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Expelled PDP Leader Joins NC
A day after he was expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Minister Basharat Bukhari on Wednesday joined the National Conference (NC).....
Indian Rocket Lifts-off With Military Satellite For IAF
An Indian GSLV-F11 rocket with a two-tonne GSAT-7A military communication satellite lifted-off from the second launch pad here on Wednesday evening. ....
Dalit Girl Set Ablaze In Agra, Dies In Delhi
A Class 10 Dalit student, set ablaze by two men in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district on Tuesday, succumbed to her burn injuries in a Delhi hospital on Thursday, police said. ....
Former BJP Ally Joins Congress-led UPA
In a jolt to the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, its former ally in Bihar, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP), which quit the NDA 10 days ago, joined the Congress-led UPA on Thursday and declared it will contest the elections as part of a "Grand Alliance".....
Cow's Death Given More Significance Than That Of Police Officer: Naseeruddin Shah
Actor Naseeruddin Shah, who is "angry" about the rise of mob violence, has said "poison" has spread in the Indian society where at some places, the death of a cow is given more significance than of a police officer, an indirect reference to the recent Bulandshahr violence where a police officer was killed allegedly by cow vigilantes.....
All 22 Accused In Sohrabuddin Encounter Case Acquitted
A special CBI court on Friday here acquitted all 22 accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati encounter case and rape-cum-murder of Kausar Bi saying witnesses and proofs were not satisfactory.....
Lok Sabha Adjourns, To Meet Again On Dec 27
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Friday after vociferous protests by the opposition over various issues, including the Rafale deal, bonded labourers rescued in Karnataka, Delhi sealing and Cauvery water dispute. ....
US Government Partially Shuts Down: 3rd Time In 2018
With funding for roughly a quarter of the US government, including appropriations for the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice expiring at midnight, a partial shutdown of the federal administration began on Saturday after the Congress and the White House failed to reach a deal.....
GoM To Look Into Anomaly In GST Collection In States: Jaitley
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday decided to form a seven-member Group of Ministers (GoM) to study anomalies in tax collection in some of the states which showed wide deviation from what was expected.....
Trump Says Government Shutdown 'could Be A Long Stay'
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was negotiating with the Democrats to end a partial government shutdown, but "it could be a long stay" due to continued discrepancy on his long-time demand for a border wall, reported Xinhua.....
