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Bengaluru, July 21 (IANS) Karnataka BJP has welcomed the formation of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe Dharmasthala mass grave charges. However, the party has warned against spreading misinformation against the Hindu religious centre.Speaking at a press conference, Opposition...
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) In a major clampdown on the cigarette smuggling racket in the national capital, the Delhi Police crime branch on Monday seized a huge cache of foreign brands worth over Rs 25 lakhs and also arrested...
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) A special 5-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai is slated to hear on Tuesday the reference made by the President under Article 143 of the Constitution, seeking the Supreme Court’s...
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Maharashtra NCP chief Sunil Tatkare on Monday hinted that the party president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will decide on the resignation of the Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate soon, whose purported viral video about playing...
Shimla, July 21 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh, Jairam Thakur, on Monday slammed the state Congress government for being insensitive towards the natural calamity in Mandi district. The former Chief Minister said the executive engineer, who was doing...
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Amid the controversy surrounding Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate -- after a video showing him playing rummy on his phone during the recently concluded monsoon session went viral -- state NCP chief Sunil Tatkare on Monday hinted...
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) As many as 15.67 crore or 80.93 per cent of rural households out of the total 19.36 crore in the country are reported to have a tap water supply in their homes, the Rajya Sabha...
Raipur, July 21 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh Congress has announced a statewide chakka jam on July 22 in protest against the arrest of Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The protest, scheduled from...
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Hours after the Bombay High Court acquitted all 12 men convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, families of the victims on Monday voiced strong concerns and demanded a fresh investigation, urging the Centre to...
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's declaration of beginning weekend protest programmes against the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states from this month, which she described as another "Bhasha Andolon" (Language Movement) has attracted...
Aizawl, July 21 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Monday launched the ‘Mizo DiasporaHub’ to connect with Mizo people living in different parts of the world.Launching the Mizo DiasporaHub, developed by the Mizo Diaspora Cell, Chief Minister’s Office, in collaboration...
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The government on Monday said it plans to develop 51 new river cruise circuits on 47 national waterways across 14 states and three union territories (UTs) by 2027.With the launch of the Cruise Bharat Mission,...