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Dalit man’s family to receive compensation from Punjab government

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The Punjab government on Monday offered to pay compensation of ₹20 lakh and a government job to the deceased Dalit man’s wife and free education for..

Parties gang up on Governor, demand more aid for farmers

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BJP, AAP join chorus, Koshiyari’s office says amount already exceeds NDRF norms..

Child dies of dengue in Kolkata, death toll rises to 23 in West Bengal

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Over 40,000 people have been affected by dengue in the state since January..

Odisha Assembly witnesses noisy scenes

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Congress stalls proceedings over hardships faced by farmers in selling paddy..

Gram Sabha to have power to ban liquor

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Haryana to amend State Panchayat Act..

Parliament proceedings: Equal representation to all States in Rajya Sabha sought

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Members offer fresh suggestions..

Analysis: Maharashtra signposts era of anti-BJP coalitions

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Talks over government formation in Maharashtra have now stopped at the doorstep of Delhi, as it often does with political decision making. And while t..

Maharashtra govt formation: NCP chief Sharad Pawar meets Congress chief Sonia Gandhi

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The Congress and the NCP leaders have held a series of meetings in the last few days to finalise modalities for a Sena-led government in Maharashtra...

Uddhav Thackeray defers Nov 24 Ayodhya visit

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Mr. Thackeray’s decision comes ahead of the proposed meet between Sharad Pawar and Sonia Gandhi on government formation in Maharashtra...

WBPCB plans to offer gas connection to roadside food vendors

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WBPCB secretary Rajesh Kumar said the pollution control body plans to offer environment-friendly LPG cylinders to food vendors..

Maoist Deepak took part in ambush that killed 76 CRPF men in Dantewada: Chhattisgarh police

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He was arrested by the Special Task Force from a forest near Anaikatti in Coimbatore on November 9..

Work on Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro II to begin in June 2020

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The Union Cabinet had in February this year approved phase II of the project connecting the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar..

Give ₹2,500 per acre to Haryana farmers for not burning stubble: Hooda

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State govt.’s ₹1,000 per acre not enough: Hooda..

Uncertainty looms large as Sharad Pawar set to meet Sonia Gandhi

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Meeting may decide if Congress, NCP and Sena stitch together alliance...

Cong.-NCP leaders join Sena rank and file to offer tributes

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Several leaders of the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) paid their respects to Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray at Shivaji Park on h..

Gurugram protests for right to clean air

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Hundreds of people from different walks of life gather at Leisure Valley Park..

Protests lined up against Citizenship Bill in Assam

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Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to reintroduce the Bill during the winter session of Parliament..

Protect forest rights, avert possibility of eviction: tribals

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Hear them out before taking a final decision, says Union Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste..

It’s BJP vs. the rest in Jharkhand

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JMM, Congress and the RJD have stitched a seat-sharing arrangement..

Supreme Court discusses ‘voluntary code of conduct’ for Cabinet Ministers

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The court is examining if additional restrictions should be put on public functionaries’ right to free speech and expression...

Amit Shah launches special winter-grade diesel for Ladakh

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Motorists in high-altitude areas face the problem of freezing of diesel in their vehicles...

FIR registered in connection with ‘vandalism’ of JNU’s admin block

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A complaint was submitted by the chief security officer of JNU on Thursday, following which an FIR was registered against unidentified persons on Saturday, police said..

Congress can’t be considered competitor in upcoming Delhi polls: Sanjay Singh

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Claiming that no one even mentions Congress in Delhi, the AAP Rajya Sabha MP said the grand old party cannot be considered a competitor for the Assembly elections..

How will supply help when there is no demand, says former Bengal FM

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Asim Dasgupta suggests measures for combating slowdown..

Cyclone ‘Bulbul’: West Bengal govt pegs losses at ₹23,811 cr

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The report was handed over to the members of the central team..

New Assam NRC Coordinator goes on leave

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The new State Coordinator for the exercise to update the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam has gone on leave a week after his appointment.H..

AIMPLB meets Muslim parties

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The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Saturday held a brainstorming session here with different Muslim parties over the Supreme Court verdict in..

Farmers clash with U.P. police

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They are demanding better compensation for their land..

50 students fall ill after consuming mid-day meal in Odisha

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Reports of a dead lizard and rotten eggs were allegedly found in the food by two different govt. schools..

Sarovar dam-hit fishermen grapple with altering breeding patterns

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Catch has dwindled with a slower water current and pollution from pesticides and garbage...

Dalit man forced to drink urine, dead

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Police have arrested four people...

Govardhan Math not in Odisha government purview

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Of the four mutts set up by Adi Shankara, it is the only one governed by a State Act...

