Simdega (J’khand), Aug 1: A court here has sentenced a 27-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a five-year-old girl last year. Additional District Judge Niraj Kumar Srivastav convicted Nirdosh Topno on Wednesday under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including rape, and provisions of the Protection […]
Panaji, Aug 1: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told the Legislative Assembly on Thursday that the state would become open defecation free by August 31. Sawant said this in response to a question asked by Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat. “The deadline to make Goa open defecation free is […]
New Delhi, Aug 1: Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday alleged a “conspiracy” on part of the government in extending the Parliament session, a charge rejected by treasury benches. When the House was debating amendments to the insolvency law, Yadav raised a point of order, saying most […]
Ahmedabad/Vadodara, Aug 1: Vadodara city in central Gujarat received nearly 500 mm rainfall in 24 hours ending 8 am on Thursday, which created a flood-like situation in the city and disrupted the normal life. The fire brigade, Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) evacuated around 1,000 people […]
New Delhi, Aug 1: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said that efforts will be made to make the House paperless, a step which will help save crores of rupees. As part of the initiative, members would have an option to choose to have their documents in digital […]
(Eds: Disclaimer: The following press release comes to you under an arrangement with PR Newswire. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) BANGALORE, Aug. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Anand Bhardwaj, India’s highest qualified Vastu consultant and Vastu advisor to Bollywood celebrities, conducted his interactive workshop for […]
New Delhi, Aug 1: A Delhi court on Thursday extended till August 9 the interim protection from arrest to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in Aircel-Maxis cases filed by the CBI and the ED. Special Judge O P Saini extended the relief after the argument […]
New Delhi, Jul 31: The Income Tax Department has unearthed fresh evidence in the VVIP choppers scam case after raiding a Hyderabad-based group which purportedly had dealings with Rajiv Saxena, who has been arrested in the case, the CBDT said on Wednesday. It said in a statement that tax […]
New Delhi, Jul 31: Growth of eight core industries dropped to 0.2 per cent in June, mainly due to contraction in oil-related sectors as well as cement production, according to official data. The government on Wednesday also revised downwards the growth rate of these eight sectors for May to […]
Mumbai, Jul 31: Some of top men’s, women’s and junior players will be seen in action in the Otters Club Open Squash Tournament, which will be played here from August 5-10. Mumbai’s Abhishek Pradhan, current India No. 5 will be the top seed in the men’s section, while defending […]
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