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August 5, 2015 8:12 PM

BJP slams Nitish Kumar for asking PM Modi to withdraw DNA remark

BJP and its allies today came down heavily on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw his DNA comment made during a public rally at Muzaffarpur last month. <br/><br/>Talking to AIR, BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain termed Mr. Kumar&apos;s l...

August 5, 2015 7:23 PM

SC gives 3 more months for winding up proceedings in Gulberg Society case

The Supreme Court today granted an extension of another three months to an Ahmedabad trial court to wind up the proceedings in 2002 Gulberg Society massacre in which former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri and 67 others were killed. <br/><br/>However, a bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu dec...

August 5, 2015 7:23 PM

Harda twin train mishap: 18 trains cancelled, several diverted

The Railway has cancelled 18 trains and diverted several trains running from U.P region due to rail accident at Khandwa -Etarsi Rail section last night.<br/><br/>According to North Central Railway Spokesperson Bijay Kumar, 31 trains have been diverted due to Harda Rail accident, while 18...

August 5, 2015 6:57 PM

PM announces ex-gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh in MP train derailments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the train derailments in Madhya Pradesh. <br/>Mr. Modi also announced Rs 50,000 each for seriously injured. The assistance has been sanctioned from the Prime ...

August 5, 2015 6:57 PM

Parliament passes Delhi High Court Amendment Bill

Parliament has given its seal of approval to the Delhi High Court Amendment Bill 2015 with the Lok Sabha passing it by a voice vote today. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha earlier. The proposed law empowers the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court to transfer any pending suit or other proceed...

August 5, 2015 6:57 PM

Proposed temple in Bihar not replica of Cambodia's Angkor Wat: Govt

India has reassured Cambodia that a temple called Viraat Ramayan Mandir being built in Bihar is not an exact replica of the Angkor Wat temple, a world heritage site. The Cambodian Embassy in New Delhi had written to the External Affairs Ministry over the proposed project in June this year. They had ...

August 5, 2015 5:59 PM

Naga Peace accord will not hurt sentiment of neighbours: Kiren Rijiju

Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has said today that the peace accord signed between the Centre and National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Issac-Muivah) will not hurt sentiment of other North-East states neighbouring Nagaland. <br/><br/>Speaking to media persons at Imphal A...

August 5, 2015 5:59 PM

Centre to sanction additional Rs 8.5 crore for flood-hit Manipur

Union Minister of State for Development of North-East Region(DoNER) Dr. Jitendra Singh has said, the Centre has already sanctioned an amount of Rs 8.5 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund for Manipur and an additional amount of Rs 8.5 crore will be sanctioned to help the flood affected peo...

August 5, 2015 5:58 PM

FM radio's coverage area will be raised to 60% in 2.5 yrs: Rathore

Union Minister of state for Information and Broadcasting Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore today said coverage area of FM radio will be increased from forty to sixty percent of the population within next two and half years. While talking to reporters at Buxar, Mr Rathore said FM radio transmitters ...

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