Manipur Guv asks DGP, Security Advisor to take prompt action against perpetrators of violence

Manipur Guv asks DGP, Security Advisor to take prompt action against perpetrators of violence

Imphal, June 21 - Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey on Thursday directed the Director General of Police and the Security Advisor to the state government to initiate prompt action against anyone involved in violence and take the necessary security measures in Kangpokpi, Tengnoupal, Churachandpur,

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Madhya Pradesh CM seeks guidance for governance from PM Modi

Madhya Pradesh CM seeks guidance for governance from PM Modi

New Delhi/Bhopal, June 20 - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav met PM Narendra Modi in Delhi on Thursday to seek the latter's guidance for governance.

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No land will be acquired for Vahavan Port, says JNPA Chairman Umesh Wagh

No land will be acquired for Vahavan Port, says JNPA Chairman Umesh Wagh

Mumbai, June 20 - A day after the Union Cabinet approved the Rs 76,220 crore deep-water port at Vadhavan near Dahanu in Maharashtra, the Chairman of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), Umesh Wagh, said on Thursday that the first phase will be

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Bengal train collision: Preliminary findings suggest combination of human, procedural lapses

Bengal train collision: Preliminary findings suggest combination of human, procedural lapses

Kolkata, June 20 - Preliminary investigation by a joint observation committee in the Kanchanjunga Express–goods train collision on Monday morning suggests that a combination of two procedural lapses was the reason behind the accident, sources said on Thursday.

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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to begin India visit starting Friday

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to begin India visit starting Friday

New Delhi, June 20 - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will begin a two-day state visit to India starting Friday at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Mehbooba Mufti alleges J&K employees forced to be part of Yoga Day events; authorities refute

Mehbooba Mufti alleges J&K employees forced to be part of Yoga Day events; authorities refute

Srinagar, June 20 - Former J&K Chief Minister and President of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, on Thursday accused the UT administration of causing ‘serious inconvenience’ to the people over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Srinagar for International Yoga Day (June

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Goa Forward Party ready to combat BJP in upcoming Assembly session

Goa Forward Party ready to combat BJP in upcoming Assembly session

Panaji, June 20 - Expecting the BJP government with its brute majority in Goa to try to bulldoze the opposition during the forthcoming Assembly session, Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai Sardesai said on Thursday that in a democracy, people are always in the

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Chidambaram calls on Mamata Banerjee at Bengal Secretariat, holds closed-door meeting

Chidambaram calls on Mamata Banerjee at Bengal Secretariat, holds closed-door meeting

Kolkata, June 20 - In an interesting development, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram dropped in at the West Bengal Secretariat 'Nabanna' on Thursday evening and had a 40-minute-long closed-door meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

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J&K will soon have elected Assembly, statehood back, says PM Modi

J&K will soon have elected Assembly, statehood back, says PM Modi

Srinagar, June 20 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured the people of J&K that they will soon have an elected Assembly and attain new heights of prosperity with its statehood coming back.

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Excise policy case: Delhi court grants bail to CM Kejriwal, rejects ED’s plea

Excise policy case: Delhi court grants bail to CM Kejriwal, rejects ED’s plea

New Delhi, June 20 - A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.

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Workshop held for Haryana officers on three new criminal laws

Workshop held for Haryana officers on three new criminal laws

Chandigarh, June 20 - The three new criminal laws, namely Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, will come into force on July 1, replacing the IPC, CrPC, and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively.

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Adopt scientific approach to fixing MSP for all crops: Sukhbir Badal

Adopt scientific approach to fixing MSP for all crops: Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh, June 20 - Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Thursday called for adopting a scientific approach towards fixing the minimum support price (MSP) for all crops, even as he asserted the marginal increase in the MSP for paddy by Rs

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Railways conduct trial run on world’s highest rail bridge in J&K

Railways conduct trial run on world’s highest rail bridge in J&K

Srinagar, June 20 - Indian Railways on Thursday conducted a successful trial run of an eight-coach MEMU train on the newly electrified 46-km section between Sangaldan and Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir passing through the world's highest Chenab Rail Bridge.

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NEET row: High-level panel being formed, guilty won’t be spared, says Education Minister

NEET row: High-level panel being formed, guilty won’t be spared, says Education Minister

New Delhi, June 20 - Facing flak from various quarters over the paper leak episode in NEET examinations, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday announced the setting up of a high-level committee to probe the irregularities while asserting that none of the

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Delhi’s Nigambodh Ghat sees sudden spike in bodies being brought for cremation

Delhi’s Nigambodh Ghat sees sudden spike in bodies being brought for cremation

New Delhi, June 20 - Amid the heatwave across north India, Delhi's largest crematorium Nigambodh Ghat has witnessed a sudden surge in the number of bodies being brought for last rites, officials said.

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal granted bail

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal granted bail

New Delhi, June 20 - In a major relief for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a city court on Thursday granted him bail in the excise policy scam case.

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Dissolve Haryana Assembly as govt in minority, Congress urges Governor

Dissolve Haryana Assembly as govt in minority, Congress urges Governor

Chandigarh, June 20 - The Congress on Thursday demanded that Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya dissolve the Assembly and impose either President's rule or call an early election as the Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government "is in the minority".

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President Murmu turns 66, celebrates birthday with MITTI cafe’s staff

President Murmu turns 66, celebrates birthday with MITTI cafe’s staff

New Delhi, June 20 - President Droupadi Murmu, who turned 66 on Thursday, inaugurated the MITTI café in the President's Estate here and later, celebrated her birthday with its staff.

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NEET-UG row: Rahul Gandhi slams govt, says Oppn to raise issue in Parliament

NEET-UG row: Rahul Gandhi slams govt, says Oppn to raise issue in Parliament

New Delhi, June 20 - With the NEET-UG paper leak case snowballing into a major controversy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the BJP-led Central government on Thursday, saying that the Opposition will raise this issue in the upcoming session of the

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Researchers discover new oxygen producing algae in river of Eastern Ghats

Researchers discover new oxygen producing algae in river of Eastern Ghats

New Delhi, June 20 - Researchers have discovered a new genus of the Gomphonemoid diatom found in the clean water river of the Eastern Ghats.

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