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Chandrababu Naidu bars CBI’s entry into Andhra Pradesh without permission
The Andhra Pradesh government has withdrawn the general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate any case in the state. The CBI will have to seek permission from the Andhra government before entering the state for official purposes. Sources in the government cited
BJP has expelled 53 leaders including 3 ex-ministers for 6 years
BHOPAL: Three former ministers are among the 53 leaders, who have been expelled from the party by the BJP, for six years for alleged anti-party activities, in Madhya Pradesh as the state heads to elections on November 28. Among the three former ministers are Sartaj Singh, Ramkrishna Kusmaria and KL
مراٹھا ریزرویشن کے لئے تحریک نہیں بلکہ یکم دسمبر کو جشن منایا جائے: فڑنویس کا اعلان
مہاراشٹر کے وزیراعلیٰ دیویندر فڑنویس نے آج کہا ہے کہ مراٹھا ریزرویشن کے لیے پیش کردہ رپورٹ انہیں موصول ہو گئی ہے اور مراٹھا فرقے کو ریزرویشن کے لیے تحریک کے بجائے یکم دسمبر کو جشن منانا چاہئے کیونکہ حکومت قانونی دائرے میں رہ کر اس ضمن میں اہم ترین فیصلہ کرے گی ۔ اس اعلان کے ساتھ مراٹھاؤں کو ریزرویشن
Mumbai girl bags top prize at Doodle 4 Google contest with space exploration doodle
On Children's Day, Google India has announced the winners of its annual "Doodle 4 Google" contest for schoolchildren. Mumbai girl Pingla Rahul More has emerged as the winner among over 75,000 who participated. The theme for the contest was “What inspires me?" and Ms. More's space exploration dood
Six injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh
Five security personnel returning from election duty and a civilian were injured when Maoists blew up a truck with an IED in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on November 14, a senior police official said. Four personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) and one of the District Reserve Guard (DRG)
Fake news spreading in India due to 'rising tide of nationalism': Report
London, November 12: People in India share fake news stories with nationalistic messages for "nation building" purposes without any attempt at fact-checking a report, according to a BBC research released on Monday. The findings come from extensive research in India, Kenya, and Nigeria into
Absconding Kerala cop Harikumar, who allegedly pushed youth in front of moving car, found dead
A Kerala police officer, who was on the run after he was booked in a murder case, was found dead on Tuesday at his home in Kallambalam near Thiruvananthapuram. Neyyattinkara Deputy Superintendent Police B. Harikumar is suspected to have hanged himself. Harikumar was accused of pushing a 32-year-o
Gaja cyclone red alert: Heavy rainfall expected in Chennai on Nov 14 and 15
The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for areas in coastal Tamil Nadu as Cyclone Gaja, a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, is set to make landfall on Thursday, November 15. This includes Chennai, which may experience very heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday as the cyclone
Build Ram temple in Ayodhya, let Muslims live in peace: minorities panel chief
NEW DELHI: National Commission for Minorities chief Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi on Sunday said Ram temple must be built in Ayodhya so that Muslims can live peacefully and respectfully. Mr Rizvi also stressed that the dispute should be resolved soon to help strengthen ties between communities. Some Mu
Amid formalin scare, Goa bans import of Fish for 6 months
PANAJI: The Goa government Saturday announced a ban on import of fish into the state for six months. The move comes against the backdrop of a scare in the coastal state that formalin, a potential cancer-causing chemical, was being used to preserved fish. Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane anno
India sits on volcano of unemployment after demonetisation, GST: Congress leader P Chidambaram
Indore: Analysing the current situation of the Indian economy, former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram here on Sunday underlined that ever since demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) were rolled out by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government, jobs are
Man who built ‘mini Taj Mahal’ for wife dies in road accident
Faizul Hasan Qadri, the 83-year-old retired postmaster from Kaser Kalan in western Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district well known for constructing a mini ‘Taj Mahal’ in memory of his deceased wife, succumbed to injuries after a road accident in Bulandshahr late Thursday night. According to his f
Maharashtra, Centre form separate panels to probe tigress Avni's killing
MUMBAI: Exactly a week after the controversial shooting of an alleged man-eater tigress Avni (T1), the centre and state announced two separate expert committees to probe the incident, officials said on Friday. While the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) set up its own committee, Mahara
Will rename Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar if BJP wins Telangana polls': MLA Raja Singh
BJP MLA Raja Singh on Thursday triggered a fresh row after he said that he would work towards renaming the city of Hyderabad as ‘Bhagyanagar’ if the BJP was voted to power in the state in the upcoming Telangana elections. Speaking to ANI, Raja Singh said, "Earlier, Hyderabad was Bhagyanagar and i
2 Delhi businessmen rescued from kidnappers, Rs. 25 lakh ransom recovered
The Delhi Police rescued two businessmen who were kidnapped on Sunday and also recovered a ransom amount of Rs. 25.50 lakh from the accused. The accused, identified as Azim Khan, 31, and Kamran Khan, were arrested. On November 6, the police received a call regarding the kidnapping of the busin
Maoists carry out blast on bus in Dantewada, CISF jawan among 4 killed
The Maoists carried out a blast on a bus in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, killing at least four people. According to news agency PTI, a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, the bus driver, conductor and cleaner were those killed in the explosion. At least two CISF
Now, Shiv Sena asks CM Fadnavis to rename Aurangabad, Osmanabad
Close on the heels of the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to rename Allahabad and Faizabad as Prayagaraj and Ayodhya, the Shiv Sena on Thursday mounted pressure on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and asked when will the state government rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad. Taking a j
Yogi Adityanath's Ayodhya Deepotsav 2018 enters Guinness Book of World Records
Lucknow: Ayodhya Deepostav 2018, an event organised to mark Diwali celebrations in Ayodhya town - has entered Guinness Book of World Records on Tuesday. The record is for lighting 3,01,152 earthen lamps on the bank of River Sarayu. The event also witnessed some important announcements. Uttar Prad