Fri, 28 Jul 2017 21:39:31
Pakistan's Punjab province Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to be made Prime Minister after his brother Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court over the Panama Papers scandal, according to a media report.
After a consultative session of the ruling PML-N, Shehbaz has emerged as the most likely candidate to be the next prime minister of Pakistan after an interim premier has serv
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Fri, 28 Jul 2017 21:35:14
India closed in on a big win as their domination went uncontested for the third successive day in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka here.
Virat Kohli (76 batting) and Abhinav Mukund (81) put on 133 runs for the third wicket as India reached 189 for three in 46.3 overs at stumps on a rain-affected day three.
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Fri, 28 Jul 2017 21:33:19
Former deputy chief minister Tejaswi Yadav on Friday said the mandate which was handed over by the people of Bihar in 2015 elections was for the grand alliance, adding that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had insulted that mandate.
"It is a murder of democracy. People of Bihar had given mandate in 2015 not for the BJP but for the grand alliance. He (Nitish) alon
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Fri, 28 Jul 2017 21:31:26
The number of crimes against women in trains rose by 35 per cent during 2014-2016, the government informed Parliament on Friday.
During 2014-2016, 1,607 cases of crimes against women passengers in trains were registered. 448 such cases were registered in 2014, 553 in 2015, 606 in 2016, Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
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Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:53:37
The government has no plans to make Aadhaar number mandatory for booking air tickets, Parliament's Standing Committee on Home Affairs has been told.
This was conveyed to a group of MPs by officials led by Union home secretary-designate Rajiv Gauba on Thursday.
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Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:35:51
Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader on Thursday announced that chief minister’s Anila Bhagya Yojane will be launched within August 15. The government has set aside Rs 300 crore for the purpose, with a promise of funding more in case of any demand further, he said.
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Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:26:38
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday won the floor test with 131 votes in favour against 108.
Meanwhile, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) broke out in protests outside the Assembly in protest.
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Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:16:23
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah and Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani on Friday filed their nominations for Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat.
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Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:13:12
A city-based advocate has lodged a complaint with the anti-corruption bureau urging it to initiate probe into various jail irregularities, including the Rs 2 crore paid in bribe by AIADMK (Amma) general secretary VK Sasikala for preferential treatment in prison.
"I have lodged a complaint with the ACB, urging it to initiate inquiry into the irregularities including Rs 2 crore exchanging hands t
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