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Delhi High Court orders by-polls in 13 Delhi Municipal Wards
New Delhi, Jan 29: The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the State Election Commission to conduct by-elections in 13 municipal wards in the national capital within three months.
A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice…
No marriage law for Hindus in Pakistan: Daily
Islamabad, Jan 29: There is no marriage law for the millions of Hindus living in Pakistan, a leading daily said on Friday, noting that this "legal vacuum naturally creates a multitude of issues for Pakistani Hindus, especially the women".…
Centre announces first 20 smart cities
New Delhi, Jan 29: Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday announced the names of the first 20 cities which will be developed into smart cities in 2016.
These are: Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Pune (Maharashtra), Jaipur…
Virat Kohli’s Pakistani fan faces up to 10 years in prison
Lahore, Jan 28: A Pakistani fan of Indian star batsman Virat Kohli is facing up to a decade in jail after being taken into custody for raising the Indian tricolour on the roof of his house in Punjab province.
The fan arrested on Tuesday…
Shoe thrown at Nitish Kumar to protest liquor ban
Patna, Jan 28: A man hurled a shoe at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday, but it missed the intended target.
The incident took place during a function at which Nitish Kumar reiterated the ban on sale of liquor in Bihar from April 1,…
Naidu announces 20 smart cities; Bhubaneswar bags No. 1 spot
New Delhi, Jan 28: Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu here on Thursday announced a list of 20 cities to be developed as smart cities. Bhubaneswar bags No. 1 spot in Smart Cities race in India. It wins the Smart City Challenge.
20…
TOI managing editor Arindam Sengupta dead
New Delhi, Jan 28: Veteran journalist Arindam Sengupta died of cancer early on Thursday. Sengupta, 61, was the managing editor of The Times of India.
During his 33-year-long career, Sengupta worked with publications like Probe magazine,…
Seven killed in landmine blast in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Jan 28: Seven people, including five policemen, were killed by the banned Maoist group, CPI-Maoist, in a landmine blast in Jharkhand's Palamau district on Wednesday evening, police said on Thursday. The blast, which took place near…
India among 10 largest IMF members with historic reforms
Washington, Jan 28: The International Monetary Fund's historic quota and governance reforms that for the first time place four emerging market countries - Brazil, China, India, and Russia - among its 10 largest members have become…
1.5 lakh MCD workers go on strike, HC issues notice
New Delhi, Jan 28: Over 1.5 lakh workers of Delhi's three main civic bodies went on a three-day strike on Wednesday over non-payment of salary -- a development that could cripple essential services like sanitation in the national capital.…