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Lt. Governor Jung cancels Postings, Kejriwal writes to Modi
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS): The turf war between the AAP government and the Lt. Governor escalated on Wednesday, as Najeeb Jung cancelled all transfers and postings of bureaucrats done over the past five days by the Delhi government, and…
Restrictions imposed on Separatist March in Srinagar
Srinagar, May 21 (IANS): The authorities on Thursday imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar to prevent a separatist march.
Moderate separatist conglomerate headed by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has called for a march to Eidgah martyrs graveyard…
Mirage-2000 Fighter Jet lands on Yamuna Expressway
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS): A Mirage-2000 fighter landed on the Yamuna Expressway on Thursday, a feat that the Indian Air Force (IAF) described as a display of its capability to land jets on highways.
"The IAF has been considering the use…
Develop Models to forecast Unseasonal Rains: ISRO Chief
Bengaluru, May 20 (IANS): Indian meteorologists have to develop new models to predict unseasonal rains, which damaged rabi crops in many parts of the country causing huge losses, the space agency chief said on Wednesday.
"This is the job…
Sunanda Case: Tharoor’s aides to undergo Polygraph Test
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS): A court here on Wednesday allowed Delhi Police to conduct polygraph tests in the Sunanda Pushkar murder case on three suspects, closely associated with her husband and former union minister Shashi Tharoor.…
Lt. Governor Jung cancels Transfers, Postings by Kejriwal
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS): Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday cancelled all transfers and postings done by the Delhi government led by Arvind Kejriwal in the past four days.
Earlier in the day, Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra…
Tathagata Roy takes charge as 16th Tripura Governor
Agartala, May 20 (IANS): Amidst controversy over his Hindutva ideology, BJP leader Tathagata Roy took charge as the 16th governor of Left-ruled Tripura on Wednesday.
The 70-year-old civil-engineer-turned-politician was sworn-in by Tripura…
HC seeks Pachauri’s response on Bail Cancellation
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked TERI director general R.K. Pachauri to file his response on a plea by a woman research analyst who has accused him of sexual harassment to cancel the bail granted to him.…
Allow us to work, Delhi CM Kejriwal tells Prime Minister Modi
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to let his democratically elected government function independently.
In his letter, Kejriwal also accused the…
Man opens fire, robs a Woman at ATM in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, May 20 (IANS): An unidentified person opened fire at a young woman inside an ATM and robbed her of money and jewellery here on Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred at the State Bank ATM in Yousufguda area around 7.30…