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July 28, 2015 9:07 PM

Celebrities mourn Dr Kalam's sudden demise on Social Media

Celebrities like Lata Mangeshkar, Shah Rukh Khan and AR Rahman have mourned the demise of former President, calling his death a great loss to the country.<br/>Four-time National Award-winning composer Rahman, on his facebook page said, the country lost an "inspiring mind". He said Dr...

July 28, 2015 9:03 PM

Railways modifies identity proof rules for Tatkal travellers

The Indian Railway has modified rules on identity proof of passengers travelling on tickets issued under its Tatkal Scheme. The railway officially announced the same in a statement released in Mumbai today. It said as per modified rules, there will not be any need to mention or furnish photocopy of ...

July 28, 2015 8:38 PM

SC comes to rescue of minor rape victim trying to abort foetus

The Supreme Court today came to the rescue of a minor rape victim who was denied permission by the High Court to terminate her pregnancy, by ordering that the requisite surgery may be done if the gynaecologists and clinical psychologists permit it. The minor became pregnant after being allegedly rap...

July 28, 2015 8:37 PM

Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan to be renamed after Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani said today the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan will be renamed after former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. Talking to media in New Delhi, Mrs Irani said the scheme was started by Dr Kalam himself.<br/><br/>Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan focuses on...

July 28, 2015 8:28 PM

Gurdaspur attack: Punjab police says terrorists came from Pakistan

A day after the attack by heavily armed terrorists in Punjab&apos;s border district of Gurdaspur, Punjab Police has been able to establish that they had come from a place nearing the international border with Pakistan. Punjab Police Chief Sumedh Singh Saini told media in Gurdaspur today that the two...

July 28, 2015 8:28 PM

Gurdaspur attack: Punjab police says terrorists come from Pakistan

A day after the attack by heavily armed terrorists in Punjab&apos;s border district of Gurdaspur, Punjab Police has been able to establish that they had come from a place nearing the international border with Pakistan. Punjab Police Chief Sumedh Singh Saini told media in Gurdaspur today that the two...

July 28, 2015 8:18 PM

SC refers Yakub Memon's plea seeking stay of execution to larger bench

The Supreme Court has referred to a larger bench the plea of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon seeking stay of his scheduled execution on July 30 in1993 Mumbai blasts case. Justices A R Dave and Kurian Joseph differed on the issue of entertaining the plea of Memon, the sole death row convict in the case. Whil...

July 28, 2015 8:16 PM

E-auction of FM Radio fetches Rs 479 cr on 2nd day

On the second day of e-auction of third phase of FM Radio, 79 channels spread over 55 cities, provisionally won the bidding. The auction fetched cumulative price of around 479 crore rupees against the aggregate reserve price of about 377 crore. <br/><br/>Yesterday, 78 Channels spread ove...

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