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Patna, Aug 21 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on Thursday, carried out major raids in Bihar’s East Champaran district in connection with the AK-47 case, creating a stir in… Continue reading NIA raids in Bihar’s East Champaran linked to AK-47 case; action against notorious land mafia
Chennai, Aug 21 (IANS) The Madras High Court has refused to interfere in disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Indian Institute of Technology–Madras (IIT-M) against one of its professors, who was… Continue reading Madras HC upholds IIT-M sexual harassment inquiry, dismisses professor’s plea
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The provisional payroll data of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) released on Friday showed that 19.37 lakh new employees were added in June. As… Continue reading 19.37 lakh new workers enrolled under ESI Scheme in June
Jamshedpur, Aug 21 (IANS) Two separate incidents of suicide have sent shockwaves across Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district. The deceased include a young lecturer of Chaibasa College and a lathe machine… Continue reading Jharkhand: Two commit suicide in East Singhbhum; Chaibasa college lecturer among dead
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21 (IANS) Businessman Mohammed Shershad, on Thursday, claimed that he has received a lawyer’s notice from Kerala CPI-M Secretary M.V. Govindan in connection with the ongoing letter leak… Continue reading Leaked letter controversy continues to haunt Kerala CPI-M as businessman unrelenting
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Sub-area Manager of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Rampur in Jharsuguda district, Odisha, along with a private… Continue reading Odisha: CBI nabs MCL manager, aide in Rs 20,000 bribery case
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Wayanad MP and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Thursday to seek early implementation of health projects in her… Continue reading Priyanka Gandhi meets JP Nadda, seeks better health facilities in Wayanad
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Former Law Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday trained his guns on the Election Commission of India (ECI) alleging irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)… Continue reading Faulty SIR in Bihar is like exposing voter list, democracy to termites: Kapil Sibal
Moscow, Aug 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday said that India’s oil purchase from the US has been consistently increasing, as the August 27 deadline set… Continue reading India’s oil purchase from US increasing, we’re not biggest buyer of Russian oil: EAM Jaishankar
Ranchi, Aug 21 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly and BJP state president Babulal Marandi has raised serious questions over the ongoing investigation into the alleged multi-crore liquor… Continue reading Babulal Marandi questions liquor scam probe in Jharkhand, seeks CBI inquiry
Bhubaneswar, Aug 21 (IANS) The fourth session of the 17th Odisha Assembly is scheduled to begin from September 18. As per an official notification issued on Thursday, this monsoon session,… Continue reading Odisha: Monsoon Assembly session to begin from Sep 18
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate three new metro services in Kolkata on Friday and take a metro ride from Jessore Road Metro… Continue reading Ahead of Bengal visit, PM Modi says Centre committed to development of Kolkata
