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August 11, 2017 7:03 AM

SC to start hearing on petitions challenging Allahabad HC verdict on Ayodhya land dispute case

The Supreme Court will today start hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case. The Apex court on Monday constituted a three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra to hear the case. Justices Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer are the othe...

August 11, 2017 7:02 AM

Centre opposes Pramod Mittal's plea seeking order directing impounding of his passport

The Centre has opposed businessman Pramod Mittal's plea, in the Delhi High Court, seeking setting aside of an order directing impounding of his passport as criminal cases were pending against him in New Delhi. It said that it does not want another Vijay Mallya case. Justice...

August 11, 2017 7:02 AM

PM Modi expresses condolences over China earthquake

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his condolences over a powerful earthquake in China's southwestern Sichuan province that killed 20 people and injured hundreds. Yesterday, posting on the Chinese micro-blogging platform Sina Weibo, a micro-blogging website akin to ...

August 11, 2017 6:43 AM

Ministerial level meeting of 15th BIMSTEC to be held in Kathmandu today

Ministerial level meeting of The 15th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, BIMSTEC, will be held in Kathmandu today. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived Nepal on a two-day visit to participate in the meeting. Yesterday, Mrs....

August 11, 2017 6:43 AM

Venkaiah Naidu to be sworn in as Vice-president today

Former Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu will be sworn in as the 13th Vice President of India today. He will be administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at a special function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. After the ceremony, Mr. Naidu will take charge as t...

August 10, 2017 9:26 PM

15th BIMSTEC ministerial meeting begins in Kathmandu; Nepal unequivocally condemns terrorism in all its forms, manifestations

Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that terrorism continues to be the greatest threat to peace, democracy, development and good neighborliness. Inaugurating the 15th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting at Kathmandu this evening, Mr. Deuba said that Nepal firmly and une...

August 10, 2017 8:53 PM

SC asks CBSE; how NEET exam will have identical papers

The Supreme Court has asked the CBSE to explain, how it would have identical question papers in English, Hindi as well as in vernacular languages for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test NEET. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra asked Additional Solicitor Gen...

August 10, 2017 8:44 PM

Sushma calls on Nepalese PM, discussed wide range of issues of mutual interest

August 10, 2017 8:38 PM

Slogans of making new India should be reverberated: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people's representatives and BJP workers to organize Sankalp Se Siddhi programme from 15th to 30th of this month across the country to make a new India. Addressing the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi this morning, Mr. Mod...

August 10, 2017 8:18 PM

J&K: Unidentified terrorist killed in gunfight with army near LoC

In Jammu & Kashmir, an unidentified terrorist was killed in a gunfight with army near LoC in Machhil sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district today. Security sources said a group of armed infiltrators was noticed and encountered by the patrol party of Army in the Son...

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