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Vivekananda's special friendship with the Maharaja of Khetri

Khetri's Maharaja Ajit Singh Bahadur, the eighth king of the state of Khetri, succeeded Raja Fateh Singh in 1870.

27 Aug 2019 1:36 AM IST

Governor Vajubhai Vala, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa along with the newly inducted ministers after the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan, in Bengaluru, Tuesday (Photo: AP)

K'taka gets 3 deputy chief ministers, portfolios allocated to 14...

Govind Makthappa Karajol, Dr. Ashwath Narayan CN and Laxman Sangappa Savadi have been appointed as Deputy Chief...

26 Aug 2019 9:18 PM IST

The Union government, or for that matter, the ministry of finance should not interfere in the functioning and decision-making powers of the RBI. (Photo: AFP)

RBI approves surplus transfer of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to government

This follows the RBI board accepting the recommendation of high-level panel headed by its former governor Bimal Jalan.

26 Aug 2019 9:08 PM IST

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi

Rahul isolated within Congress over stand on Kashmir: BJP

Gandhi had said that the Oppn and the press got a taste of the 'draconian administration' and 'brute force' unleashed on...

26 Aug 2019 8:40 PM IST

Singh said that the Navy is observing Chinese movement in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). (Photo: ANI)

Indian Navy receives intelligence about JeM preparing for underwater...

JeM had orchestrated the Pulwama terror attack in which 42 CRPF jawans were killed in February this year.

26 Aug 2019 8:27 PM IST

Ozukum clarified that he was speaking from his own personal experience and was not trying to be the voice of other states. (Photo: ANI)

Learning Hindi will prove beneficial for people of our state: Nagaland...

The minister added that he will make suggestions to the lower-level administration in Nagaland to make Hindi learning...

26 Aug 2019 8:22 PM IST

Chavans father told the police its not clear why his son committed suicide, but he may have taken the extreme step due to work stress, a police official said. (Photo: File I Representational)

Elderly couple commits suicide, blames neglect by son, daughter-in-law

The elderly couple was suffering from medical issues.

26 Aug 2019 8:15 PM IST

Last week also, two Naxals were gunned down by the security forces in Chhattisgarhs Dantewada district. (Photo: Representational)

Naxal leader Kobad Ghandy arrested by Surat police in connection with...

The Naxal leader was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police in 2009.

26 Aug 2019 8:14 PM IST

The party expressed its views on the issue in mouthpiece Saamana after Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray visited Ayodhya along with his son Aditya and 18 Sena MPs to pay obeisance at the makeshift shrine of Ram Lalla on June 16. (Photo: ANI)

Ahead of Maharashtra Polls, another NCP MLA set to join Shiv Sena

Last month, NCP MLA Pandurang Barora, who represented Shahapur Assembly seat in Palghar district, joined the Shiv Sena.

26 Aug 2019 7:49 PM IST

According to government estimates, there is Rs 400 crore of fake currency in circulation in the economy at any given point of time.

Delhi police busts international syndicate of fake Indian currency,...

.Fake currency was smuggled in India from Pakistan via Raxol border through Indo-Nepal border as revealed by the...

26 Aug 2019 7:21 PM IST

Bihar Cabinet-led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has approved a proposal to punish sons and daughters who abandon their elderly parents with a jail term. (Photo: ANI)

Combating naxal menace a joint responsibility of centre and states:...

Kumar flagged need for change in existing policy which put financial burden of deployment of forces in naxal-infested...

26 Aug 2019 6:45 PM IST

Only 12 per cent of Indian women can actually afford commercially produced sanitary napkins.

Sanitary napkins to be sold for Re 1 at Jan Aushadhi stores

The biodegradable sanitary napkins 'Suvidha' will be available at the subsidised price at designated centres from August...

26 Aug 2019 6:35 PM IST