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July 24, 2015 11:56 AM

2002 Godhra train carnage accused held from Madhya Pradesh

The Crime Branch of Gujarat police has arrested Hussain Suleman Mohammad, an accused in the 2002 Godhra train carnage, from Jhabua of Madhya Pradesh. He was nabbed from Vivekanand colony of the town on Wednesday night. His voter ID-card and Pan Card with address of Jhabua have also been recovered. H...

July 24, 2015 11:22 AM

SC allows states to release life convicts but with rider

The Supreme Court has allowed state governments to exercise its powers of remission to release life convicts with a rider that this will not apply to cases probed by central agencies like CBI and for those incarcerated under central laws such as TADA. Lifting its stay imposed over a year back, the a...

July 24, 2015 11:07 AM

Prices of petroleum products may reduce soon: Pradhan

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the country could expect the price of petroleum products to come down soon. Mr. Pradhan said in Patna that the price of petroleum products in the country would stabilize in the days to come in view of the expected fresh supply of the petroleum products from...

July 24, 2015 9:17 AM

Government identifies 300 polluted stretches on 275 rivers

Centre has informed that about 300 polluted stretches have been identified on 275 rivers in the country. Minister of State for Water Resources Sanwar Lal Jat said in Lok Sabha yesterday that 302 polluted stretches have been identified based on Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand levels, which is a key indica...

July 24, 2015 9:16 AM

Southwest monsoon vigorous over Saurashtra, Kutch

Southwest monsoon has been vigorous over Saurashtra and Kutch during past 24 hours. It is also active over Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha. Met office has predicted that heavy to very heavy rainfall would occur at isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal, Madhya P...

July 24, 2015 9:16 AM

FSSAI proposes ban on sale of health supplements as medicines

Clamping down on mis-labelling of health supplements, food safety regulator FSSAI has proposed banning sale of these products as medicines. Food Safety Standards Authority of India has also announced new norms for products based on ayurveda, sidhha, unani and other traditional health systems. <br...

July 24, 2015 8:38 AM

Govt asks FTII students to resume classes, not block academic activities

Government has asked FTII students to resume classes and not block the academic activities. Talking to reporters, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore yesterday said, government is willing to continue discussions with them to end the stalemate. <br/>&lt...

July 24, 2015 8:36 AM

Jats to stage dharna on July 27 in Haryana for OBC status

In Haryana, Jat leaders have decided to hold one-day dharna at Mayyar village in Hisar district on July 27. They have started mobilising support for dharna. The members of All-India Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti have been touring Jat-dominated villages across the state to activate the community peop...

July 24, 2015 8:31 AM

President, PM to attend International Fleet Review in February next year

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to attend the prestigious International Fleet Review (IFR-2016) to be hosted by the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam coming February. Among the 70 navies invited to IFR 2016, 39 of them have confirmed their participation....

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