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14 patients die in Chennai Hospital
Chennai, Dec 4: Fourteen patients admitted in an intensive care unit of a private hospital near here died apparently due to power failure following floods, a doctor said on Friday.
"Yesterday night we received 14 bodies from the MIOT…
Water level recedes in parts of Chennai, hardships continue
Chennai, Dec 4: Life is limping back to normalcy in a few parts of Chennai as rains have stopped and the water level has begun to recede. But, in water-logged areas, the people's misery continues.
Some shops opened in Mylapore and…
BJP questions Akhilesh’s statement over Police Recruitment
Lucknow, Dec 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has questioned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's announcement that 35,000 new policemen will be recruited soon in the state.
In a state where for 100 peon posts, more than 23…
Prime Minister Modi greets naval personnel on Navy Day
New Delhi, Dec 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended greetings to naval personnel on 44th Navy Day.
"India is proud of a strong and valiant Navy that has always risen to the occasion to protect our nation. Navy Day greetings…
Electrified over 3,000 villages in 100 days: Modi
New Delhi, Dec 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said more than 3,000 villages across the country have been provided electricity in around 100 days by the government.
"Against a target of 1,900, we have electrified over 3,000…
Two railway engine factories to be set up in Bihar: Modi
New Delhi, Dec 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that two railway engine factories will be set up in Bihar.
"We are building railway engines and the two factories will be set up in Bihar," Modi said in his inaugural…
Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour dies: Afghanistan officials
Kabul, Dec 4: Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour has died of injuries, Afghanistan officials confirmed on Friday.
Mansour was critically injured in a gunfight on Wednesday in an argument with commanders in the militant group, Xinhua…
US offers help in Chennai floods
Washington, Dec 4: Calling India a "strong partner" the US has said that it stands ready "to assist the people of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, as well as the Government of India as they face the worst flooding in decades."
"The US is in touch…
BSE Sensex tanks 217 Points in Early Trade
Mumbai, Dec 4: A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Friday was trading 217.43 points, or 0.84 percent down during the morning session.
The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock…
Justice Thakur sworn-in as Chief Justice of India
New Delhi, Dec 4: Justice Tirath Singh Thakur was on Thursday sworn in as the 43rd Chief Justice of India.
President Pranab Mukherjee administered him the oath of the office.
Thakur, who succeeds Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, has a…