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Tensions Rise As RSS Leader Calls For Kerala CM's Murder
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared on Thursday he was not bothered by a RSS leader's offer of Rs 1 crore to have him killed, but the CPI-M warned the RSS to behave.....
98% Of Government Payments In 2016-17 Made Digitally, Says CGA
Controller General of Accounts (CGA) Archana Nigam has said that 98 per cent of the total government transactions in the current fiscal, pegged at Rs 6.05 lakh crore in terms of value, have happened through the digital route.....
Gujarat Home Minister Attacked With Shoe
A government clerk on Thursday hurled shoes at Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja at the entrance of the Gujarat assembly apparently to protest against growing corruption.....
NDMC To Auction Taj Mansingh, Cancels Le Meridien's Licence
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Thursday announced that it will auction off the Taj Mansingh Hotel here and that it has cancelled the licence of Le Meridien Hotel due to non-payment of fees.....
Sri Lanka Wins 'Most Popular Tourism Destination Award'
Sri Lanka won the "Most Popular Tourism Destination Award" at the Guangzhou International Travel Fair (GITF) in China, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. ....
Tripura Restricts Bangladesh Fish Import After Formalin Scare
After traces of formalin were found in fish brought from Bangladesh, the Tripura government has stopped fish import from the neighbouring country through its seven Land Customs Stations (LCSs), except for the Agartala-Akhaura ICP, a minister said here on Friday.....
Seven Jharkhand Students Caught Writing Exams In Under-construction House
Illustrative of how blatantly unscrupulous officials collude with parents to let their wards use unfair means in examinations, seven youngsters were found writing their exams in an under-construction house away from their exam centre here.....
Upgrading Goa Roads To Highway Will Shut 90% Liquor Vends
A two month-old notification of the Union Ministry for Roads, Transport, Highways and Shipping, which in January upgraded 21 major state roads to the status of national highways, will put 90 per cent of the state's liquor outlets out of business, the opposition alleged on Friday.....
Maradona In Talks As Football Advisor To China
Argentine football great Diego Maradona could accept a position as a national football advisor in China, according to the World Cup winner's lawyer Matias Morla. ....
Coal India To Diversify Into 'coal To Chemical' Business
Coal India intends to diversify into a new "coal to chemical" business domain by converting the high calorific value, low ash thermal coal into chemical, the miner said in a document on Friday. ....
