Muslim families preventing ISIS influence from spreading: Rajnath Singh

Appreciating Indian Muslim families for the important role they are playing in preventing their children from being influenced by the ISIS, Union home minister Rajnath Singh, on Friday said they are able to do this because of "our family values." http://goo.gl/RLNfPN

Goa prepares for canonisation of Father Agnelo de Souza

The Catholic Church is preparing for the canonisation of Father Agnelo de Souza, even as the seminary authorities are working on converting the room in which the late priest used to live into a museum, church officials in Goa said. http://goo.gl/gufqgY

BJP's stubborn attitude blocked GST bill, says Congress leader P Chidambaram

Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government was too stubborn to accommodate views of the opposition with regard to the GST bill. http://goo.gl/V4Z9Ew

Shyam Benegal to head panel to revamp censor board

The censor board has been mired in controversy since the beginning of the year when Pahlaj Nihalani took charge as chairperson. http://goo.gl/Ku0ftV

Passport seva kendras in Arunachal and Nagaland this month

External Affairs Ministry (MEA) has decided to open passport seva kendras in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland this month and organize camps in remote areas to issue passports. A passport seva kendra was inaugurated here by Tripura finance minister Bhanu Lal Saha on Thursday. http://goo.gl/uQXrYF

Japan to share technology with India for its Smart Cities

Japan's Nikken-Sekkei Research Institute is partnering with IIT-Kharagpur to share its ideas on how to make Indian cities 'smart' and also take back Indian cultural ethos to rejuvenate cities in Japan. The Nikken-Sekkei Research Institute (NSRI) of Japan signed an MoU in this regard with the IIT. http://goo.gl/bSS4Ab

NIA concludes probe in SIMI training camp case

National Investigation Agency has filed its final charge sheet in December 2007 Wagamon SIMI arms training camp case against two absconding accused Wasiq Billa and Alam Jeb Afridi for alleged sedition and other offences. http://goo.gl/YO0WEV