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March 15, 2016 8:33 PM

Parliament panel suggests drafting practical tobacco control policy

A Parliament panel has called for a National Tobacco Control Policy which should be practical and easy to implement. The panel on subordinate legislation headed by Dilip kumar Mansukhlal Gandhi today submitted its report on cigarette and other tobacco products (packaging and labelling) amendment rul...

March 15, 2016 8:26 PM

Casualties in Naxal violence reduced substantially: Government

The government today said it will work in a mission mode to end naxalism while noting that the casualties in the extremist violence had come down substantially. Replying to supplementary question in in Lok Sabha Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the multi-pronged strategy being implemented by the Cen...

March 15, 2016 8:18 PM

Money laundering case: Court sends Chhagan Bhujbal to ED custody

A special PMLA court in Mumbai today ordered two day Enforcement Directorate custody to Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal who was arrested by ED yesterday night in connection with its Money laundering cases. The ED counsel demanded Bhujbal's custody stating that Bhujbal did not cooperate Ed off...

March 15, 2016 7:44 PM

JNU case: Judicial custody of Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya extended

A Delhi court today extended the judicial custody of JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya arrested in a sedition case by another 14 days. Meanwhile, the two accused earlier today moved the city court seeking bail.The students filed their applications before the Patiala House Courts regi...

March 15, 2016 7:19 PM

India, China reaffirm commitment to maintain peace, tranquility at border meet

India and China reaffirmed their commitment to uphold the agreements and protocols signed by both the countries to maintain peace and tranquility along the borders. This decision was taken in Border Personnel Meeting held at Chinese Hut in Damai today. A release issued by Defence PRO Sunit Newton in...

March 15, 2016 7:11 PM

Surat court rejects Hardik Patel's bail plea in sedition case

In Gujarat, the court of Principal District and Sessions Judge of Surat, Geetaben Gopi today rejected the regular bail plea of Patidar leader Hardik Patel in the sedition case. The sedition case was lodged by the crime branch in Amroli police station in October last year for his instigating suggesti...

March 15, 2016 7:02 PM

Mother Teresa to be declared saint on Sep 4

Mother Teresa, will be declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church at a ceremony on September 4, Pope Francis said today in Vatican city.He made the announcement at a meeting of Cardinals to give the final approval to several sainthood causes. The move comes 19 years after the death of the mission...

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