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November 18, 2015 7:55 AM

Last rites of VHP leader Ashok Singhal to be performed today

Last rites of VHP leader Ashok Singhal will be performed in New Delhi this evening. 90-year old Singhal passed away yesterday. He was suffering from serious respiratory problems and was admitted in a private hospital in Gurgaon. A bachelor and an RSS pracharak all his life, Singhal was the prominent...

November 18, 2015 7:54 AM

Chhath festival being celebrated in different parts of country

Chhath festival is being celebrated today in different parts of the country with religious fervour and gaiety. Large number of devotees are offering prayers to the rising sun at the banks of rivers and other water bodies. It is one of the most popular festivals of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Ch...

November 18, 2015 6:55 AM

Study underway with eye on framing nat'l policy on antibiotics use

Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR, Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said that an antibiotic resistance survey is being held in the country whose findings would form the basis for the formulation of a national policy to regulate use of antibiotics. Dr Swaminathan said that the pol...

November 18, 2015 6:54 AM

Study underway with eye on framing nat'l policy on antibiotics use

Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR, Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said that an antibiotic resistance survey is being held in the country whose findings would form the basis for the formulation of a national policy to regulate use of antibiotics. Dr Swaminathan said that the pol...

November 18, 2015 6:54 AM

MCOCA court adjourns trial in J Dey murder case till Nov 23

A special court in Mumbai has adjourned the trial in senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey murder case till 23rd November after being informed that Maharashtra government has handed over all cases against underworld don Chhota Rajan to CBI. As the court had not received any government notification in this...

November 17, 2015 8:40 PM

Govt expects tomato, onion prices to moderate soon

Government today termed the rise in prices of tomatoes and onions as temporary saying the rates will ease soon with arrival of new crops and improvement in supply from rain-hit southern States. Food Ministry has said the marginal increase in the prices of onions and tomatoes is largely due to disrup...

November 17, 2015 8:33 PM

J&K: Army Commanding Officer martyred in ongoing operation in Kupwara

In Jammu & Kashmir, the ongoing anti-militancy operation in north Kashmir's Kupwara district has entered into fifth day today since the launch of operation on Friday. An Army Commanding Officer died while a total of 5 other security personnel including 4 Army jawans sustained injuries in th...

November 17, 2015 8:28 PM

Meeting of NDA allies postponed due to demise of Ashok Singhal

The meeting of NDA allies scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed due to demise of senior VHP leader Ashok Singhal. The meeting was to take place in New Delhi to discuss the strategy for the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament commencing from 26th of this month.

November 17, 2015 8:23 PM

HC refrains from taking any stand on women's entry in Haji Ali

The Bombay High Court today stated that it will not decide on religious matters like the ban on entry of women in the sanctum sanctorum of Mumbai's iconic Haji Ali Dargah. A division bench of Justices V M Kanade and Revati Mohite Dere said that people become very sensitive when it comes to matt...

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