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October 20, 2016 8:52 PM

Owner of Bhubaneswar's SUM Hospital Manoj Nayak arrested

Manoj Nayak, a member trustee and founder of Sikshya O Anusandhan Charitable Trust, that runs the SUM Hospital where 21 people were killed in a major fire mishap on last Monday, was arrested this morning after he surrendered before Khandagiri police in Bhubaneswar. <br/><br/>Nayak was ta...

October 20, 2016 8:14 PM

Union Power Minister lays foundation of GTPS project in Kanpur

Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal today laid the foundation of 1980 megawatt Ghatampur Thermal Power Station (GTPS) project at Ghatampur in Kanpur today. The proposed power plant is a joint venture of Neyveli Lignite (NLC) Corporation and UP State Power Generation Corporation. <br/><br/>...

October 20, 2016 8:11 PM

Philippines: 4 people killed by Super Typhoon Haima with winds, rain

In Philippines, at least four people have been killed as the country was lashed by Super Typhoon Haima with ferocious winds and rain. Earlier, Typhoon Sarika caused heavy flooding in parts of the country. <br/><br/>Haima, locally known as Lawin, was upgraded from a storm to a super typho...

October 20, 2016 8:05 PM

Govt has no hidden agenda behind opposition to triple talaq: Prasad

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, the government has no hidden agenda of imposing uniform civil code or behind the opposition to the triple talaq among Muslims. In an interview to a News Agency, Mr Prasad said, the whole apprehension that the government is bringing Uniform Civil Code or t...

October 20, 2016 7:47 PM

Andhra Pradesh to become hub of petroleum sector: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said that Andhra Pradesh would become hub of petroleum sector with world renowned experts and pedagogy imparting training to the students of the up and coming Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy- IIPE in Visakhapatnam. &lt...

October 20, 2016 7:06 PM

HM to chair 22nd Meeting of Western Zonal Council in Mumbai

Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the 22nd Meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Mumbai tomorrow. Chief Ministers of Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra besides the Administrators of the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli are scheduled to attend the meeting. <br/>&lt...

October 20, 2016 6:53 PM

Finance Ministry extends date for sending comments on FRDI Bill

Finance Ministry has extended the last date for sending comments and suggestions on Draft Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill to set up a resolution corporation. <br/><br/>Eariler the last date was 14th of this month. Finance Ministry in a release said, a number of requests h...

October 20, 2016 6:33 PM

Delhi Police Forms SIT To Trace Missing JNU Student

Delhi Police today constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to trace a missing JNU hostel inmate Najeeb Ahmed. It followed direction from Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the wake of protests by a section of students over the alleged inaction by authorities.<br/><br/>Additional...

October 20, 2016 6:29 PM

Congress terms Rita Bahuguna's exit from party as betrayal

Former UP State Congress President Rita Bahuguna Joshi today joined the BJP. She joined the party in the presence of BJP president Amit Shah at party headquarters in New Delhi.<br/><br/>Earlier in the day, Ms Joshi who is MLA form Lucknow Cantt resigned from the Congress. Criticising the...

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