Category: National

Shortage of army officers down by 8 percent: Parrikar

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The shortage of officers in the Indian Army has been brought down from 26 percent…

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Sri Lanka demands aid for war-torn regions

Colombo, March 8 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said it would call for international investments and assistance to…

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Sensex provisionally closes flat

Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Tuesday provisionally closed…

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My son should get adequate security: Kanhaiya’s mother

Bihat (Bihar), March 8 (IANS) Away from the bustle of International Women's Day celebrations, Meena Devi, mother of Jawaharlal Nehru…

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ISKCON’s Jagannath Rath Yatra in Mumbai this weekend

Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) will take out out its annual Jagannath Rath Yatra…

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Sonia seeks passage of women’s reservation bill

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sought early passage of a bill that seeks to…

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Army assisting Art of Living programme for public safety

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Indian Army's decision to make pontoon bridges for the Art of Living Foundation's upcoming…

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Countdown for Indian rocket launch progressing smoothly

Chennai, March 8 (IANS) The 54-hour 30 minutes countdown for the launch of an Indian rocket carrying the country's sixth…

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Proposed tax on provident fund withdrawals rolled back

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) After widespread resentment, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday withdrew his budget proposal to tax…

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SC to hear plea to restrain Mallya from leaving country

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday a plea by the consortium of banks led…

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‘Government failing to tackle crimes against women in Manipur’

Imphal, March 8 (IANS) Manipur legislators and government have been failing to take effective measures against the increasing crimes against…

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CBI gets custody of CPI-M leader accused of killing RSS worker

Kannur (Kerala) March 8 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday allowed the CBI three days of custodial interrogation of CPI-M…

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On Women’s Day, Sonia reminds Lok Sabha of quota bill

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sought an early passage of the “long-awaited” bill that…

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J&K files FIR against scribe for Facebook post

Jammu, March 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's criminal investigation department (CID) late Monday evening registered a first information report (FIR)…

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Skinny or fat, both have health consequences for women

By Rajat Gupta Comments on women's physical shape appear to be proliferating on social media as body-shaming is becoming common,…

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Kerala polls toss AMMA in Catch-22 situation

Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 (IANS) Malayalam movie artistes are currently caught in a 'catch 22' situation as two senior members of…

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BigChemist.com celebrates Women’s Day with a heavy discount pill

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Offering the fairer sex more reasons to cheer this International Women's Day, online pharmacy BigChemist.com,…

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Two killed in West Bengal bomb explosion

Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) At least two people were killed and as many injured in crude bomb explosion in West…

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Sonia seeks passage of reservation bill on Women’s Day

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sought an early passage to the bill that seeks…

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Sensex trades flat during afternoon session

Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading flat at…

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