Yogi meets Advani ahead of court proceedings
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday met senior BJP leader lK Advani, who was in lucknow to appear before a special CBI court in connection with a case relating to the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. The Chief Minister welcomed Advani with a bouquet of flowers...
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K'taka: Curb on cattle sale for slaughter 'anti-Constitution'
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IIT-Madras student hurt in attack over 'beef fest'
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Number of malnourished children in Mumbai civic schools swells
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Yogi Govt to extend retirement age of doctors by 2 years
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Govt to ban unsafe drugs
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Zika virus threat: WHO voices concern over Govt's silence
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Congress seeks Uma's head after court slaps conspiracy charge
31 May 2017 | PNS
Gujarat IPS officer fails to get relief from apex court
Gujarat IPS officer Ramanbhai S Bhagora, who was recently convicted of tampering with evidence in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case, failed to get his conviction stayed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. A Vacation Bench of Justices AK Sikri and Deepak Gupta found no urgency to hear the officer’s plea...
Bumper harvest of horticulture yield as production crosses 295 MT
Farmers across the country reaped a bumper harvest of horticulture produce with production crossing 295 million tonnes in 2016-17 which is 3.2 per cent higher as compared to the previous year’s 2015-16 estimates. With 21.6 million tonnes estimated onion production in the country, there is an increase of 3 per cent...
PM: Spoiling environment is immoral, criminal act
It would be an “immoral and criminal act” to spoil the environment for future generations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday and underlined the need to protect nature, as the Trump administration mulls to overturn the US’ position on the 2015 Paris climate accord. Modi’s remarks came during a joint...
CBI arrests two in Rs5l bribery case
The CBI has arrested two persons, including a joint director in the department of industries in the Himachal Pradesh Government, in a Rs5-lakh bribery case. It is alleged that the joint director, Tilak Raj Sharma, demanded Rs10 lakh for clearing a proposal and sought Rs5 lakh as first instalment. Sharma had also...
Zakir Naik trying for Malaysian citizenship
Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on terror charges, has applied for Malaysian citizenship, according to agency sources. Naik has been changing his base quite frequently after the NIA moved the Interpol for issuance of a Red Corner Notice (RCN), international arrest warrant, against him,...
Woman 'sold, tortured' in Saudi to return home today, says Sushma
A 55-year-old Indian woman, who was allegedly sold and tortured in Saudi Arabia, will return on Wednesday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday. “Thanks for bringing this to my notice. Sukhwant Kaur is returning home on 31 May 2017 at 0415 hrs by Flt G9406,” Swaraj tweeted. The Minister’s response...
Betting be legalised in India? law panel wants to know
Should betting and gambling be legalised in IndiaIJ The law Commission wants to know. The panel, which advises the Government on complex legal issues, also wants to know whether legalising betting and gambling will help in curbing illegal activities in the country. Will licencing such activities help the Government earn substantial revenue...
