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Pune's 'Gold Man' beaten to death in front of his son

Pune: Datta Phuge, the Pune businessman who came to be known as the "gold man" after he was photographed in a pure gold shirt a few years ago, was allegedly beaten to death in front of his son late last night. The 48-year-old was found dead at a large ground early on Friday morning. Mr Phuge w

Young Punjab-based bureaucrat an inspiration for Kashmiri youth

Sri Muktsar Sahib (Punjab), July 15 (ANI): Having spent nearly seven years as an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Dr. Sumeet Kumar Jarangal, says that his desire to serve the nation, bring joy and happiness to the people of the country, and also be an inspiration to folks from his home s

Temple authorities `clean` premises with Gangajal after Dalit woman performs pooja

Kanpur, July 15 :A new case of caste discrimination has come to light after a Dalit woman in a Kanpur village alleged that the authorities of a temple, where she had gone to offer prayers, cleansed the temple with ''Gangajal after she left.'The incident is alleged to have taken place on Friday when

India condemns Nice terror attack, expresses solidarity with France

New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condemned the deadly terror attack in Nice resort city of France after a trucker loaded with weapons and hand grenades killed at least 80 people who had gathered to watch fireworks on the occasion

President Mukherjee to inaugurate 'India Skills Competition' today

New Delhi, July 15 (ANI):President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the first edition of "India Skills Competition" on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day today. The occasion will also mark the first anniversary of Prime Minister's Skill India mission which aims to train over 40 crore youth in

Relief work underway in flood-hit areas of Assam

Guwahati (Assam), July 14 (ANI): Incessant rains have wreaked havoc in Assam with its villages, towns and cities situated in the low foothills of the state reeling from floods for over a month. Authorities have come up with series of initiatives to provide relief to thousands of affected people.

Aircrafts carrying Indians from South Sudan to reach Delhi by tomorrow

New Delhi | July 14, 2016 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday took to Twitter to inform that two Indian Air Force C17 aircrafts, carrying hundreds of Indians from War-torn South Sudan, will reach Delhi tomorrow. "Both aircrafts are reaching Delhi via Thiruvananthapuram. First fl

HRD approves proposal of three Kendriya Vidyalayas

New Delhi, July 14 (ANI):Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday announced the approval of three Kendriya Vidyalaya proposals. During an informal interaction with the media, the Minister also received the feedback regarding the performance of the ministry and education sector, appreciati

Congress contesting UP polls to win and form govt: Ghulam nabi Azad

New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who took part in a meeting at party vice-president Rahul Gandhi's residence to discuss strategy for the next year's UP Assembly polls, on Thursday, said the grand old party would contest the elections with an aim to win and form a go

Dadri lynching: Court orders registration of FIR against Akhlaq's family

 A court in Noida on Thursday ordered the police to file a First Investigation Report (FIR) against Mohammad Akhlaq's family for alleged cow slaughter. Noida, July 14 (ANI):In September last year, Akhlaq was lynched by a mob on suspicion that his family stored and consumed beef in Dadri, Uttar Pr

No stay on ordinance allowing states to conduct MBBS tests

New Delhi, 14 July,2016: Supreme Court today said the validity of the Centre’s ordinance allowing states to conduct separate entrance tests for admission to MBBS and BDS courses for the 2016-17 academic year was “in doubt”, but rejected a plea seeking a stay on it saying half the states have already

Five-day long pineapple festival organised in Imphal to promote growers

mphal (Manipur) : The ninth state pineapple festival cum seller and buyer meet and youth festival was held recently at Yairipok Thambalnu Market in Manipur. The festival was held under the initiative of Development Organization Andro Kendra (DOAK). Manipur has the favorable climate for pineapp

SC verdict a lesson for Governors to not act as BJP, RSS members: Congress

New Delhi, July 14, 2016 (ANI):Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP was running the government in a ‘dictatorial’ and ‘anti-democratic’ manner, the Congress party on Thursday said the Supreme Court verdict to restore Nabam Tuki-led Government in Arunachal Pradesh was a lesson for the

Maha EC cancels AIMIM registration as political party

New Delhi: The Maharashtra Election Commission today cancelled the state registration of Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM and Peace Party. The decision was taken after the two parties failed to submit details of their income and funding, ANI reported. The cancellation of registration means that the AI

NIA likely to contact Islamic preacher Zakir Naik

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to contact Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is presently in Medina, Saudi Arabia. According to sources, the NIA, which has reportedly given some message or signal to Naik in this regard, has been waiting for his return, and then it will formally a

One killed, two injured in crude bomb blast outside Sasaram court

Sasaram (Bihar), July 13 : At least one person was killed and two others sustained injuries after a crude bomb exploded outside a local court in Sasaram area of Bihar's Rohtas district. The detonator of the bomb was accidentally pressed by the person carrying it. A 22-year-old man was on Wedne

Journalists facing tough situation in Kashmir

Journalists in the Kashmir Valley are facing a tough time covering protest-related violence in which more than 30 people were killed and several others injured, with both people and security forces turning hostile. Kashmiris, who took to streets after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar W

This Muslim Couple Braving the Srinagar Curfew to Deliver Food to a Pandit Family Is the Real India

  The tension in Kashmir, triggered by the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, continues unabated. The death toll has risen to 32 and curfew has been imposed in most of the valley. In this dark scenario, the humanitarian gesture of a Muslim couple, who braved the curfew to