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Journalist Dey Murder: Life sentence for mafia don Chhota Rajan, 8 others
A Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Court on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment to mafia don Rajendra S. Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan and eight others found guilty in the sensational June 2011 killing of…
Cabinet nods plan to set up 20 AIIMS across Country
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a plan to set up 20 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) across the country, six of which have already been established, and to upgrade 73 medical…
May 14 not final date for West Bengal Panchayat Polls: HC
In an apparent blow to the West Bengal State Election Commission, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday termed the polling date for the state Panchayat Polls on May 14 as a proposed date and referred the matter to a division bench hearing…
J&K Deputy CM must be sacked for remarks on Kathua rape: Congress
Attacking Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta for his remarks that the Kathua rape-murder case was a "minor issue", the Congress on Tuesday said it is "absolutely blasphemous" and demanded that he be sacked.
The party…
Supreme Court tells HCs to set up panels for trial in POCSO cases
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked high courts across the country to set up committees of judges to monitor and regulate the trial of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
A bench comprising Chief…
Former IAF chief I.H. Latif dead
Former chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Air Chief Marshal Idris Hassan Latif, died here on Monday. He was 94. He breathed his last at a private hospital, where he was admitted last week with pneumonia, family sources said. He is…
Lalu shifted from AIIMS to Ranchi, blames Modi
Convicted RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Monday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he was told to leave AIIMS where he was being treated to return to Ranchi, shortly after Congress President Rahul Gandhi called on the former Bihar Chief…
Top Hizbul commander among three killed in Kashmir
A top Hizbul commander, Sameer Tiger, and his associate Aquib were killed on Monday in a gunfight with security forces while a civilian also lost his life during clashes in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.
Police sources said Sameer…
25 killed in twin Kabul bombing, IS claims responsibility
At least 25 people, including eight journalists, were killed in a coordinated double suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Monday, according to government officials. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack.…
Kavinder Gupta sworn in as new J&K Deputy CM
In a major cabinet overhaul, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Kavinder Gupta was sworn in as the new Deputy Chief Minister in the Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP-BJP coalition government, replacing Nirmal Singh who is set to become the Speaker.…