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National Film Awards Biased: Murugadoss
A day after 64th National Film Awards were announced, filmmaker A.R. Murugadoss on Saturday called them "biased" due to what he said was the partiality of those in the jury.....
Protein That Enhances Vaccine Efficacy Identified
Researchers have discovered a protein that could help make vaccinations more effective and also provide protection from other diseases such as cancer.....
15 Civilians Killed In Syria Airstrikes
At least 15 civilians including four children were killed in airstrikes in Syria's al-Raqqa city, a UK-based war monitoring group reported on Saturday.....
Shyam Kumar Takes Gold At Thailand Boxing Tourney
K. Shyam Kumar took gold in the men's Light Flyweight (49kg) category as Indian boxers finished their campaign at the Thailand International Tournament with two medals here on Saturday. ....
Farm Loans Waiver: Opposition To Launch Second 'Sangharsh Yatra'
After failing to get the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena government to announce a full waiver of farm loans, all major opposition parties in Maharashtra will take out a second 'Sangharsh Yatra' to press for the demand.....
PMO Discusses Ways To Involve Private Players In Government Housing Schemes
Prime Minister's Principal Secretary Nripendra Misra on Saturday chaired a meet to discuss ways to involve private real estate developers in the government's ambitious 'Housing-for-all by 2022' scheme.....
CBI Files Cases Against Companies For Defrauding Banks
The CBI on Sunday registered cases against a Chandigarh-based company and three of its directors for cheating a bank in Punjab of over Rs 1,300 crore, officials said.....
Eight Civilians Killed As Violence Mars Kashmir By-poll
At least eight civilians were killed and scores injured in firing by security forces as mobs tried to attack some polling stations in Srinagar parliamentary constituency that on Sunday recorded a poor seven per cent voting in a by-poll-the lowest in the state in three decades, officials said.....
Mamata Meets Modi, Seeks Funds Due To Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking release of funds over Rs 10,000 crore due to the state under various centrally sponsored schemes.....
Zest For Life, Spirituality: The 'positive Side' Of Breast Cancer
There is nothing glamorous about breast cancer, not when one spots a lump or abnormal skin on or around the breast, and definitely not when one reads about the seemingly invincible Hollywood powerhouse Angelina Jolie undergoing double mastectomy. But remarkably in some patients, breast cancer spurs positivity.....