Odisha withdraws Gandhiji death brochure

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Brochure said he died at the Birla House in New Delhi on January 30, 1948 in ‘accidental sequence of events’..

4 dead, 3 injured in community kitchen blast in Bihar’s Champaran district

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The community kitchen is run by a Delhi-based NGO..

Goa DGP Pranab Nanda dies of cardiac arrest

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Goa’s Director General of Police Pranab Nanda died of cardiac arrest in New Delhi last night, a senior official said. Inspector General of Police Jas..

MPs, bureaucrats skip meeting on Delhi pollution

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MP Gautam Gambhir among those who stayed away from parliamentary panel meet..

Will fulfil promises made to farmers: Uddhav Thackeray

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Am more concerned about ruined crops than forming government, says Sena chief after touring Sangli, Satara..

NGT clearance challenged

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An Assam-based NGO has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the clearance by the National Green Tribunal to the 2000 MW Lower Subansiri H..

Cong. demands Naveen’s resignation

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A govt. dept. brochure terms Mahatma Gandhi’s death ‘accidental’..

Woman gang-raped in Noida

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Four of the six accused arrested; rewards on the other two...

Newly inducted Ministers in Haryana Cabinet assume charge

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Home Minister Anil Vij warns govt. officials to perform or take VRS..

Punjab Cong. holds protest against Centre

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‘Anti-people policies have resulted in economic slowdown and unemployment’..

Ours is a formidable alliance, says JMM chief

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He says local issues such as the Jharkhand govt’s bid to amend Acts on land acquisition are set to dominate the polls..

Preliminary report says thousands of birds died due to botulism near Jaipur

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A 70-member disaster management team is at Sambhar Lake...

School booklet in Odisha claims Mahatma Gandhi died due to ‘accidental reasons’, triggers row

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The Naveen Patnaik-led government, in the wake of the furore over the pamphlet, has ordered a probe to ascertain the circumstances that led to its publication by the School and Mass Education department for distribution in State-run and State-aided schools..

Centre should work with States to combat economic slowdown: Asim Dasgupta

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CPI(M) veteran says BJP has better people to steer economy..

U.P. government removes Amethi DM

4 days ago

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Insensitive behaviour video went viral..

Khattar Ministry takes shape

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Governor administers oath of office to 10 Ministers; 8 from BJP and one from JJP..

No stay on 2018 order, Trupti Desia to visit Sabarimala

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‘We urge Kerala government to ensure that police escort women right inside the temple’..

Local youths queue up in Srinagar for BSF recruitment rally

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The BSF officials said the office in Srinagar had received 2,200 forms for 1,300 posts till Wednesday...

A background to the Naga accord

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The Naga Hills became part of British India in 1881. The effort to bring scattered Naga tribes together resulted in the formation of the Naga Club in..

Police resume work at Tis Hazari court after two weeks, lawyers continue strike

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Important cases have been deferred due to non-appearance of counsels..

EC announces bypoll to one Rajya Sabha seat each in Karnataka, U.P.

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The counting of votes will take place on December 12 after the polling concludes..

Haryana Cabinet expansion: 10 Ministers sworn in

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Eight of them are from the BJP, one from the JJP and one is an Independent..

Amid cold wave, electricity plays truant in villages near Baramulla town

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Kashmir plunged into a worst-ever power crisis on November 14 when snowfall uprooted electricity poles and damaged transmission lines across the Valley..

Day after President’s Rule confusion, chaos prevails in most parties

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Congress, NCP, Sena hold independent meetings through the day..

Five Punjab govt. officials dismissed

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Alleged role in embezzlement case..

Compensation for Punjab farmers

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₹2,500 per acre for not burning stubble..

They save people from cyclones, but who is saving the Sunderbans mangroves?

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Experts point at constant degradation of the mangrove forests..

Maharashtra Congress MLAs return to Mumbai

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The Congress MLAs-elect from Maharashtra, who were staying at a luxury resort near here for the last five days, left by a chartered plane for Mumbai o..

Gujarat announces ₹700 crore relief package for rain-hit farmers

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Farmers in Gujarat witnessed damage to their crops due to excess rains that lashed the state even after the monsoon season officially ended..

Mamata pegs loss due to cyclone ‘Bulbul’ at ₹50,000 crore

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15 lakh hectares of agricultural land was damaged due to the storm...

Sena’s mouthpiece likens BJP to Duryodhan

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The editorial in Saamana blames the BJP for forcing President’s Rule on Maharashtra...

NCP names 5 members for joint panel with Congress to prepare CMP

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With President’s rule imposed in Maharashtra, the NCP and Congress are holding parleys on whether they can have a tie-up with the Shiv Sena to form government..

