Senior Congress leaders quit party in Odisha
In a major set back to the opposition Congress in Odisha, several senior leaders of the party in Ganjam district resigned from the primary membership of the party today. Party sources said, the leaders sent their resignation letters to the Congress president Rahul Gandhi and OPCC president Prasad Harichandan. Those who quit...
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Satav named Cong incharge in Guj, Jitendra Singh in Odisha
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Babus rejig at Centre: Chandra Bhushan appointed Dy EC
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Athawale: SP-BSP alliance may cost BJP 25-30 lS seats in UP
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Man kills wife after quarrel
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BJP lawmakers demand rollback of decision
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Woman held with 1 kg ganja
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Azam accuses Yogi govt of vendetta
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Christians observe Good Friday
The Christian community observed Good Friday to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The main ceremonies were held in the evening hours with the ‘Way of the Cross’ and the ‘Passion of lord Jesus Christ’. They are held in the evening hours to correspond to the time when lord Jesus died...
Wildlife smuggler held in Kanpur
Sleuths of Special Task Force (STF) claimed to have arrested a wildlife smuggler in Kanpur and recovered 27 kilograms of turtle soft shell from him on Friday morning. The arrested person was identified as Saleem Sheikh. He was taken into custody and a case was registered against him. According to IG...
EOW recommends action against Khurshid's trust
Sleuths of the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) have reportedly forwarded a report to the state government recommending legal action against alleged irregularities in Dr Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust run by senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid and his wife louise Khurshid. Sources said the report was sent to the state government for...
Empowering women to dignify lives: VP
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said that empowering women would enable them lead a life of dignity, respect and make informed decisions, as he stressed on the need to build coalitions against gender discrimination. With women constituting almost half of India’s population, their empowerment educationally, socially and politically is...
India, Pak agree to resolve issue through talks
India and Pakistan on Friday announced they have agreed to mutually resolve all issues about the treatment of diplomats. The agreement follows claims and counter-claims by the two countries about harassment of each other’s diplomats. “India and Pakistan have mutually agreed to resolve matters related to the treatment of diplomats and diplomatic...
PM pitches for river inter-linking
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday batted for inter-linking of rivers in the country, saying it can help address the issue of imbalance between areas having excess water and those facing scarcity of the resource. Responding to the question by a student during the ‘smart India hackathon’, Modi said while 17...
Pak seeks inspectiof India's Indus river basin projects
Pakistan has asked India to allow its officials to undertake a tour for inspecting Indian projects in the Indus river basin, which New Delhi said will be arranged in line with the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), according to government sources. Pakistan made the request during the two-day...
