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July 25, 2016 8:56 PM

Salman Khan acquitted in Chinkara poaching cases

Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been acquitted in 18 year old blackbuck and Chinkara poaching cases by the Rajasthan High Court today. <br/><br/>Court, in its decision, said that there was no evidence that the animals who were found dead were shot by Mr Khan's licensed gun.<br/&g...

July 25, 2016 8:49 PM

Army chief pays tribute to Kargil martyrs

Chief of the Army Staff General Dalbir Singh Suhag paid rich tribute to the Martyrs of 1999 Kargil War who laid their life fighting the Pakistani intruders. Speaking on the occasion after the laying of wreath at Kargil War Memorial at Drass, he said, Indian army is thankful to brave jawans and their...

July 25, 2016 8:45 PM

LS Speaker forms panel to probe Bhagwant Mann's video incident

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has set up a nine member committee to probe the Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann&apos;s video incident which put the Parliament security in peril. As soon as House met for the day, Ms. Mahajan announced this saying the committee headed by BJP MP Kirit Somaiya will s...

July 25, 2016 8:44 PM

Defence Minister approves airlifting of ill daughter of ex-naval officer

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today approved airlifting of a critically ill daughter of a retired naval officer from Chhattisgarh to the Army Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi. The humanitarian gesture came after the father of girl tweeted to him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seekin...

July 25, 2016 7:38 PM

Panama papers: SC seeks Centre, RBI's response in four weeks

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and RBI to file their response in four weeks on a plea seeking CBI inquiry against Indian offshore bank account holders named in the Panama papers.<br/><br/>A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit, granted four weeks time to the part...

July 25, 2016 7:38 PM

Pellet guns fired in Kashmir when situation went out of control: CRPF

Central Reserve Police Force, CRPF has said pellet guns were fired in Kashmir when situation went out of control and all options were exhausted. Director general of CRPF, Durga Prasad said this in response to media queries regarding controversy over use of pellet guns in Kashmir valley. <br/>&...

July 25, 2016 7:29 PM

Missing aircraft AN 32: Area of search operation expanded significantly

The area of search operation for tracing the missing AN 32 transport aircraft has been expanded significantly. Addressing newspersons in Chennai on Monday evening, the Indian Coast Guard Eastern Region Inspector General Rajan Bargotra said, keeping in view of the drift in the sea, the elapsed time s...

July 25, 2016 6:32 PM

LS Speaker forms panel to probe Bhagwant Mann's video incident

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has set up a nine member committee to probe the Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann&apos;s video incident which put the Parliament security in peril.<br/><br/> As soon as House met for the day, Ms. Mahajan announced this saying the committee headed by BJP M...

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