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Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said that this after unveiling the logo for the 'Swachh Bharat Mission' (Clean India Mission), along with Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Nitin Gadkari.

Devendro, a 2013 Asian Championships silver-medallist, was declared the winner after his opponent - Fahad Albathali of Kuwait - failed to turn up for his bout.

Modi will also conduct bilateral meetings with the leaders of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.

The projects include Dhaka-Tongi and Khulna-Mongla railway line extension and manufacturing of 120 coaches for Bangladesh railways.

World number seven Saina thrashed Iran's Soraya Aghaeihajiagha (2-0) 21-7, 21-6 in a women's singles round of 16 match at the Gyeyang Gymnasium.

The holy period of Navratri commences today and will conclude on October 2.

Obama will on Thursday sign a proclamation designating the marine reserve in the south-central Pacific, thereby making it off-limits to development and commercial fishing, a statement said.

Gujarat Governor O P Kohli said Sanskrit is the mother of all languages and no other language can flourish without its help.

Almost all banks including country's largest lender State Bank of India and private sector ICICI Bank have lent to power plants that were put up based on coal from 214 coal blocks alloted since 1993.

The Union Labour Minister was addressing a Symposium and Exhibition on "Occupational Health and Safety in the Construction Industry - Proceeding from a Problem to a Solution".

The apex court wants to know how many FIRs have been registered by police forces on missing kids.

Police is still clueless in the Rs 12 crore painting theft case at noted artist and Padma Bhushan awardee Ram Kumar's residence.

The UN human rights office says the death toll from the conflict in eastern Ukraine has reached at least 3,543.

Narayanan also highlighted cyber terrorism as another major security imperative before India.

The UN health agency earlier on Tuesday said that new cases would increase from hundreds each week to thousands without "drastic improvements in control measures."

Tomorrow being a Wednesday is the scheduled day for holding meetings of Cabinet and its committees where the oil ministry can bring up a proposal for new gas price, officials said.