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Dhanbad (Jharkhand), July 15 (IANS) The political rivalry between BJP MP Dhullu Mahto and CPI-ML-backed MLA Arup Chatterjee in Jharkhand came face to face when both leaders organised separate programmes at nearly the same time over a proposed elevated road...
Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said on Wednesday that the state government has not received any formal complaint regarding the alleged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election fund misappropriation, indicating that any further action would depend on...
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) In a major relief for the agricultural sector, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced a massive Rs 48,000 crore waiver on outstanding electricity bill arrears for the state's farmers. Speaking at a farmers' gratitude...
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) "Jail is not new for me, and some people have not been able to digest the fact that I have become Chief Minister," Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Wednesday as he launched a sharp...
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Sudhakar Dalela, Secretary for Economic Relations at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday visited the Qatar Embassy in New Delhi and signed the condolence book, on behalf of the people and government of...
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) After the announcement of the 'Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Farmers Crop Loan Waiver Scheme', Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday took a sharp dig at the Opposition, saying that "while some doubted the implementation of the...
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to interfere with the Madras High Court's interim order staying the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against former Tamil Nadu Highways Minister and DMK MLA, E.V. Velu and protecting...
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the difficulties being faced by students due to the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) On-Screen Marking (OSM) system for evaluation of Class 12 board examination answer...
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Wednesday expressed strong confidence that the crucial Women’s Reservation and Constituency Delimitation Bills will be passed in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament.Addressing a...
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The landmark India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which has come into effect from Wednesday, grants zero-duty access on nearly 99 per cent of India's exports, covering almost 100 per cent of the trade...
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Authors and book lovers can be discerned by a few major traits, including a curiosity in all phases of a book's production, a readiness to embrace a new role in the process, as well as...
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Author Taslima Nasrin’s upcoming Kolkata visit has become a subject of political debate since it became known that the writer, a long-standing target of zealots, is attending an anti-fundamentalism literary event on August 1, nearly...