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January 4, 2017 7:47 AM

Patna-Bhabua Express derailment was mock drill, says Railways

Railways has said, last night's derailment of four coaches of Patna-Bhabua Express in Aurangabad district of Bihar was a mock drill. <br/><br/>East Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer said, it was a drill to gauge preparedness. The derailment occurred when the train was a...

January 4, 2017 7:21 AM

Haiti: Jovenel Moise declared winner of Presidential elections

In Haiti, businessman Jovenel Moise has officially been declared the winner of November's Presidential elections. The Election Tribunal said, Mr Moise, a 48-year old banana exporter, was elected with 55.6 per cent of the votes, well ahead of his closest rival, Jude Celestin, who won 19.5 per ce...

January 4, 2017 7:05 AM

Shekhar Reddy, associates remanded in judicial custody till Jan 17

A CBI court in Chennai today remanded sand mining baron J Shekar Reddy and four others in judicial custody till January 17 in a fresh case relating to seizure of currency notes from his house. Earlier, Reddy and his associates were arrested on 21 December by CBI in connection with the seizure of 127...

January 4, 2017 7:04 AM

Swachh Bharat survey in 500 cities from today

In a bid to encourage competition to improve sanitation standards, the government will kick start a survey, Swachh Survekshan 2017, from today to rank 500 cities across the country on cleanliness. The survey will be conducted by Quality Council of India. <br/><br/>It will judge cities on...

January 4, 2017 7:04 AM

Twitter suspends fake accounts operating in Delhi LG's name

A day after Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal's office sought action against his imposters on Twitter, the microblogging site Twitter today suspended five such accounts while legal action has also been initiated. Delhi Police have also written to Twitter seeking log details of these accounts. <b...

January 4, 2017 6:26 AM

Four coaches of Patna-Bhabua Express derail

Four coaches of Patna-Bhabua Express derailed at Jhakhim station in Aurangabad district of Bihar last night. There was no report of any casualty. The incident occurred when the train was approaching the station and wheels of four coaches jumped the track.<br/>&apos;<br/>East Central Rail...

January 4, 2017 5:15 AM

Swachh Bharat survey in 500 cities from tomorrow

In a bid to encourage competition to improve sanitation standards, the government will kick start a survey, Swachh Survekshan-2017, from today to rank 500 cities across the country on cleanliness.<br/>&apos;<br/>The survey will be conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI). The Swachh S...

January 4, 2017 5:12 AM

CBI files charge sheet against Teesta Setalvad

CBI has filed a charge sheet against social activist Teesta Setalvad, her husband Javed Anand and a company run by them for alleged violation of foreign funding rules. CBI spokesperson RK Gaur yesterday said, the charge sheet, which has listed the firm Sabrang Communications and Publishing Private L...

January 4, 2017 4:55 AM

EC holds meeting with Chief Electoral Officers to fine tune arrangements

The Election Commission held a meeting with Chief Electoral Officers of the five poll-bound States yesterday to fine tune the arrangements. The states are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa. <br/><br/>Sources said, assessment of law and order situation, deployment of pol...

January 4, 2017 4:49 AM

Secretaries present ideas for transformative change in governance to PM

A Group of Secretaries presented ideas on Transport and Communications sector to Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday. Sources said, as a follow-up to the Prime Minister's exhortation, Groups of Secretaries to the Government began the second round of presentations on ideas for transformative ...

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