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17 killed in UP accident
At least 17 people were killed and over 30 others injured in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district on Wednesday, police said.
The accident took place near the Etawah cut on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway when the driver of…
Kejriwal’s sit-in: Sisodia launches Hunger Strike
As the sit-in protest by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his three Cabinet colleagues at the Lt. Governor's office here entered its third day on Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia launched an indefinite hunger strike.…
Vote count underway for Bengaluru’s Jayanagar Assembly seat
Counting of votes was underway on Wednesday for the Jayanagar Assembly constituency here, an election official said.
"The counting of votes for the Jayanagar Assembly seat is underway since 8 a.m. at the Sivananda Sarma Memorial…
Four BSF troopers martyred in Pakistan firing on J&K border
Four BSF troopers, including an Assistant Commandant, were killed and three others injured on Wednesday in ceasefire violation by Pakistan Rangers on the international border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.…
Vajpayee responding to treatment; Bhagwat, Manmohan visit AIIMS
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was on Tuesday responding well to his treatment for urinary tract infection at the AIIMS, which is seeing a beeline of leaders from various political parties wanting to enquire about his health.…
Pranab Mukherjee to publish book on his presidential years
The inside story of the issues that made headlines during the Presidentship of Pranab Mukherjee -- demonetisation, surgical strikes and others -- will find mention in the fourth part of his autobiographical series, titled "The Presidential…
GST refund drive extended till June 16
The Government on Tuesday extended the special fortnight-long drive to process pending GST refunds by two more days till June 16.
It said that refunds worth over Rs 7,500 crore were already sanctioned as a part of this drive till now…
Bhaiyyuji Maharaj shoots himself dead
Bhaiyyuji Maharaj, a Madhya Pradesh-based spiritual guru who had prominent followers from different political parties, committed suicide on Tuesday by shooting himself at his residence.
The 50-year-old guru, who was recently given the…
Kejriwal’s sit-in: AAP blames Centre, BJP calls it ‘drama company’
As the sit-in protest by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his three Cabinet colleagues at the Lt. Governor's office here entered its second day on Tuesday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the opposition BJP traded charges.
While…
Indian weather forecasters to focus on Dust storms
Indian weather forecasting agencies will focus their energies on predicting dust storms, which have claimed more than 100 lives across north India this summer, a senior official said on Monday.
Addressing the India-United States…