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  • Assam: 12 miscreants arrested in connection with Bhumka killing

    In Assam, security forces arrested 12 miscreants in connection with the killing of a person today at Bhumka village in Kokrajhar district. Official sources in Guwahati said that one revolver has been recovered from them. Police also resorted to blank firing when angry mob gheaored Tulsibil police outpost protesting the killing of the villager. Meanwhile, […]

    GM must to reduce hunger ,Govt tells SC

    The central government has told the Supreme Court that it could not achieve the goal of reducing the number of hungry people by half without taking recourse to genetically modified (GM) crops, which could herald the second green revolution in the country. In an affidavit submitted to the apex court,it said, GM crops would not […]

    Bus carrying Indian fishermen released from Pak jail meets with accident

    A bus transporting 15 Indian fishermen released from a Pakistani jail met with an accident in Punjab province today. An official of the Highway Police Patrol said the Lahore-bound bus collided with a speeding truck at Jehanian, located 330 km from the capital of Punjab province. Four of the fishermen sustained minor injuries and police […]

    President, Vice President PM, greet nation on Diwali

    President and Vice President and Prime Minister have greeted the nation on the occasion of Diwali. In his message, the President Pranab Mukherjee has said, Diwali is a time for festivity and happiness cutting across all faiths and cultures. It is an occasion to share joy with those who are needy and deprived. Mr. Mukherjee urged […]

    Pak investigators: Banned LeT trained perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai attacks

    Pakistani authorities have admitted that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) trained those involved in 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Key-witnesses belonging to Federal Investigation Agency and ISI of Pakistan testified before a Rawalpindi Terror Court that the attackers were trained at Camps in Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. They told the court that these LeT training camps, […]

    24 kids die of Japanese Encephalitis in Odisha’s

    In Odisha, at least 24 children have died from mosquito-borne Japanese Encephalitis in Malkangiri district. A team of experts visited the affected area a few days ago and collected about 70 samples after the children, aged between two and five years, died in five villages of the district in September and October. Joint Director of […]

    Govt slaps over Rs. 5 cr demand notice on Ramdev’s trusts for service tax evasion

    The Government has slapped a notice of over five crore rupees on trusts run by yoga guru baba Ramdev in connection with alleged service tax evasion while organising their yoga camps. Officials said that the Revenue department has raised the demand of 5.14 crore rupees payable on fees collected from individuals for learning Yoga, as […]

    Stepmother entitled for maintenance from her step sons: Bombay HC

    The Bombay High Court has observed that a step mother is entitled to receive maintenance from her step sons. The Court has upheld a lower court order asking two brothers to pay maintenance to their step mother. The ruling was delivered by Justice T V Nalawade of Aurangabad bench of the High Court. He dismissed […]

    Kejriwal agrees not to use IAC’s name

    Arvind Kejriwal has said his outfit would not use ‘India Against Corruption’ as its name if Anna Hazare asks him to do so, a day after the Gandhian leader’s group insisted that they would like to retain the name. He said he considers Hazare as his “Guru” and he talks to him everyday. “If he […]

    Mayawati meets PM ahead of winter session of Parliament

    BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at his residence in the national capital. Speaking to news persons after the meeting, Mayawati said that the meeting was a regular political meeting and this has nothing to do with the upcoming Parliament session. Regarding FDI, she said she will take any decision […]