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Kader Khan hospitalised

Mumbai, Dec 31: Veteran actor Kader Khan’s son Sarfaraz has said that his father has been admitted to a hospital in Canada, dismissing media reports of his demise. “It is all a lie. It (is) just a rumour. My father is in the hospital,” Sarfaraz told PTI. The 81-year-old […]

Fake stamp paper case: Abdul Karim Telgi acquitted for lack of evidence

Nashik (Maha), Dec 31: The Nashik sessions court in Maharashtra Monday acquitted late Abdul Karim Telgi and seven others in a 2004 multi-crore fake stamp paper case in absence of “solid evidence” against them. Telgi, who was convicted in several cases in connection with the scam and sentenced to […]

In case of farmer’s death, Bengal govt to pay his family Rs 2 lakh, announces Mamata

[wp_news_ticker_benaceur_short_code] Kolkata, Dec 31: The West Bengal government will pay Rs 2 lakh in case of death of a farmer, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Monday. The money will be paid to the family in death case of any peasants aged between 18-60 years under ‘Krishi Krishak Bandhu’ scheme, […]

Mayawati says she may have to ‘reconsider’ prop to MP, Raj govts

[wp_news_ticker_benaceur_short_code] Lucknow, Dec 31 (PTI) Virtually putting the Congress-led governments in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan on notice, the BSP supremo Mayawati Monday said she might have to “reconsider” her party’s outside support to them if cases against “innocent” persons framed in Bharat Bandh on April 2 were not withdrawn. […]

Muzaffarnagar coldest place in UP at 1.2 degrees Celsius

Lucknow, Dec 30: Parts of Uttar Pradesh shivered amid intense cold on Sunday, with Muzaffarnagar recording a minimum temperature of 1.2 degrees Celsius — the lowest in the state. Shahjahanpur was the second coldest place in the state with a minimum temperature of 1.8 degree Celsius and Lucknow recorded […]

President enjoys lion safari in Gir during Gujarat tour

Ahmedabad, Dec 30: President Ram Nath Kovind Sunday visited Gir National Park, the only abode of Asiatic lions, during his two-day Gujarat tour. On the second day of his visit to the state, Kovind was received in Junagadh by minister of state for forest Ganpat Vasava. Later, the President […]

Purvanchal University vice-chancellor urges students to kill instead of complaining

NEW DELHI  – A top official at a state-run university urged his students to “murder” fellow students if confronted instead of complaining to him, amid a wave of violence being reported from across the state where the school is based. “If you’re a student of this University, never […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate 106th Indian Science Congress (ISC)-2019 on 3rd January in Jalandhar, Punjab

Union Cabinet ministers including Science &Technology Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Textile Minister SmritiIrani, Nobel Laureates, eminent Scientists from across the world to attend the mega event open view web desk World’s largest science meet ‘Indian Science Congress (ISC)-2019’is going to be held from 3rd to 7th January […]

PM renames 3 islands of Andaman Nicobar

Port Blair, Dec 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday announced renaming of three islands of Andaman and Nicobar on the occasion of 75th anniversary of Tricolour hoisting by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose here The Ross Island was renamed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, the Neil Island would now […]

Karimnagar: uptick in crime against women in 2018

Karimnagar (Tel), Dec 30: The number of cases of crime against women went up in Karimnagar district of Telangana in 2018, the police said Sunday. While 501 cases of crime against women had been registered in 2017, this year the number increased to 645, showing a rise of 28 […]

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