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The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday announced free travel in government buses for women on Raksha Bandhan. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

RSS will celebrate Raksha Bandhan with dalits, OBCs

The idea is to make Dalits and OBCs a part of the social mainstreamâ€, said a RSS functionary.

26 Aug 2018 1:52 AM IST

Raipur district collector set to join BJP

Life has provided me with many challenging opportunities ever since I joined the civil service 13 years ago.

26 Aug 2018 1:42 AM IST

Ram Vilas Paswan (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

Narendra Modi faces no real challenge: Ram Vilas Paswan

He also welcomed a Delhi high court verdict convicting the accused in the Mirchpur violence case in which the victims...

26 Aug 2018 1:34 AM IST

Unless the states act to bring investigation and trial to a close within four months of a rape incident as is envisaged now, the toughest laws on the statute books are unlikely to be deterrent enough to stop these barbaric crimes. (Representational image)

Protest over rape turns aggresive, 10 cops injured

During the protest, 11 private cars and a police vehicle were damaged. A case has been registered and investigation is...

26 Aug 2018 1:29 AM IST

Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel. (Photo: File)

Hardik Patel begins indefinite fast for Patidar quota at his home

Vasoya, a Patidar, said he, along with other Congress MLAs, would sit on a symbolic fast from Sunday.

26 Aug 2018 1:24 AM IST

The SSP has directed all police personnel to ensure that their behavior remains within realms of law.

Police officer suspended for kicking rickshaw puller in up

According to the accused cop, the rickshaw driver first refused to stop the vehicle and later did not cooperate with the...

26 Aug 2018 1:19 AM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman who is now Indias Defence Minister was earlier Commerce Minister. (Photo: PTI)

Defence minister defends Nirmala Sitharaman post row

The venue was already set up for the press conference but the officials were hurriedly summoned to sit among the media...

26 Aug 2018 1:00 AM IST

Interestingly, the artists will face the grand ghats of Varanasi, with the pealing of several temple bells interspersing the recitals, while the audience will look out to the river, as the sun sets, for the evening concerts.

Varanasi to get English-speaking priests next year

The first batch of 13 English speaking priests will be out next year.

26 Aug 2018 12:58 AM IST

Acting on a call from neighbours, police broke open the door of the flat of Moumita Saha and found her hanging from the ceiling of a room of the flat, which she had rented for the last couple of months.

MP: Married woman, lover commit suicide

The deceased youth was identified as Bhanja Kishore Patra, the neighbour of deceased woman's in-laws.

26 Aug 2018 12:55 AM IST

Slaughter of cows and oxen is banned in Jharkhand. Possession and consumption of their meat is also prohibited. (Representational image)

Vigilance reduces cow-smuggling to Bangla

Security sources told this newspaper that between April and July this year, 158 cattle heads were seized and 88...

26 Aug 2018 12:52 AM IST

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan handed over a cheque of 1 crore as financial aid to the family of one of the 5 farmers killed during their agitation in Mandsaur

BJP's overdrive to woo OBCs, dalits upsets upper castes

MP had also witnessed violent scenes during the April Bharat Bandhâ€ called by the dalit groups over a Supreme Court's...

26 Aug 2018 12:50 AM IST

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Row over distribution of footwear to MP tribals

Around 8.35 lakh shoes have been distributed which have been found safe in tests in laboratories at two places.

26 Aug 2018 12:47 AM IST