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Water to be ferried to Chennai by train from Jolarpet, says CM

Chennai, June 21: Water starved Chennai is all set to get some relief as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami Friday said 10 million litres would be transported from Jolarpet in Vellore district by train to augment supply. This initiative will be carried on for six months and […]

Fresh triple talaq bill introduced in LS, opp members protest

New Delhi, Jun 21: The government on Friday introduced the fresh triple talaq bill in the Lok Sabha amid vehement protests by opposition members who claimed that it was violative of the Constitution The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2019 became the first legislation to be […]

Home stretch: India leads the way on International Yoga Day

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the way for International Yoga Day on Friday, performing sun salutations and other flexible feats in a mass session with an estimated 30,000 other devotees of the discipline. Yoga Day, observed mostly in India but also worldwide on the Northern Hemisphere’s longest […]

Make yoga part of school curriculum, says Vice President

New Delhi, Jun 21: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Friday recommended making yoga part of school curriculum and said doing so is necessary in the wake of changing lifestyles and growing incidence of non-communicable diseases. Naidu was speaking at an event to mark the International Day of Yoga […]

Rupee slips 28 paise against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Jun 21: The rupee Friday fell 28 paise to trade at 69.72 against the US dollar in early trade following foreign fund outflows and rising crude prices after Iran said it had shot down a US military drone. Subdued sentiments in domestic equity markets also influenced the trading […]

Yoga day celebrated in UP

Lucknow, Jun 21: The International Yoga Day was Friday observed across Uttar Pradesh, with Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attending the main programme in the state capital.  The main programme was held at the Raj Bhawan in the state capital. BJP state vice-president Vidyasagar Sonkar said […]

Shah credits PM for taking yoga to the world

Rohtak (Har), Jun 21: Crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking yoga to the world, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday said the ancient Indian practice has become ambassador of the country’s culture around the globe. Shah praised Modi’s efforts towards promoting Yoga and said it was due to […]

Fire breaks out in high-rise; 15 suffer from suffocation

Mumbai, Jun 21: As many as 15 residents of a high -rise suffered from suffocation and were hospitalised after a fire broke out in their building here in the wee hours of Friday, a fire brigade official said. The blaze erupted on the first floor of the 21-storey building […]

Sacked cop Sanjiv Bhatt gets life sentence in 29-year-old custodial death case

Jamnagar, Jun 20: A court in Gujarat on Thursday sentenced sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to life imprisonment in a custodial death case dating back to 1990 when he was posted as additional superintendent of police in this district. Bhatt, who earlier filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court […]

Prez addresses joint sitting of Parliament for second time this year

New Delhi, Jun 20: President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament for the second time this year. Dressed in a cream ‘bandgala’, Kovind was on Thursday accorded a ceremonial honour by the President’s Bodyguard (PBG) as he walked down the stairs of the […]

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