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Nitish, Rabri sworn-in as Bihar Legislative Councillors
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, former Chief Minister Rabri Devi and seven others were sworn-in as members of the state Legislative Council on Monday. All the ten candidates were elected unopposed…
SC transfers Kathua rape-murder case to Pathankot
The Supreme Court on Monday transferred the trial of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir to Pathankot in Punjab.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice…
883 Crorepatis, 645 Criminals in Karnataka Assembly Poll fray
Of the 2,654 candidates in the fray for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections, at least 883 are crorepatis and 645 have criminal cases against them, said two watchdogs after analyzing their affidavits filed with the Election Commission…
Supreme Court sets aside law allowing Govt Bungalows to former UP CMs
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a provision of a law that allowed government accommodation to former Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers, terming it "arbitrary and discriminatory" as it violated the concept of equality.
A bench headed by…
More Thunderstorms likely to hit India till May 11
The weather office here on Monday warned that thunderstorms, squalls and gusty winds are likely to hit many parts of India, including Delhi, till Friday even as the mountains of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall.
In a weather…
Five Militants, five Civilians killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Security forces on Sunday killed five militants, including an assistant professor of Kashmir University who had joined their ranks, leading to major street protests that claimed another five civilian lives, officials said. Director General…
At Rs 152 cr, Karnataka becomes second top State in Poll-related seizures
In a dubious distinction with May 12 Assembly elections still a week away, Karnataka with over Rs 152 crore cash, illicit liquor and goods seizures has already become the second top state in the country in terms of such poll related…
Jharkhand: 14 arrested over gang rape, burning of minor
Fourteen of the 18 accused have been arrested in connection with an alleged gang rape of a minor girl, who was later burnt to death in Jharkhand's Chatra district, police said on Saturday.
"Of the 18 accused, 14 have been arrested. No…
Kansas Shooting: Indian Techie’s killer gets life term
A former US Navy veteran has been sentenced to life in prison for killing Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in a racially motivated hate crime at a bar in Kansas city in 2017.
Adam Purinton, 51, was sentenced on Friday in Johnson…
Mizoram’s first Medical College to open in August
Mizoram's first medical college is slated to open its doors in August. The Mizoram Institute of Medical College of Research is located at Falkawn and has all the necessary infrastructures as required by the Medical Council of India (MCI),…