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PM Modi, Shah host Diwali Milan lunch for media
New Delhi, 28 Nov: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Saturday hosted a lunch for media persons at the party headquarters here as Diwali Milan celebrations.
Union Ministers Arun Jaitley, M.…
5.5 magnitude Earthquake jolts Japan
Tokyo, Nov 28: An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Hokkaido prefecture of Japan on Saturday, the country's meteorological agency said.
The temblor, having a depth of 80 km in the Pacific off the Nemuro peninsula,…
Delhi’s Jan Lokpal to have power to probe Central Officials
New Delhi, Nov 28: The central and Delhi governments may be headed for a showdown with the AAP's Jan Lokpal bill giving the proposed ombudsman the power to probe even central government officials.
According to the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill…
Seven Kenyan athletes banned for doping
Nairobi, Nov 28: Seven Kenyan athletes, including two-time cross-country world champion Emily Chebet received bans for doping offences on Friday.
Chebet, the cross-country world champion in 2010 and 2013, was banned for four years after…
No move to impose prohibition in Maharashtra: Excise Minister
Mumbai, Nov 27: Maharashtra Excise and Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse on Friday denied any move on part of the BJP-led government to impose prohibition in the entire state.
"We need to get public opinion on any such proposal, only after…
India will always remain a ‘tolerant’ nation: Javed Akhtar
Mumbai, Nov 28: India will always remain a tolerant nation, veteran writer Javed Akhtar has said.
"There are certain instances of intolerance in some sections of the society. But India will always remain a tolerant society.
"You can…
Three People killed in shooting at US clinic
Los Angeles, Nov 28: At least three people, including a police officer, were killed and 11 injured in a standoff with a gunman in the US state of Colorado, police said.
The Colorado attorney general termed the deaths as "tragic", Xinhua…
Modi praises Nehru, previous governments in Ambedkar debate
New Delhi, Nov 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lavished praise on Jawaharlal Nehru and hailed all previous governments as he struck a conciliatory note after two days of debate on B.R. Ambedkar that saw sparks fly between the…
Government manufacturing intolerance: Ghulam Nabi Azad
New Delhi, Nov 27: Accusing the Narendra Modi government of "manufacturing" intolerance, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said that "intolerance grows from the top and percolates down to the states".
"...you take the…
Six Children drown off Turkish Coast
Ankara, Nov 27: Six children were killed on Friday when two boats carrying refugees capsized off Turkey's Aegean coast.
In one incident, two siblings, aged 1 and 4, lost their lives when a boat with 23 refugees on board overturned amid…