Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:19:35
The Opposition's nominee for the presidential election, Meira Kumar said projecting the poll for the top office as "Dalit vs Dalit" has exposed the real face of the society which still thinks through the caste prism.
Kumar today met Congress MLAs here, seeking their support for the July 17 presidential election.
Speaking to media later, she said the presidential election is being contested on
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Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:16:29
Director General (Prisons) H N Satyanarayana Rao on Thursday categorically denied all the allegations levelled by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) (Prisons) D Roopa in her report regarding former AIADMK general secretary V Sasikala getting VIP treatment in Parappana Agrahara central prison.
"If she had doubts, she should have first come to me and talked about it. Instead, she went to the media. W
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Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:13:23
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has drawn the attention of Telecommunication Minister Manoj Sinha to the problem of poor telephone connectivity in Konkan region, including Sindhudurg district.
A native of Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, Prabhu currently represents Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha.
In a recent letter to Sinha, the railway minister has highlighted the "poor infrastructural
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Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:10:25
The National Green Tribunal today passed a slew of directions to rejuvenate River Ganga, declaring as 'No-Development Zone' an area of 100 metres from the edge of the river between Haridwar and Unnao and prohibiting dumping of waste within 500 metres from the river.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also declared that an environment compensation of Rs 50,000 will be impo
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Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:07:32
The flood situation in Assam worsened today as five more deaths were reported in the deluge which has so far affected 17.2 lakh people in 24 districts.
The Brahmaputra river and its tributaries have submerged 2,500 villages, destroyed 1.06 lakh hectares of crop-land, damaged infrastructure by breaching the embankments and overrunning roads and bridges, thereby disrupting surface communication,
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Thu, 13 Jul 2017 13:57:32
With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) skipping the 86th Kashmir Martyrs Day, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said that the BJP- People's Democratic Party (PDP) alliance is only there to stay in power and loot the state and have got nothing to do with the people of the Valley.
"It is obvious. They have nothing to do with this. They are only here to stay in power and loot t
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Thu, 13 Jul 2017 13:55:25
A person was reportedly beaten up by a mob on suspicion of carrying beef in Nagpur's Bharsingi village.
The incident took place on Wednesday at 11.30 a.m.
Bharsingi comes under the jurisdiction of the Jalalakheda Police Station.
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Thu, 13 Jul 2017 13:53:08
The Supreme Court will on Thursday continue hearing the Cauvery water dispute involving the tussle between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The apex court on July 11 commenced final hearing on the appeals filed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala against the 2007 Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) final award.
A bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Dipak Misra, had earlier directed the Ka
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Thu, 13 Jul 2017 13:48:18
India's semifinal prospects suffered a massive setback after Australia cantered to a convincing eight-wicket win, riding on a superb batting show by their top-order in the ICC Women's World Cup here today.
Put into bat, opener Punam Raut's fighting century and a 69 from record-breaking skipper Mithali Raj enabled India to post a decent 226 for seven in their sixth group league encounter.
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