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OROP Agitation: Protestors refuse to end Fast Unto Death
New Delhi, Aug 19: Despite government overtures, three ex-servicemen on a fast unto death on the 'One Rank One Pension' issue refused on Wednesday to end their protest. Ex-servicemen are likely to hold more protests even as they wait for a…
Suspended Gujarat IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt sacked from Service
Suspended Gujarat IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt has been dismissed from service for gross 'indiscipline'. Although his termination proceedings began last year, the immediate probation came in the form a video CD, which showed him with a girl in…
29 UP Cops named in 23 Rape Cases in 14 Months: Akhilesh
Lucknow, Aug 19: As many as 29 Uttar Pradesh Police personnel were named in 23 cases of rape registered in the state in the 14 months beginning January 1 last year, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav told the assembly.
Yadav's written reply…
I was tortured by the Students for 9 Hours, claims FTII Director
FTII Director Prashant Pathrabe spoke out on the issue of midnight crackdown on students, saying he was tortured by the unruly students for around 9 hours at midnight on Monday. "I was forced to call the police and later file FIR after…
PM Modi, Hasina attend Suvra Mukherjee’s cremation
New Delhi, Aug 19: President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra Mukherjee was cremated here on Wednesday, the event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina among others.
Suvra Mukherjee, who was…
4 JD-U Legislators join Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar
Patna, Aug 19: Four Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislators on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here.
The legislators, suspended from the party for six years, joined the BJP in the presence of union minister Rajeev Pratap Rudy…
One Rank One Pension: Ex-servicemen to wait till August 26
New Delhi, Aug 19: Ex-servicemen agitating on the One Rank One Pension (OROP) issue have decided to wait till August 26 before scaling up their protest, after government made fresh attempts to reach out to the veterans.
"We have urged…
AAP Govt plans to launch FTII-like Film Institute in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 19: After offering the protesting FTII students a "temporary space" in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said his government was planning to launch an autonomous film institute in the national capital.…
BGB hands over Kidnapped BSF Troopers to India
Agartala, Aug 19: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has handed over two injured Indian troopers to the Border Security Force (BSF) after they were kidnapped by Bangladeshi smugglers, police said here on Wednesday.
During a routine patrol on…
Court grants Anticipatory Bail to Kamat in Louis Berger Case
Panaji, Aug 19: A special anti-corruption court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to former chief minister Digambar Kamat in connection with the Louis Berger bribery case.
Kamat has been on interim bail for nearly two weeks, even as…