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The Telangana Police in Khammam district have registered a case of cheating and also under Prevention of Atrocities against SC/ST Act against Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Renuka Chowdhury on complaint made by a tribal woman Bukya…

The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) to provide skills training to youth including Class 10 and 12 drop outs across the country. The scheme will be implemented by the Ministry of Skill…

Militants on Saturday launched an attack on an army camp in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. A pilgrim bound for the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir was critically injured when militants on Saturday morning…

Anna Hazare has announced a three-month long intensive campaign starting in April in order to launch a countrywide “jail-bharo” agitation of peasants to stop the government from going ahead with acquisition of farmers’ land. Hazare, who…

Parliament has passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015, with the Lok Sabha adopting it today. Minister for Mines, Narendra Singh Tomar said the Bill will bring transparency in the mining sector and…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been appointed as the new Chancellor of Visva Bharati University for the next three years. He replaces former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who stepped down recently. Modi's appointment comes at a time…

BJP-ruled state Goa won't take a cue from Maharashtra and Haryana when it comes to ban on the selling of beef. Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar has made it clear that Goa can't do that, as beef remains an integral part of cuisine of the minority…

In a huge relief to the mines industry, the Rajya Sabha passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDRA) Amendment Bill, 2015, which paves the way for mines auction in the coming days. The bill was earlier passed by Lok…

At least 30 people were killed and over 150 others injured when the Dehradun-Varanasi Janata Express derailed at Bachrawana near Rae Bareli. At least two coaches of the train went off the track. Two other coaches were damaged because of the…

At least one J&K policeman and two CRPF jawans were among the casualties when some militants stormed into a police station in Kathua district in Jammu and opened indiscriminate fire at the policemen. One civilian was also killed in the…