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Activist seeks complete ban on idols made of PoP

Activist seeks complete ban on idols made of PoP

Demanding a complete ban on idols made of plaster of Paris (PoP), a Pune-based student and activist has filed an...

24 Aug 2016 2:00 AM IST

Maharashtra, Telangana sign pact on Godavari water sharing

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis (left) clasps hands with Telangana CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao at Sahyadri...

24 Aug 2016 1:59 AM IST

Mumbai schools to get 5-day break for Ganpati

Mumbai schools to get 5-day break for Ganpati

The deputy director of education (DYDE) has announced a five-day holiday for the Ganpati festival and one-day holiday...

24 Aug 2016 1:57 AM IST

39 car parks in South Mumbai to be free

39 car parks in South Mumbai to be free

Owing to lack of response from contractors, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to offer...

24 Aug 2016 1:55 AM IST

India is 7th wealthiest country, China second

India is 7th wealthiest country, China second

India has figured among the top 10 wealthiest countries in the world with a total individual wealth of $5,600 billion...

24 Aug 2016 1:06 AM IST

NGT notice to Centre on Peta plea for ban on manja

NGT notice to Centre on Peta plea for ban on manja

The animal rights body Peta has sought a nationwide ban on the use of glass-coated manja (strings) for flying kites,...

24 Aug 2016 1:05 AM IST

Accused Anmol Ratan during a recent protest march. (Photo: ASIAN AGE)

Delhi government blames MCDs for ‘sanitation’

The Aam Aadmi Party legislators on Tuesday blamed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for poor sanitation in the city.

24 Aug 2016 1:04 AM IST

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Dengue may aggravate heart problems

A recent study by the private hospital Fortis Healthcare found that dengue in cardiac patients could aggravate their...

24 Aug 2016 12:59 AM IST

Freedom fighters honoured by Najeeb Jung

Freedom fighters honoured by Najeeb Jung

Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung with freedom fighters during a function as part of the 70th Independence Day celebrations at Raj...

24 Aug 2016 12:59 AM IST

EDMC to stake equal claim in Civic Centre

EDMC to stake equal claim in Civic Centre

Four-and-a-half years after the trifurcation of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the East Delhi civic body is...

24 Aug 2016 12:54 AM IST

Budget hotels set to be cheaper

Budget hotels set to be cheaper

In an effort to reduce the burden on tourists and transit passengers visiting the city and for the ease of business for...

24 Aug 2016 12:54 AM IST

Afzal Guru row: 21 students guilty, but fines slashed

The appellate authority, which heard the appeals of the 21 JNU students who were penalised in connection with the...

24 Aug 2016 12:53 AM IST