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Two dozen women commands of Chhattisgarh police camped in the village of Tindori, a Naxal stronghold, in the district for a week to provide security to the construction workers to build a bridge and a road in the area.

Chhattisgarh police learning 'Gondi' to counter naxalsim

Classes for the three-month course in Gondi began from Monday at the police lines where 50 security men have enrolled in...

18 Jun 2019 4:18 PM IST

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar gave directions to convert Sri Krishna Medical College & Hospital (SKMCH) into a 2500-bed hospital (currently 610 beds), & 1500 beds should be arranged immediately in the 1st phase. (Photo: ANI)

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Nitish commissions medical hospital expansion, Encephalitis death toll...

As many as 89 children have died in Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), while 19 others lost their lives...

18 Jun 2019 4:14 PM IST

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee

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Mamata to skip all party meet, asks govt to prepare white paper on...

In letter to Prahlad Joshi, Banerjee has said that the matter requires consultations with experts.

18 Jun 2019 4:01 PM IST

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan (Photo: PTI)

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No work, all talk: Congress slams Harsh Vardhan over death of children...

The death toll due to the outbreak has climbed to 105 in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.

18 Jun 2019 3:55 PM IST

The apex court bench headed by the then Chief Justice Dipak Misra had said that the civil suit has to be decided on the basis of evidence. (Representational image)

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Special court convicts 4, acquits 1 in 2005 Ayodhya terror attack case

Due to security reasons, the verdict was announced in Naini Central Jail, where all the accused are imprisoned.

18 Jun 2019 3:52 PM IST

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Sonia Gandhi takes oath as LS member

Her son and Congress President Rahul Gandhi appeared to be capturing the moment on his mobile phone from the opposition...

18 Jun 2019 3:47 PM IST

The ranks of the officials included Principal Commissioner, Commissioner, Additional Commissioner, and Deputy Commissioner of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). (Photo: File)

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Amid allegations of corruption, Centre forces 15 more senior tax...

This action comes a week after a similar purge when 12 officials of the department were forced to resign.

18 Jun 2019 3:26 PM IST

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Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi later in June

Earlier a team of KL Sharma and Zubair Khan was sent to Amethi to find out the reason behind Rahul's defeat.

18 Jun 2019 3:25 PM IST

Former Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy said till the entire country is covered by Aadhaar, both the cards should be allowed as ID proof for voting. (Photo| PTI/File)

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One nation, one election not possible sans constitutional amendment:...

Krishnamurthy said it has several advantages, but the biggest problem in its implementation is constitutional...

18 Jun 2019 3:16 PM IST

The complaint was lodged after Amit questioned Baghel over his closed-door meeting with Adani Group officials in Delhi. (Photo: ANI)

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Amit Jogi lodges complaint against CM Baghel for insulting mother

Earlier, it was erroneously reported that an FIR was registered against the Chief Minister.

18 Jun 2019 3:09 PM IST

$Last year, the SFJ had announced that it would hold \Kartarpur Sahib Convention - 2019\ in Pakistan for anti-India propaganda in November 2019 during the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev. (Photo: ANI)$ India

Twitter suspends pro-Khalistan activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's...

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is the legal advisor of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a US-based separatist organisation.

18 Jun 2019 2:24 PM IST

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Congress names Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to be its leader in Lok Sabha

He is the lone Congress MP from Bengal representing Berhampore since 1999.

18 Jun 2019 2:23 PM IST