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December 2, 2015 7:48 AM

MHA gives clean chit to Delhi police over Kerala House beef raid

The Home Ministry has given a clean chit to the Delhi police on the raid at Kerala House over a complaint that beef was being served at the canteen. In the Lok Sabha yesterday, Home Minister Rajnath Singh read out the report which was submitted by the Special Investigation Team. <br/><br/&g...

December 2, 2015 7:42 AM

Army, Navy deployed in Chennai as heavy rains batter city and suburbs

Army and Navy have been deployed in two suburban areas of Chennai as heavy rains continue to pound several parts of northern Tamil Nadu and Puducherry disrupting normal life. <br/><br/>Two Army columns were pressed into service in Tambaram and Urapakkam last night to undertake rescue on ...

December 2, 2015 7:21 AM

Army, Navy deployed in Chennai as heavy rains batter city and suburbs

Army and Navy have been deployed in two suburban areas of Chennai as heavy rains continue to pound several parts of the city, its suburbs and Puducherry disrupting normal life. <br/><br/>Two Army columns were pressed into service in Tambaram and Urapakkam last night to undertake rescue o...

December 2, 2015 6:48 AM

HC gives partial relief to Hardik, slams reservation system

In partial relief to Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel, the Gujarat High Court has quashed the charge on him of waging war against government, but retained the one of sedition. The charge of waging war against government entails a possible death, while the one of sedition is punishable with ...

December 2, 2015 6:47 AM

Emission scandal: VW to recall 3.23 lakh vehicles in India

Germany's Volkswagen Group has announced recall of over 3.23 lakh vehicles across its three brands - Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen - in India after a government-ordered probe found it using diesel engines equipped with a device which help cheat emission tests. Announcing a voluntary recall for upd...

December 2, 2015 6:46 AM

Army, Navy deployed in Chennai as heavy rains batter city and suburbs

Army and Navy have been deployed in two suburban areas of Chennai as heavy rains continue to pound several parts of the city, its suburbs and Puducherry disrupting normal life. Two Army columns were pressed into service in Tambaram and Oorapakkam last night to undertake rescue on a war footing, whil...

December 1, 2015 8:46 PM

Rahul appeals to PM to listen to voices of awardees in protest of intolerance

The Congress today tried to corner the government on the issue of rising intolerance in the country alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has kept silence over it. Participating in discussion in the Lok Sabha, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said the country&apos;s greatest strength is tolerance. He l...

December 1, 2015 8:46 PM

No atmosphere of alleged intolerance: Rijiju tells LS

Government today said, the prevailing communal situation in the country does not indicate existence of alleged intolerance in the country. Replying to queries in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said the number of communal incidents were 650 this year up to October and that the res...

December 1, 2015 8:34 PM

Govt to develop 3 major inland ports in UP, WB and J'khand: Gadkari

The Union Transport Minister Mr. Nitin Gadkari has said in Kolkata today that, the government has decided to develop three major inland ports at Varanasi of UP, Sahebganj of Jharkhand and Haldia of West Bengal to accord highest priority to the development of Inland Waterways in the country as it has...

December 1, 2015 8:22 PM

For Bapu, Swachh Bharat meant a clean mind and environment: Prez

Invoking Mahatma Gandhi, President Pranab Mukherjee has said Swachh Bharat implies a clean mind along with a clean environment. Speaking at a function in Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, the President said that the real dirt of India lies not on the streets but in the minds and in the unwillingness to...

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