Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:04:24
The government is making all out efforts to ensure that families of troops killed in the line of duty are provided a compensation of not less than Rs one crore, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said.
Singh declared this after inaugurating a new government website, along with actor Akshay Kumar, that will allow common people to make monetary donations to families of paramilitary troops ki
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Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:00:43
The Supreme Court will on Monday hear the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association's plea against use of pellet guns in the state.
In the last hearing, the apex court had asked the Centre to consider effective means other than use of pellet guns to quell stone pelting mobs in Jammu and Kashmir as it concerns life and death.
The Kashmir High Court Bar Association (KHBA) had earlier allege
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Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:59:14
The Election Commission has cancelled the by-elections in Chennai's R.K. Nagar constituency, a day after cash-for-votes allegations surfaced.
The elections were earlier scheduled to be held on Wednesday.
The Election Commission said that the bye-elections shall be held by the poll panel in due course when the vitiating effect created by the distribution of money and gift items to allure the
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Sun, 09 Apr 2017 20:21:40
Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Sunday said the Indian Railways will strive to improve amenities at the Mangaluru Railway Region, which is scattered between three Railway Zones.
He was speaking after Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu remotely flagged off Mangaluru-Yeshwantpur Kudla Express; inaugurated electrification of Mangaluru-Chervathur line;
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Sun, 09 Apr 2017 20:16:06
Truck associations today decided to call off their strike after the insurance regulator agreed to reduce the third party insurance premium of vehicles to 27 per cent from the planned 50 per cent, a goods vehicles owners body said.
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Sun, 09 Apr 2017 20:14:01
As Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief B. S. Yeddyurappa raked in controversy for offering money to a family ahead of by-polls, the saffron party on Sunday defended the former chief minister stating he was merely offering compensation to a poor family.
Admitting that the act was a violation of code of conduct, BJP leader Srinivas Prasad told ANI, "Yeddyurappa was giving compensation to
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Sun, 09 Apr 2017 20:11:49
As many 35 passengers travelling in a bus had a narrow escape as a portion of Anna Salai, one of the busiest roads in Chennai, caved in on Sunday causing damage to a bus and a car.
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Sun, 09 Apr 2017 20:05:12
David Warner roared back to form with a blistering 76 after rookie Afghan spinner Rashid Khan weaved a mesmerising spell as Sunrisers Hyderabad overpowered Gujarat Lions by nine wickets in an IPL encounter, here on Sunday.
It was Rashid's 3 for 19 that helped Sunrisers restrict Lions to a paltry 135 for 7 in 20 overs and then Warner blasted his way to an unbeaten 76 off 45 balls to finish the m
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Sun, 09 Apr 2017 19:59:28
At least five persons were killed and 36 others injured as security forces opened fire on rampaging mobs in various parts of this Lok Sabha constituency today, as the violence marred polling which saw an abysmally low 5.52 per cent turnout till 1400 hours.
Army was called out to help security forces control a rampaging mob which pelted stones and hurled petrol bombs to set a polling booth ablaz
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