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Srinagar, Aug 5 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha said on Wednesday that government jobs for the next of kin of terror victims mark a new chapter in justice and rehabilitation in the union territory.Addressing a function at...
Colombo, Aug 5 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met his Sri Lankan counterpart Aruni Ranaraja here on Wednesday and discussed ways to further deepen bilateral ties. During the meeting, the two officials discussed regional and global issues of mutual interest."Foreign...
Lucknow, Aug 5 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday launched an attack on the Uttar Pradesh government over a range of issues, including the alleged Ram Temple offerings theft case, law and order, fertiliser availability for farmers,...
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court has clarified that its recent interim order regulating the use of audio and video recordings of court proceedings does not impose a blanket prohibition on reportage by recognised news organisations, while reiterating...
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) Tulu Mondal a.k.a. Mohammad Nazibuddin, the absconding stone quarry owner from Birbhum district of West Bengal, on Wednesday approached a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court through his counsel, seeking protection from coercive police action,...
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A fake call from a person posing as an HDFC Bank executive proved costly for a Delhi resident, leading to the fraudulent use of his credit card and a loss of more than Rs 1...
Patna, Aug 5 (IANS) The Bihar Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Wednesday arrested Panchayat Secretary Shankar Prasad red-handed while allegedly accepting a Rs 15,000 bribe in connection with payment under the Nal-Jal (Tap-Water) scheme in Maldahiya Panchayat of Narkatiaganj block...
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Centre's High-Powered Committee constituted to examine issues concerning same-sex couples has met only twice since its formation more than two years ago and is yet to submit any recommendation or report, according to the...
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) BJP Member of Parliament Bansuri Swaraj on Wednesday slammed Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks targeting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), alleging that the Congress leader "lacks the vision...
Bengaluru, Aug 5 (IANS) BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Karnataka government over the recent Cabinet expansion, alleging that it was driven by "money power, factional politics and the Congress high command"...
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued summons to the Delhi Police Commissioner for failing to submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) within the stipulated time in a case concerning allegations that paid...
Bengaluru, Aug 5 (IANS) The Karnataka Cabinet expansion has triggered widespread resentment in the ruling Congress over the allocation of ministerial berths, with the issue snowballing into resignations, protests, bandh calls and threats of defection across the state on Wednesday.Several...