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2 killed as SUV rams into parked truck in UP’s Banda

Banda (UP), Jul 16: Two persons were killed and three others injured when their SUV rammed into a truck parked on a roadside in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district, police said Tuesday. The accident took place on Monday night near Dingwahi village, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Lal Bharat Kumar […]

Rajya Sabha passes AERA (Amendment) Bill

New Delhi, July 16:  Rajya Sabha Tuesday passed a Bill allowing the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) to bid out any new airport at a pre-determined tariff structure. Replying to the discussion on the Bill, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said,”As many as 16 airports […]

Arunchal Pradesh chief secretary & DGP transferred

Itanagar, Jul 16: The Centre has transferred Arunachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Satya Gopal and Director General of Police S B K Singh with immediate effect, officials said here Tuesday. Senior IAS officer Naresh Kumar has been appointed as the new chief secretary of Arunachal Pradesh replacing Gopal, an order […]

BJP names new party chiefs in UP, Maharashtra

New Delhi, Jul 16: The BJP on Tuesday appointed OBC leader Swatantra Dev Singh and Maratha leader Chandrakant Patil as the president of its Uttar Pradesh and poll-bound Maharashtra units, respectively. Both leaders have a RSS background and are well-regarded in the party for their organisational ability. Singh replaces […]

19 NDRF teams in flood-hit Bihar: MoS Home

New Delhi, Jul 16: As many as 19 National Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed in flood-hit Bihar, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told reporters on Tuesday and asserted that the Centre is ready to provide all necessary assistance to the state. He said Home Minister […]

Pakistan opens airspace for all civilian traffic; Indian flights to operate soon

New Delhi, Jul 16: Pakistan opened its airspace for all civilian traffic on Tuesday morning, sources said, effectively removing the ban on Indian flights that were not allowed to use majority of its airspace since the Balakot air strikes in February The move is expected to give a major […]

Demand to raise royalty on coal in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, Jul 15: Demands to raise royalty on coal, roll back of steep hike in airfares between Kerala and Gulf region and government intervention to help release fishermen captured by Pakistan were among issues raised during the Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Amar Patnaik (BJD) said […]

PeopleStrong Rebrands its Recruitment Business as Taggd

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Man seriously injured as mobile explodes while speaking

Krishnagiri (TN) July 15: A 30-year-old man was seriously injured after his mobile phone exploded when he was speaking to a relative while riding a bike, police said here Monday Arumugam had tucked the phone in his helmet and was speaking to the relative while riding his motorcycle Sunday […]

Labourer dead as lift collapses at construction site

Thane, Jul 15:A 24-year-old labourer was killed after a lift malfunctioned and collapsed from the 11th floor of an under-construction building in Mira Road in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said Monday. The deceased, Mohammad Zulfiquar Mallik, died on his way to hospital on Sunday afternoon, a police […]

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