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Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday accused the Congress-led state government of creating hurdles in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The SIR commenced across Karnataka on Tuesday,...
Bhubaneswar, June 30 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has upped the ante against the state government, intensifying its demand for the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over the errors in the newly published textbooks...
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) A horrific and heart-wrenching incident on Tuesday has come to light from the Chembur area of Mumbai, where a massive tree suddenly collapsed onto a school bus. The catastrophic accident has left ten students critically injured,...
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has busted a Multi-Level Marketing or Ponzi-style franchise investment fraud worth around Rs. 4.17 crores and arrested three directors of M/s Duvera Retails Pvt. Ltd, an official statement...
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on Tuesday approved key proposals to strengthen the organisation’s healthcare infrastructure, expand medical education, and improve the corporation’s efficiency and service delivery.The meeting, chaired by Labour & Employment Minister...
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) When India rolled out the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on July 1, 2017, it was hailed as the country's most ambitious tax reform since Independence. Before that, India's indirect tax regime was a patchwork...
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, on Tuesday urged the international community not to surrender to terrorism. He was speaking ahead of the 50th anniversary of ‘Operation Entebbe’, the Israeli counter-terrorist mission in Uganda. "We...
Jamshedpur, June 30 (IANS) Four Jharkhand Police personnel, including the Station House Officer (SHO) of Bistupur police station, were suspended on Tuesday following the sensational murder of Karni Sena youth leader Himanshu Singh outside the Double Down (DD) Pub and...
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting with Secretaries of all Central government ministries and departments at the Seva Teerth on Tuesday, with a focus on a comprehensive discussion on the reform agenda, as...
Patna, June 30 (IANS) The political confrontation between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition in Bihar intensified on Tuesday after Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav criticised the Samrat Choudhary government over rising prices of essential commodities....
Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday declared that the state government's goal is to make state drug-free by 2028 and called upon citizens, students and youth to join hands with the government in eliminating the...
Shimla, June 30 (IANS) The first indigenous biochar plant of the country, being set up at Neri in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, will not only contribute to environment conservation but also create livelihood opportunities for the local community, besides...