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417 dead in Kerala Floods, 36 missing: Pinarayi Vijayan
Heavy rains and unprecedented floods in Kerala have claimed 417 lives and 36 people are still missing, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Friday.
Vijayan told the media that 265 deaths were reported since torrential downpour…
Delhi High Court convicts 33 in Dalit killing case in Haryana
The Delhi High Court on Friday held 33 people guilty in a 2010 Dalit killing case in Haryana's Hisar district and said that "71 years after Independence, instances of atrocities against Scheduled Castes by those belonging to dominant castes…
Fodder Scam: Jharkhand HC cancels Lalu Yadav’s Provisional Bail
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected the provisional bail of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad, asking him to surrender by August 30.
The court while hearing the former leader's regular…
Patna High Court pulls up CBI in Muzaffarpur case
The Patna High Court on Thursday expressed unhappiness over the CBI's failure to submit an action taken report (ATR) in the court in connection with the mass rapes at the Muzaffarpur shelter home.
A bench headed by Chief Justice M.R.…
Kerala Floods: EU donates 190,000 euros to Indian Red Cross
The European Union (EU) has donated an initial 190,000 euros to the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) for providing immediate assistance in flood-devastated Kerala.
"In response to the devastating monsoon floods that swept across large…
Satya Pal Malik sworn in as Jammu and Kashmir Governor
ONI Bureau: Satya Pal Malik was sworn-in as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. He was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Gita Mittal at Raj Bhawan.
Malik was the Governor of…
Arun Jaitley reallocated Finance, Corporate Affairs Portfolios
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday reassigned the Finance and Corporate Affairs portfolios to Union Minister Arun Jaitley, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said.
"The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed to…
Senior Journalist Kuldeep Nayar dies at 95
Senior journalist, author and human rights activist Kuldip Nayar died at a hospital here. He was 95, his family said on Thursday.
Nayar breathed his last at the Escorts Hospital at 12.30 a.m. The cremation will take place at 1 p.m. on…
ICJ sets February 2019 for hearing Kulbhushan Jadhav case
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hear in February 2019 the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian national sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court for espionage, the media reported.
The court will hear the case for a…
Ashish Khetan quits AAP
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashish Khetan on Wednesday announced his resignation from the party, a step that comes a week after another leader, Ashutosh, took a similar decision.
"Early this year I made my decision to quit active…