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May 23, 2017 2:03 PM

Former RJD MP Prabhunath Singh sentenced to life in MLA murder case

Senior RJD leader and four-time MP Prabhunath Singh has been sentenced to life by a Jharkhand court, which found him guilty for murder of the then MLA Ashok Singh in 1995. The Hazaribagh Court convicted him along with two others - his brother and a former mukhiya. <br/><br/>The RJD leade...

May 23, 2017 1:58 PM

EC postpones Rajya Sabha Election to 10 seats scheduled for 8th June

The Election Commission has withdrawn its notification to hold biennial election to ten seats from Goa, Gujarat and West Bengal in Rajya Sabha. <br/><br/>The term of six members of the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal and three from Gujarat was due to expire in August and one from Goa in Jul...

May 23, 2017 12:50 PM

President, Vice President & PM strongly condemn attack in Manchester

President, Vice President and Prime Minister have strongly condemned the attack in Manchester. In a tweet, President Pranab Mukherjee said, India stands by the government and people of United Kingdom in this hour of distress.<br/><br/>Vice President Hamid Ansari has also expressed his so...

May 23, 2017 12:49 PM

Govt says roll out of GST will bring benefit to consumers

The government today said that the roll out of GST will bring benefit to the consumers due to reduced tax rates on various commodities such as packaged cement, medicaments, smart phones and medical devices.<br/><br/>The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council comprising state finance ministe...

May 23, 2017 8:06 AM

Govt asks industry to hold back price increases till GST roll out

The government has asked industry to hold back price increases till GST roll out from July 1, saying such hikes might later lead to inquiry of balance sheet by a specified authority. <br/><br/>Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia told a TV Channel yesterday that anti-profiteering provision in...

May 23, 2017 7:36 AM

Jharkhand: 20 people arrested in connection with mob lynching

In Jharkhand, twenty people have been arrested in connection with last week's lynching of seven persons on suspicion of being child kidnappers. <br/><br/>State Home Secretary S K G Rahate said in Ranchi yesterday that a probe has been ordered into the two incidents of vigilantism th...

May 23, 2017 7:35 AM

EC postpones Rajya Sabha Election to 10 seats scheduled for 8th June

The Election Commission has withdrawn its notification to hold biennial election to ten seats from Goa, Gujarat and West Bengal in Rajya Sabha. <br/><br/>The term of six members of the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal and three from Gujarat was due to expire in August and one from Goa in Jul...

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