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Ceasefire violation in Samba, 1 BSF Jawan Martyred
One BSF jawan succumbed to his injuries in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops along the LoC in Samba sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
Death toll in NTPC explosion in Raebareli rises to 26
Insight Bureau: The death toll in the massive explosion in state-run NTPC Ltd’s Unchahar power plant in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh has risen to 26 on Thursday.
The blast occurred in the boiler area of a 500-megawatt (MW) unit of the…
SC asks Centre to set up Special Courts for cases against MPs, MLAs
Insight Bureau: The Apex Court on Wednesday asked the Government to constitute special courts for speedy disposal of cases pending against Parliamentarians and MLAs.
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to place these details before it…
8 dead, 11 injured in Manhattan Terror Attack
Insight Bureau: Atleast 8 people died and 11 injured in the terror attack when a 29-year-old man, in a rented pickup truck drove down a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center on Tuesday in Manhattan, New York City.
Reportedly,…
200 feared dead after Tunnel collapse at N Korea Nuclear Test Site
Insight Bureau: As many as 200 construction workers are feared dead in North Korea, after the collapse of a tunnel at a nuclear test site on Tuesday.
The latest sixth test at the site on September 3, most likely triggered landslides and…
India ranks 100 in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business list
Insight Bureau: India moved into top 100 in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business global rankings from its 130th position last year. This is for the first time that India rank 100th amongst 190 Countries.
According to the World Bank…
BJP names Prem Kumar Dhumal as Himachal Pradesh CM candidate
Insight Bureau: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday declared Prem Kumar Dhumal as its chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Himachal Pradesh assembly elections.
Dhumal's name was declared by the party President Amit Shah during…
76% of LED Bulb Brands in India violate Safety Standards
Insight Bureau: As per a study published by market research firm Nielsen, 76% of LED Bulb brands and 71% of LED downlighter brands across 200 electrical retail outlets were found to violating the consumer safety standards prescribed by the…
GST & DeMo were Twin Torpedoes: Rahul Gandhi
Insight Bureau: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi who chaired a meeting of Congress General Secretaries in New Delhi, termed GST and Demonetisation as "twin torpedoes" that jolted the Indian Economy.
GST (which was good, butt…
Aadhaar Petition: SC pulls up West Bengal Govt
Insight Bureau: The Supreme Court came down heavily on Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal Government, slamming it for challenging constitutional validity of Aadhaar. "How can a state challenge law passed by the Centre through Parliament…