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November 7, 2015 1:30 PM

Kasturi Munirathnam reaching Chennai today

India has organised the return of Kasturi Munirathnam whose hand was reportedly chopped off by her employer in Saudi Arabia. In a tweet, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, Munirathnam is reaching Chennai today.<br/><br/>The Indian authorities, led by the External Affairs Minis...

November 7, 2015 1:14 PM

Centre hikes excise duties on petrol and diesel

Centre has hiked excise duty on petrol by one rupees and 60 paise per litre and the same on diesel by 40 paise a litre to mop up additional revenue to meet budgetary targets. According to a Central Board of Excise and Customs notification, the basic excise duty on unbranded or normal petrol was incr...

November 7, 2015 1:14 PM

Railways changes refund rules to help genuine passengers

Railways has doubled the ticket cancellation charges, changing the refund rules to help genuine passengers get confirmed tickets. Under the new rules, there will be no refund after the departure of train. Now, the passenger will have to get the refund four hours before the departure. The revised ref...

November 7, 2015 11:55 AM

Anupam Kher today leading a march to Rashtrapati Bhavan

Actor Anupam Kher is today leading a march for India to the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi to protest against the voices being raised over intolerance in the country. Kher said, the intolerance debate is an attempt to malign the image of the country and is intended to target the Narendra Modi-led g...

November 7, 2015 11:16 AM

Delhi court sends Chhota Rajan to CBI custody today

Underworld don Chhota Rajan was today sent to CBI custody by a Delhi court. CBI's spokesperson said that they have got Rajan's custody in one of the cases against him.<br/><br/>Due to security reasons, the proceedings of the court were conducted at the CBI headquarters.<br/&...

November 7, 2015 9:14 AM

Amendments would be brought to the existing labour laws: Bandaru Dattatreya

Union Minister for Labour & Employment Bandaru Dattatreya said that amendments would be brought to the existing labour laws in order to check exploitation of the working class. Addressing a meeting organised by the State Commission for Women in Vijayawada, he said, legislation would also be brou...

November 7, 2015 8:28 AM

'Award Waapsi' has become a political issue: Sahitya Academi President

Sahitya Academi President Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari has said that the 'Award Waapsi' has become a political issue. He said, writers have politicised the issue by returning their awards and it has gone beyond the Sahitya Akademi.<br/><br/>In a related development, veteran Actor A...

November 7, 2015 8:26 AM

PM Modi to embark on a tour of UK and Turkey from 12th of this Month

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a tour of United Kindom and Turkey from 12th of this Month.<br/><br/>In the United Kingdom, Mr Modi will attend a wide range of programmes from bilateral meetings to meeting business leaders, while in Turkey, the Prime minister will participate...

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