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Saxena puts Uttarakhand on top; Sikkim sniff win

Dehradun, Dec 16:Vineet Saxena missed out on a double century by 15 runs but his knock ensured Uttarakhand put up a massive 557 against Nagaland to keep them firmly in sight of a sixth win on the trot in their Ranji Trophy Plate Group fixture here Sunday. At […]

Tourism to be game-changer for Arunachal: Khandu

Dambuk, Dec 16: Tourism will be a game-changer for Arunachal Pradesh, Chief MinisterPema Khandusaid here Sunday, while expressing hope that as connectivity improves in the North East, the states will compete with each other to attract tourists. Khandu flagged off `JK Tyre Orange 4X4 Fury’, a part of the […]

Sambhaji Bhide faces protests by Dalit activists

Mumbai, Dec 16: Dalit activists Sunday protested against controversial Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide, who is accused of inciting caste violence near Koregaon-Bhima village in Pune district earlier this year, in the city. Activists of dalit outfit Bhim Army gathered outside the venue of Bhide’s speech, which was held in […]

Man held for supplying arms to militants

Jammu, Dec 16: An absconder, accused of supplying weapons to militants, was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Sunday, a senior police officer said. “Zahoor Ahmad Kamal alias Nika Kamal was picked up from Kishtwar town. He had evaded arrest for the last several months,” Senior Superintendent […]

Punjab CM admitted to PGI for removal of kidney stone

Chandigarh, Dec 16: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was admitted to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here on Sunday evening for undergoing a laser procedure for removal of kidney stone. The procedure for removal of kidney stone will be performed on Monday and the 76-year-old […]

PM blames Cong for agrarian crisis in country

Rae Bareli (UP), Dec 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday blamed the Congress for agrarian crisis in the country and said despite being in power for 10 years, the UPA government did not implement the recommendations of the Swaminathan Committee report. Attacking the Congress at a public meeting at […]

Eleven die, more than 90 fall sick after eating temple food in Karnataka

MUMBAI – Eleven people including two children died and more than 90 were hospitalised after consuming a religious food offering at a temple in Karnataka, police said on Saturday, calling it a suspected case of mass food poisoning. Two people have been questioned in connection with the incident […]

Army to extend support to disabled war veterans: Gen Rawat

Hyderabad, Dec 14: The Army is taking efforts to compile data on war veterans who suffered disability so as to provide them support, including prosthetic limbs in needed cases, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said Friday. Gen. Rawat, here to attend the Convocation Ceremony at the Military College of […]

Alok Nath moves court for anticipatory bail

Mumbai, Dec 14: Actor Alok Nath, accused of rape by a woman writer-producer, has filed anticipatory bail application in a Mumbai court. The plea for pre-arrest bail was filed before Additional Sessions Judge S S Oza Thursday. The court on Friday adjourned the matter to December 20, after the […]

Justice M B Lokur given farewell by SC lawyers

New Delhi, Dec 14:  Justice Madan B Lokur, who was the part of four judges to hold the controversial January 12 press conference against the then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, was given a farewell on Friday by the lawyers of the Supreme Court. Justice Lokur, who is […]

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