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Sedition charge on Hardik Patel to stay, not waging war: Gujarat HC
Ahmedabad, Dec 2: In a reprieve to caste reservation agitation leader Hardik Patel, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dropped the charge of 'waging war against the government' against him and his five associates but allowed the stringent…
Actor Rajinikanth donates Rs.10 lakh for Tamil Nadu rain-hit
Chennai, Dec 2: Superstar Rajinikanth has extended his support to the rain-affected victims of Tamil Nadu by donating Rs.10 lakh to the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund. An official statement said the donation was paid through Sri…
Rajiv killing: SC says TN has no suo moto power to release convicts
New Delhi, Dec 2: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the Tamil Nadu government has no suo moto power to grant remission and release the convicts accused of conspiracy in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
The apex court constitution…
Four People killed as thunderstorm hits UP
Lucknow, Dec 2: At least four people were killed on Tuesday evening as a thunderstorm hit most parts of Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
Followed by rains and gusty winds thereafter, the storm brought down hoardings, banners, and uprooted…
Record rainfall batters Chennai, cripples life
Chennai, Dec 2: After some days of respite, a torrential downpour, termed the heaviest in over 100 years, on Tuesday crippled life here, flooding numerous roads, neighbourhoods, train tracks and airport runways and crippling transport and…
Pentagon sending special force to conduct raids in Iraq, Syria: Carter
Washington, Dec 2: US defense chief Ash Carter said the Pentagon was deploying a specialised operations force which would "over time" conduct unilateral operations in Iraq and Syria as part of US military campaign against the Islamic State…
India’s ‘real dirt’ lies in minds, needs a clean-up: President
Ahmedabad, Dec 2: President Pranab Mukherjee here on Tuesday exhorted people to go strongly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission but ensure the society was first cleansed from within as evinced by Mahatma Gandhi through…
Amid sparks, Rajnath says intolerance won’t be allowed
New Delhi, Dec 1: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the government won't allow intolerance at any cost and urged intellectuals who have returned their awards to take them back, as Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi accused Prime…
US police chief fired amid tension over black’s killing
Chicago, Dec 2: Chicago's police chief Garry McCarthy was fired, a week after tensions flared up over the release of a video showing shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer.
Superintendent McCarthy had become a…
Odisha presents Rs.10,227 crore supplementary budget
Bhubaneswar, Dec 1: The Odisha government on Tuesday presented a supplementary budget of Rs.10,227.65 crore for the year 2015-16, with the focus on social welfare schemes, developmental activities and mitigating drought in the state.…