Shiv Sena not to mention plea challenging Maharashtra Governor’s refusal to give it more time

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The party’s another petition challenging the imposition of President’s rule in the state was being readied, sources said..

Farmers ‘gherao’ Agriculture Department officials in Punjab

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Small, marginal farmers are being harassed, alleges BKU(U)..

Delhi’s odd-even scheme makes inroads in Haryana

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Rohtak implements scheme for autorickshaws; Gurugram evinces interest..

Medium-intensity quake jolts parts of Uttarakhand

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A medium-intensity earthquake shook parts of Uttarakhand on Tuesday morning, the State Emergency Operation Centre here said. The quake measuring 4.5 j..

Amarinder for open access to more gurdwaras across border

6 days ago

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Punjab Chief Minister thanks Prime Ministers for the Kartarpur corridor..

Alphonsos from Malawi, for Mumbai

6 days ago

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A small venture to graft the special variety on a 26-hectare farm in Africa now exports 700 boxes a day...

Maharashtra | BJP decides to keep doors open for Sena

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Fadnavis hopes State will get a stable government very soon..

President’s rule imposed in Maharashtra

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Assembly will remain in suspended animation...

FIR against makers of award-winning Gujarati film for ‘casteist’ dialogue

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The FIR was registered after a complaint was filed by Congress corporator Jamnaben Vegda, who claimed she was agitated after hearing the word “Harijan” being uttered by one of the characters..

U.P. Police on constant alert; social media being monitored continuously: DGP

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70 people have been arrested for rumour-mongering in U.P. and more than 270 social media accounts reported for further action, said U.P. DGP O.P. Singh..

Kartik Purnima: Devotees take holy dip amid high security in Ayodhya

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People began flocking to the ghats along withe Sarayu river since early the hours amid chants of “Sita Ram”...

Thousands of migratory birds die mysteriously in Rajasthan’s Sambhar Lake

6 days ago

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Officials said they suspect water contamination as one of the reasons for the deaths but were awaiting viscera test reports. Though the official toll was 1,500, locals claimed the number of dead birds could be as high as 5,000...

Delhi to Mumbai, a roller-coaster day for Sena

7 days ago

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While Governor refuses to grant extension to form government, party leaders say confident of proving numbers..

Tejashwi draws flak for birthday bash in plane

7 days ago

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RJD defends Lalu’s younger son..

J&K Bank fraud case: 70 entities under ED scanner

7 days ago

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Primary allegation being probed is the diversion of funds received from the bank in the form of credit facilities...

Jammu and Kashmir police stripped of ‘prosecution’ wing

7 days ago

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The order has caused consternation among police officers..

Work on 20-year regional plan for NCR begins

7 days ago

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Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra said the regional plan would have to be drafted “keeping citizens at the centre”..

For Kumartuli artisans hit hard by GST, winter to be colder

7 days ago

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Artisans want to work even in the low season to compensate for the steep shortfall in festival earnings..

Nagaland begins crackdown on proxy teachers

7 days ago

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Appointed teachers asked to email photos while taking classes everyday..

If BJP and PDP can come together, why can't Sena-NCP-Congress combine be in place, asks Sanjay Raut

7 days ago

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The Congress-NCP combine needs to come through on their past statements that everything possible needs to be done to keep the BJP out of power, says the Rajya Sabha MP..

Jharkhand BJP MLA joins Congress ahead of polls

7 days ago

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Former BJP MLA Uma Shankar Akela joined the Congress in New Delhi in the presence of AICC in-charge RPN Singh and Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Rameshwar Oraon..

Radio channel soon to inform farmers about climate change

7 days ago

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An expert panel on the radio channel will try to address the issues faced by farmers, the commission’s chairman Pasha Patel told PTI..

CWC likely to meet today to take a call on Maharashtra

7 days ago

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The majority of the newly elected Congress MLAs are said to be in favour of extending support to the Sena..

Congress divided in Maharashtra

8 days ago

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Newly elected MLAs stay put in resort, authorise Sonia to nominate CLP leader..

Odisha Assembly winter session likely to be stormy

8 days ago

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BJP plans to play role of strong opposition, raise people’s issues..

Not quitting Grand Alliance: Manjhi

8 days ago

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‘For formation of coordination panel’..

Maharashtra impasse | After BJP opts out, Governor invites Sena

8 days ago

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Chandrakant Patil wished “good luck” to the Sena if it wanted to form the government with the help of opposition Congress and NCP...

Long road to trial in Babri Masjid demolition case

8 days ago

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The Special CBI court in May 2017 charged BJP leaders L.K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Union Minister Uma Bharti and others...

Maharashtra Governor asks Shiv Sena to indicate willingness and ability to form government

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On Saturday, Mr. Koshyari called BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis to express his willingness and ability to form the government...