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Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) An unidentified man was found hanging from a railing in Dum Dum Park in the northern outskirts of Kolkata on Thursday morning, prompting an investigation by the Bidhannagar Police, officials said.The deceased, estimated to be between...
Gandhinagar, July 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the heavy rainfall situation in Gujarat with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and assured full support from the Central Government, as additional disaster response personnel were mobilised for flood-hit Valsad...
Patna, July 23 (IANS) Student protests were held in several parts of Bihar on Thursday, with demonstrations taking place in Patna and Katihar over demands for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and alleged police action against students...
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Holding the ruling NDA government accountable for exam irregularities, students and other youths who have been agitating at the national capital's Jantar Mantar for nearly a month, said on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...
Thoothukudi, July 23 (IANS) A 26-year-old salesman employed at a Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) liquor outlet died in hospital on Thursday after being detained by police for questioning in connection with an alleged illegal liquor sale, triggering allegations...
Bhopal, July 23 (IANS) Survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy on Thursday protested against the Madhya Pradesh government's proposal to shift the emergency ward for gas victims from Kamala Nehru Hospital, alleging that the move could affect the specialised...
Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday chaired a high-level security review meeting in the aftermath of the terror attack in Anantnag town, in which one local policeman was killed and also discussed the...
Gangtok, July 23 (IANS) The four-day search and rescue operation at the collapsed under-construction tunnel of the NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydropower Project in Sikkim's Namchi district concluded on Thursday after recovery teams retrieved all 25 workers and officials who...
Shillong, July 23 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday said the government remained committed to ensuring equitable development across all districts by supporting locally identified priorities, asserting that the CM's Special Development Fund (CMSDF) has become an...
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, on Thursday called on industries to channel Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives towards strengthening primary education and announced that the Karnataka government would set up a dedicated team to monitor CSR projects...
Hyderabad, July 23 (IANS) A police head constable posted at the office of Telangana Director General of Police allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself with his service weapon on Thursday.The constable, who was on night duty, shot himself inside...
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) West Bengal police have arrested a law officer of the Howrah Municipal Corporation and an NGO functionary on charges of allegedly extorting lakhs of rupees from hoteliers, private hospital owners and real estate developers in Howrah...