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Rakesh Singh is new Madhya Pradesh BJP President
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Wednesday nominated Jabalpur Lok Sabha MP Rakesh Singh as the new president of Madhya Pradesh's BJP unit.
The development has come a day after Khandwa Lok Sabha MP Nand Kumar Singh…
Media houses to pay Rs 10 lakh for revealing rape victim identity
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed some media organisations to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation for disclosing the identity of an eight-year-old girl who was raped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district.
Advocates…
Veteran Journalist T.V.R. Shenoy passes away
Veteran journalist T.V.R. Shenoy passed away at a private hospital here on Tuesday night, family sources said. He was 77. He is survived by his wife Sarojam and daughter Sujatha and son Ajith.
His body will be flown to Delhi, where the…
Ten killed in Bengal storm, rail, road, air traffic disrupted
Ten persons were killed and rail, road and air traffic was disrupted in West Bengal as twin storms accompanied by rains lashed through the city on Tuesday night felling trees, uprooting electric poles and triggering house collapse.…
Former US First Lady Barbara Bush dies at 92
The Former First Lady of the US, Barbara Bush, died on Tuesday at the age of 92 after having been in failing health for some time, a family spokesperson said.
"A former First Lady of the US and relentless proponent of family literacy,…
RBI Governor called by Parliamentary Panel on May 17
RBI Governor Urjit Patel has been called by a parliamentary panel on May 17 to answer queries on banking frauds and the powers that the central bank needs for better regulation of public sector banks (PSBs).
Sources said the decision was…
BJP again demands Congress apology for ‘defaming Hindus’
The BJP on Tuesday again criticised the Congress for allegedly coining the term "saffron terror" to defame the Hindus and sought an apology from its leadership, even though the opposition party had a day earlier denied the charge.…
Bomb blast near Indian Embassy field office in Nepal
A pressure cooker bomb went off near the Indian Embassy field office in Nepal's Biratnagar late on Monday damaging the walls of the premises, Nepal Police has said. No one has claimed responsibility.
The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has…
Unnao Rape: Vicim’s statement recorded before magistrate
A written statement of the Unnao rape victim was recorded before a special CBI magistrate here on Monday, an official said.
The victim, along with her mother, was brought to the court amid tight security where her written statement was…
Sushma in China from Saturday, hold talks with Wang Yi
India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will hold bilateral talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during her two-day China visit beginning on Saturday.
Sushma Swaraj will meet Wang on the sidelines of the foreign ministers'…