% of GDP spent on infrastructure: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
31 Dec, 15:23 (IST)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses media.
31 Dec, 14:57 (IST)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to Address Press Conference Shortly.
Mumbai, December 31: BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav on Citizenship Amendment Act in Bengaluru said, "Many of our opposition leaders are 'knowledge-proof', the information doesn't get into their brains. The Act is so lucid, yet a controversy has been created which led to violence and unrest in the country.
Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat was appointed as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India by the Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet. The announcement came a day before General Rawat’s retirement as the Indian Army Chief. The Chief of Defence Staff will be a four-star General and will head the Department of Military Affairs.
In Delhi, the minimum temperature touched a low of 2.5 degree Celsius in New Delhi. There was dense fog, which reduced the visibility around the area and also caused an increase in the pollution levels.
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