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  • Rahul asks tribals to join politics in large numbers

    Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked tribals to join active politics in large numbers to ensure their empowerment and help solve long-standing problems. “More and more tribals should join politics through which they will be able to solve problems being faced by them for ages,” Gandhi said during an interaction with party members […]

    New ministers assume charge after Cab reshuffle; Khurshid backs strong Lokpal

    Salman Khursheed, Wednesday assumed charge as new Union law minister, said efforts are on to make a “strong” legislation which can satisfy “majority” of the people. “The Lokpal bill is going to be an important, a very high priority (area) which we have promised to the country and other political parties. Together we have to […]

    ISRO’s most-powerful PSLV to launch GSAT-12 next week

    Indian Space Research Organisation is using the most powerful configuration of its rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle to launch a communication satellite from Sriharikota on Friday, as it braces for the nearly Rs 200 crore mission. It’s only for the second time ever that a PSLV is being used to loft a communication satellite, the […]

    Noida flat buyers entitled to get full refund with interest: SC

    The Supreme Court has ruled that all the buyers who had invested in the controversial Noida Housing Project would be entitled to complete refund of money, including interest, from the builders. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly, which had on 6th July quashed the acquisition of over 156 hectares of […]

    HC orders preliminary probe into allegations against Jagan

    The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday ordered for a preliminary probe by CBI into allegations of corruption leveled against Y S Jaganmohan Reddy. Based on a petition filed by Textiles Minister P Shankar Rao over the issue, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru and Justice Vilas Afzalpurkar ordered the investigation agency […]

    SC to hear Tata’s plea on Right to Privacy

    The Supreme Court will today hear Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata’s plea on the right to privacy after the leakage of his telephonic conversations with corporate lobbyist Niira Radia tapped by the Income Tax Department. A bench headed by Justices G S Singhvi will examine the issues raised by Tata, including the questions of right […]

    Rahul meets train accident victims, pulls up rail officials

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who on Tuesday met those injured in the Kalka Mail accident at a hospital in Kanpur, pulled up railway officials after the victims complained that they had not got the promised compensation. During his nearly 40-minute visit to Hallett hospital, Rahul, who was accompanied by Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal and […]

    UP train mishap not due to emergency brakes: Railways

    The Railways has said derailment of the Kalka Mail in Fatehpur two days ago which claimed 68 lives did not take place either due to emergency brakes being applied or because of a turning point. “From the inquiry so far, it is clear that the accident did not take place either due to emergency breaks […]

    UPSC aspirants can now choose Indian languages for interview

    The UPSC has decided that candidates who opt for an Indian language medium other than Hindi for the written Civil Services exam can now give the interview in the same Indian language, English or Hindi. As per the recommendations of an expert committee, even those candidates who give the main exam in English can now […]

    Former Lucknow CMO arrested

    Former Chief Medical Officer of Lucknow A K Shukla was arrested by police in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the state health department on Tuesday. “Doctor Shukla was arrested from the trauma centre of Chattrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar Medical University this morning,” Deputy Inspector General of Police Lucknow D K Thakur said on Tuesday. […]