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August 6, 2015 12:04 PM

Congress protests for third day against suspension of MPs

The protest by Congress members in the Parliament complex entered third day today against the suspension of its 25 Lok Sabha members. They continued to attack Prime Minister for his inaction against the External Affairs Minister and two BJP Chief Ministers for their involvement in the Lalit Modi con...

August 6, 2015 12:03 PM

Louis Berger bribery case: Former Goa Minister Churchill Alemao arrested

Former Goa Public Works Department Minister Churchill Alemao has been arrested in connection with the Louis Berger bribery case. Alemao was picked up from his residence in Varca village at around 10.30 last night, and was officially placed under arrest at midnight. Superintendent of Police (Crime Br...

August 6, 2015 11:55 AM

Punjab's World War-II hero Colonel Harwant Singh passes away

Colonel Harwant Singh (retd), a World War-Two hero decorated with the Military Cross, the highest award of the British Army, died on Tuesday night at Patiala at the age of 95. He was officer in charge of the flag hoisting ceremony on the first Independence Day in 1947. <br/><br/>Commissi...

August 6, 2015 11:45 AM

Opposition parties stage walkout from LS over Congress MPs suspension

Several members of Opposition parties including Samajwadi party, NCP, RJD and the Left today again stage walkout from the Lok Sabha demanding revocation of suspension of 25 Congress members. As soon as the house met for the day, Tariq Anwar, Supriya Sule, Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav and Dharmendra Yad...

August 6, 2015 8:04 AM

NIA begins probe into capture of suspicious Iranian boat off Kerala coast

A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has reached the Vizhinjam coast in Thiruvananthapuram to conduct a detailed probe into the circumstances leading to the capture of an Iranian boat, off the Alappuzha coast last month. 12 accused, who were arrested from the Iranian boat, captured by t...

August 6, 2015 7:59 AM

Udhampur attack: NIA to reach Jammu to interrogate captured terrorist

A team of the National Investigation Agency is expected to reach Jammu today to interrogate the terrorist who was arrested following an attack on a BSF convoy in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir yesterday. <br/><br/>Two BSF jawans and a militant were also killed in the attack.<b...

August 6, 2015 7:53 AM

Arrogance, betrayal, conspiracy and deceit ABCD of Nitish Kumar politics: BJP

The BJP-led NDA has launched an all-out attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and alleged that arrogance, betrayal, conspiracy and deceit are the ABCD of his politics. In an open letter yesterday, the NDA leaders accused Mr Kumar of shamelessly twisting for petty political gains, Prime Ministe...

August 6, 2015 7:46 AM

UP govt moves SC seeking stay on CBI probe against Yadav Singh

The Uttar Pradesh government has moved the Supreme Court seeking stay on a CBI probe into alleged corruption and irregularities by former Noida Chief engineer, Yadav Singh.<br/>The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court had, on the 16th of last month, ordered a CBI probe against Singh.<b...

August 6, 2015 7:11 AM

FSSAI denies giving clean-chit to Maggi noodles

Food safety watchdog, FSSAI has said that it has not given any clean chit to Nestle's banned Maggi noodles. In a press statement, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India yesterday rejected the all-clear reports from two of its own empanelled labs, Food and Drugs Laboratory of Goa and C...

August 6, 2015 7:10 AM

Arrogance, betrayal, conspiracy and deceit ABCD of Nitish Kumar politics: BJP

The BJP-led NDA has launched an all-out attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and alleged that arrogance, betrayal, conspiracy and deceit are the ABCD of his politics. In an open letter yesterday, the NDA leaders accused Mr Kumar of shamelessly twisting for petty political gains, Prime Ministe...

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