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Nasim Zaidi appointed new Chief Election Commissioner
President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) who will assume his charge on April 19, an official statement said on Thursday.
Nasim Zaidi succeeds Chief Election Commissioner…
SC rejects 1993 Mumbai Blast Accused Yakub Memon’s Plea
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the plea by 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blast mastermind Yakub Abdul Razak Memon for a review of his death sentence. Memon had sought the recall of March 21, 2013, apex court order upholding his death…
After RJD, JD-U gives nod for Merger with Janata Parivar
After Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) of Bihar has affirmed its approval for the merger of six parties of the erstwhile Janata Parivar.
"The party has declared its support for merger and…
PM Modi praises Small Businesses, promises Empowerment
Praising small businesses, notably for contributing towards growth and providing jobs to some 12 crore people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to empower them and said a new self-employment scheme will address the aspirations of…
Sayeed rules out Separate Townships for Kashmiri Pandits
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Thursday denied that there was any proposal to set up separate clusters for migrant Pandits in the Kashmir Valley. Responding to the hue and cry raised in the state legislative…
Ramalinga Raju, 9 others found guilty in Satyam Case
A special CBI court on Thursday found B. Ramalinga Raju, his brother Rama Raju and eight others guilty in the multi-crore Satyam scam.
Ramalinga Raju, the Satyam Computer Services Limited's founder and former chairman, and his brother…
Tamil Nadu announces Rs 3 Lakh Each for 20 Smugglers
The Tamil Nadu Government has announced a compensation of Rs 3 lakh each to the families of 20 Red Sanders (Red Sandalwood) smugglers, who were killed in a joint operation by the Andhra Pradesh Police and Forest Officials in Chittoor…
Centre issues Revised Norms for Disaster Relief
The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued orders on revision of the items and norms, in respect of the Centrally notified disasters like floods, cyclones, drought, hailstorm, tsunami, earthquake etc.
The revised orders include various…
Assam MLA’s Ex-husband held in Luxurious Car theft Racket
Assam police arrested the Congress MLA Rumi Nath's ex-husband Jacky Jakir from his native place in connection to a racket in car theft racket. He was later taken to Guwahati by the police team. PSO of MLA, Bedabrata Borpatragohain, has also…
Yasin Malik opposes Townships for Kashmiri Pandits
Separatist Muhammad Yasin Malik on Wednesday opposed building composite townships for migrant Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir, calling these as "townships of hatred". "We won't allow these townships of hatred and will oppose it tooth…