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Patna, July 9 (IANS) Amid the Bihar Bandh called by the Opposition against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list just ahead of the Assembly elections in the state, RJD National Vice-President and Lalu Yadav's close aide Shivanand...
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation seeking modification of its July 8 order that prohibited TNSTC buses from using four toll plazas in the...
Bhopal, July 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is set to embark on a strategic overseas tour from July 13 to 19, visiting Spain and Dubai to promote the state as a prime destination for global investment."The visit...
Vadodara, July 9 (IANS) The death toll in the Vadodara bridge collapse mounted to nine, said officials here on Wednesday. Expressing deep sorrow over the loss of lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ex gratia compensation to the families of...
Ayodhya, July 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched a state-wide plantation drive from Ayodhya, marking the occasion by planting a sapling and taking a selfie with it.Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi and Forest Minister Arun...
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Opposition-led Mahagathbandhan on Wednesday called for a statewide 'Bihar Bandh' on what it termed a move "to save democracy." The Opposition has been protesting against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls...
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday extended till August 13 the judicial custody of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana. Rana was produced before the Patiala House Court through a video conferencing facility upon the...
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan has strongly rebutted allegations made by Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president and Sriperumbudur MLA K Selvaperunthagai, who claimed he was denied entry to the inner sanctum during the 'kumbabishekam' (consecration...
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) The 100th edition of the Vavubali Exhibition is set to begin on Wednesday at the Kuzhithurai Municipality Ground in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district, coinciding with 'Aadi Amavasya' -- a day of ancestral remembrance when hundreds gather...
Amaravati, July 9 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's wife Nara Bhuvaneswari on Wednesday condemned the alleged derogatory comments made by YSR Congress Party leader and former MLA Nallapureddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy against Telugu Desam Party MLA Vemireddy...
Bhopal, July 9 (IANS) Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) bid a tearful farewell to its most cherished resident and oldest elephant, 'Vatsala' -- believed to be over 100 years old, who passed away on July 8 at 1.30 p.m. 'Vatsala' had...
Mohali, July 9 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has sparked a fresh political debate by declaring that he deserves a Nobel Prize for governance and administration, despite what he called the...