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Bodies of two of 19 missing fishermen found in Bay of Bengal
Bodies of two of the 19 missing fishermen were found in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday by rescuers. Efforts were on to fish out the two corpses, the official said.
The rescue operation was being carried out by Coast Guard personnel,…
Greater Noida building collapse toll rises to 9; many still trapped
The death toll in the twin-building collapse at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh climbed to nine on Thursday, with five more bodies pulled out from the rubble of the residential apartments early in the day.
The rescue operations were still…
Cabinet approves 70 lakh Scholarships for Minorities
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the provision of 70 lakh scholarships to students from the minority communities under its pre-matric, post-matric and merit-cum-means based schemes till the year 2020.
Union Minister of Law and…
Pilot dies as MiG 21 fighter jet crashes in Himachal’s Kangra
The pilot who was flying Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 fighter plane that crashed on Wednesday in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district has died.
Kangra Superintendent of Police Santosh Patial said the aircraft crashed in Patta Jatian…
Agnivesh seeks judicial probe into his thrashing
Social activist Swami Agnivesh on Wednesday demanded a judicial probe into his thrashing by suspected rightwing activists and said the attack was pre-planned.
"The attack on me was pre-planned," Agnivesh told the media at Ranchi. "The…
Goa bans Fish import from neighbouring states till month end after Formalin Scare
The Goa Government has banned the import of fish from neighbouring states until July end in the wake of a controversy over the use of formalin in fish consignments, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday.
"A formal…
Lok Sabha admits no confidence motion against Government
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday accepted a no-confidence motion moved by the opposition against the government.
Mahajan said she had received notices from at least six MPs seeking no trust vote against the Narendra Modi…
Rajya Sabha nominees take oath
Eminent Odissi dancer Sonal Mansingh, an architect and sculptor from Odisha Raghunath Mohapatra and author Rakesh Sinha on Wednesday took oath as the nominated members of Rajya Sabha.
Three-time MP Ram Shakal also took oath as a…
Government ready to discuss any issue in house: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the political parties to utilise maximum time available in Parliament's monsoon session and said the government is ready to debate on any issue in the house.
"Welcome everyone to the…
Prasad seeks support on ‘triple talaq’, ‘nikah halala’; Congress calls him…
A day after Congress President Rahul Gandhi sought the Prime Minister's support for the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday asked him to support the proposed law to prohibit "triple…