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August 25, 2016 6:28 PM

Centre okays 2 new National Highways

Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has given approval for giving status of National Highways to 52 kilometer Gurgaon-Pataudi-Rewari road and 120 kilometer Patiala-Pehowa-Kurukshetra-Ladwa-Yamuna Nagar road. <br/><br/>Also, the Ministry would provide financial aid of 100 crore ...

August 25, 2016 6:28 PM

JNU rape case: Accused Anmol Ratan sent to 14 days judicial custody

JNU student Anmol Ratan, accused of raping a 28-year-old fellow student in the university hostel, was today remanded to 14 days judicial custody by a Delhi court. A magisterial court at Patiala House courts complex sent Ratan to jail after Delhi Police decided not to seek his custody.<br/><...

August 25, 2016 5:34 PM

SC rejects Telangana's petition claiming 'absolute' right over institutions

The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition filed by Telangana against its verdict which had held that the newly carved out state cannot claim absolute right over institutions, merely because they are located in its capital Hyderabad which is now being shared by Andhra Pradesh also.<br/>...

August 25, 2016 5:33 PM

49,000 children at risk in Nigeria: UN

In Nigeria, the UN has warned that at least 49,000 children in Borno state will die of malnutrition this year, if they do not receive timely help.<br/><br/>The UNICEF in a report said that nearly half a million children around Lake Chad face severe acute malnutrition due to drought and a...

August 25, 2016 5:01 PM

President on three-day visit to Bihar, Karnataka from tomorrow

President Pranab Mukherjee will be on a three-day tour to Bihar and Karnataka from tomorrow. On Saturday the President will address the first convocation of Nalanda University and lay the foundation stone of its campus at Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar. <br/><br/>He will also grace a function to...

August 25, 2016 4:13 PM

Congress says, People of J&K should be taken into confidence

Congress has said there is a need to take people of Jammu and Kashmir into confidence. Talking to media in New Delhi this afternoon, party spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala said, government should hold dialogue with every stakeholder in the valley to deal with the ongoing unrest prevailing for more ...

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