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3 Dead, 13 Missing In Hooghly River As Jetty Collapses
At least three persons died and 13 others were still missing after a temporary jetty on the Hooghly river collapsed in Hooghly district of west Bengal on Wednesday, the police said.....
US Air Force Test Fires Long-range Missile
The US Air Force has test-fired an unarmed long-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon, according to the Air Force Global Strike Command.....
India-Italy Ties On Recovery Path Via Trade
Relations between India and Italy are set on the path to recovery, after strains that developed over the past years, with the Joint Economic Commission slated to meet in Rome in May after a gap of eight years, it was announced here on Thursday.....
Khadi Sales Record 33% Growth In 2016-17
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Monday reported nearly 33 per cent growth in sale of khadi products to Rs 2,005 crore in the fiscal year 2016-17 from Rs 1,510 crore during 2015-16. ....
Focus On Muslim Education Than Triple Talaq, Government Told
Instead of raking up the triple talaq issue, the government should focus more on education and other basic facilities to India's "under-privileged" communities, including Muslims, a woman leader of the Jamaat-e-Islamic Hind (JeIH) said on Tuesday.....
China May Interfere In Kashmir Issue
China is ready to resolve the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan because it has a "vested interest," an opinion piece in a Chinese daily said on Tuesday. ....
Mamata Backs Kajol On Beef Dish Controversy
In a reference to Bollywood actress Kajol, who clarified after being trolled on social media that she had eaten buffalo meat and not beef, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said it was a dangerous situation where even popular actors were forced to explain what they have consumed.....
Rajya Sabha Bypoll In Manipur, Odisha On May 25
Bypolls to the vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Manipur and one from Odisha will be held on May 25, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday. ....
Three Assam Officials Arrested In Cash For Job Scam
Three Assam Civil Service (ACS) officers have been arrested in connection with the cash for jobs scam of the Assam Public Service Commission while investigations were on to unearth more such incidents, police said on Wednesday.....
PIA 'likely' To Suspend Karachi-Mumbai Flights
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced on Friday that it was "likely", on "purely economical" grounds, to suspend its Karachi-Mumbai operations, while flights to New Delhi will continue.....
