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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik

BJP forges risky truce with Naveen again

The BJP has already got a pole position in Odisha politics as the second largest party after the BJD. The Congress has...

1 July 2019 3:34 AM IST

Japanese Encephalitis patients (Photo: PTI)

Govt sends team to Assam after encephalitis scare

The Japanese encephalitis has claimed seven lives so far and at least 24 positive cases had already been detected in...

1 July 2019 3:31 AM IST

BJP President Amit Shah speaks at a press conference in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

Shah wants better facilities for forces fighting insurgents

Following the directive, a survey is being carried out among different central forces to identify the long-pending...

1 July 2019 1:49 AM IST

Government vehicles, which are over 15-years-old have been banned across Bihar, while commercial vehicles of the same age will be stopped from plying in Patna and adjacent regions, the state government said on Monday. (Photo: File)

Bihar polls: Both JD-U, BJP eye big brother' tag

The seat-sharing formula for the Lok Sabha polls had literally soured ties between the two till the BJP high command...

1 July 2019 1:46 AM IST

In his last Mann Ki Baat address, Prime Minister Modi emphasised that families needed to pay closer attention to the health of their children. (Photo: File)

Save water', appeals PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat

Modi appealed to all Indians, including eminent people from all walks of life to create awareness on water conservation.

1 July 2019 1:44 AM IST

Out of the 30,000-odd J&K youth, who were trained under its Udaan scheme, more than 18,000 have received job offers from prestigious corporate houses. (Representational image)

PMKVY fails to achieve its job placement target

Modi had set the aforementioned target of providing skill training to 40 crore people by 2022 on the same occasion.

1 July 2019 12:57 AM IST

BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya is garlanded after being released from the district jail. (Photo: PTI)

Bat-basher MLA doesn't regret actions

The MLA however strongly disapproved the celebratory firing by his alleged follower saying that he would no longer...

1 July 2019 12:49 AM IST

Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal (Photo: File)

Railways working towards safety of women, says Union minister

Officials said that the RPF is also keeping a watchful eye on trafficked children and women or those who have run away...

1 July 2019 12:35 AM IST

DMK slams centre's 'One Nation, One Ration card' proposal

Under 'one nation, one ration card' system, beneficiaries can buy subsidised foodgrain from ration shops in any part of...

30 Jun 2019 10:14 PM IST

China White is a street name given to a highly potent heroin substitute made from the homemade designer version of fentanyl.

Heroin worth Rs 2700 crore smuggled from Pakistan seized in Punjab

The consignment of heroin and another 52 kg of suspected mixed narcotics was concealed under hundreds of bags of rock...

30 Jun 2019 10:06 PM IST

On the domestic front, Air India is introducing new flights on BhopalPuneBhopal route and Varanasi-Chennai-Varanasi from June 5, 2019.

Plane skids off runway in Mangaluru; inquiry ordered

Air India Express flight IX384 from Dubai landed at the international airport at 5:40 pm and slid off when it was...

30 Jun 2019 9:07 PM IST

Earlier on Sunday, Kumaraswamy had slammed Congress Lok Sabha member SP Muddahanumegowda for unnecessarily creating disturbance in the state ahead of the polls. (Photo: ANI)

JD(S) chief Gowda hits out at BJP for questioning CM Kumaraswamy's US...

Gowda said his son had gone to the US for the groundbreaking ceremony of Vokkaliga community's Kalabhairaveshwara...

30 Jun 2019 9:04 PM IST