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Three youths drown in river Ganga

Ghazipur (UP), Nov 3:  Three youths drowned while taking bath in the Ganga river at the Mahadeva ghat in Gorabazar area here, police said. Golu Kushwaha (19), Gopal Kushwaha (22) and Nitish Kushwaha (21) were taking bath in the river Friday afternoon when they accidently went on the deeper […]

Why India’s Modi wants to increase control over the central bank

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI – An incendiary speech by a top Reserve Bank of India (RBI) official last Friday blew the lid off an increasingly toxic dispute between the central bank and the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over monetary policy and who controls the institution’s reserves. While historically […]

Killings in Assam raise tension over citizenship survey

NEW DELHI – Suspected Indian militants shot dead five Bengali-speaking Hindu men in the sensitive border state of Assam late on Thursday, police said, as tension grows over a controversial citizenship test to identify illegal immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh. Assam, home to 33 million people, has suffered years […]

M.J. Akbar says had consensual relations with journalist accusing him of rape

NEW DELHI – M.J. Akbar, who resigned from the government last month after more than a dozen women accused him of sexual harassment, said on Friday he had a consensual relationship with a New York-based journalist who has accused him of raping her. Pallavi Gogoi, chief business editor […]

Dissidence in AAP’s Punjab unit an internal matter: Kejriwal

Chandigarh, Nov 1:  Aam Admi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal Thursday played down the dissidence led by the party MLA Sukhpal Khaira in its Punjab unit, terming it as the “party’s internal matter”. The AAP’s MLA from Bholath, Khaira is leading a group of eight dissident legislators who revolted against […]

7 elephants in search of food electrocuted in India

NEW DELHI — Seven elephants in search of food were electrocuted after coming in contact with loosely hanging electric wires in eastern India on Saturday, a forest guard said. Wildlife warden Jitendranath Dass said the elephants were part of a herd of about 15 that came near Kamalanga, […]

UP CM, other ministers condole Khurana’s death

Lucknow, Oct 28: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his cabinet colleagues on Sunday condoled the death of former Delhi chief minister and senior BJP leader Madan Lal Khurana. In his condolence message, the chief minister said Khurana was a popular leader and had a deep connection with […]

Department of Consumer Affairs & NCDRC organizes conference to review functioning of State Commissions and District Fora

District Fora should avoid adjournments and must be encouraged to decide cases in the first hearing itself: Shri C. R. Chaudhary President NCDRC, Justice R. K. Agarwal welcomes introduction of Mediation in Consumer Protection Bill; Asserts it will help in reducing pendency of cases open view web desk […]

Man arrested for sending vital info, maps to ISI

Lucknow, Oct 27: A person was arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district for allegedly sharing vital information with Pakistan spy agency ISI, police said Saturday. Mohammad Zahid was arrested Friday night and police in Bulandshahr have recovered secret documents and maps of prohibited areas from him among others, according […]

Ready to face bypolls any time: TN CM

Coimbatore, Oct 27: Buoyed by the recent Madras High Court verdict upholding disqualification of the 18 MLAs,ruling AIADMK Saturday said it is ready to face the bypolls to the Tamil Nadu assembly any time, once the Election Commission announces the dates. Replying to a specific question on the […]

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