‘Iron Lady’ Irom Sharmila set to end fast
Imphal, Aug 9 (IANS) Rejecting appeals from some to continue her protest, Irom Sharmila told a court here on Tuesday that she will end her fast that began in 2000 against the Armed Forces (Special…
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Arunachal ex-CM Kalikho Pul commits suicide
Itanagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, unseated on July 13 by a Supreme Court ruling, on Tuesday committed suicide, triggering shock waves nationwide, police said. Pul, 47, was found hanging…
Truck kills seven in Ayodhya
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) A speeding truck crushed seven people to death and injured over a dozen on Tuesday in the Hindu holy town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, police said. The incident took place…
LG using language of Viceroy, Churchill: Delhi minister
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday accused Lt Governor Najeeb Jung of “speaking the language of the Viceroy and Churchill” by suggesting that the Delhi assembly can be scrapped….
IBM Hybrid Cloud to bolster Vodafone India’s customer engagement
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) IBM and Vodafone India on Tuesday announced a five-year agreement running into multi-million dollars where the software giant will manage IT services support for Vodafone India to facilitate a better…
Sonia Gandhi expresses shock over Kalikho Pul’s suicide
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday expressed shock over the suicide of former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul. Extending her condolences to the family of Pul, Gandhi said: “I…
Khadi Day to be announced soon: Ritu Beri
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Ace designer Ritu Beri, who is trying to give Khadi a makeover so it sets foot in the global scenario, says a Khadi Day will be celebrated…
PM condoles death of Kalikho Pul
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul and said his services to the state will be remembered. “My thoughts are…
Arunachal ex-CM Kalikho Pul commits suicide
Itanagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, unseated on July 13 by a Supreme Court ruling, on Tuesday committed suicide, police said. Pul, 47, was found hanging from a ceiling fan…
Lok Sabha pays homage to freedom fighters on Quit India anniversary
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday paid homage to the martyrs and freedom fighters who dedicated their lives to the liberation of the country from the British rule. Making a brief…
Sharmila set to end fast
Imphal, Aug 9 (IANS) Rejecting appeals from some to continue her protest, Irom Sharmila told a court here on Tuesday that she will end her fast that began in 2000 against the Armed Forces (Special…
Ghaghra river breaches embankment in UP, floods several villages
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) Several villages in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh have been flooded and dozens more are threatened following the breaching of Elgin-Charsari embankment by the swollen Ghaghra river, officials said on Tuesday….
Interest rates unchanged in Rajan’s last monetary policy update
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan kept key policy rates unchanged in his last monetary policy review on Tuesday with little elbow room for easing due to the country’s…
Arunachal Pradesh ex-CM dead, suicide suspected
Itanagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul was found dead at his residence here on Tuesday, and former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki said he may have committed suicide. “He was found…
Rajan again holds rates in his last monetary policy update
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan kept key policy rates unchanged in his last monetary policy review with little elbow room on account of the country’s retail inflation inching…
Ex-Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister found dead
Itanagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul was found dead at his residence here, sources said.
Irom Sharmila to break fast
Imphal, Aug 9 (IANS) Manipuri political activist Irom Sharmila will break her 16-year long hunger strike against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act on Tuesday. Sharmila has been campaigning against AFSPA — which provides special…
Prime accused in the Bulandshahr gang rape arrested
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh (UP) police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested the prime accused along with two other accomplices in last month’s Bulandshahr gang rape of a woman and her teenage daughter….
Caution over monetary policy review dents equity markets
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Caution over the upcoming monetary policy review, along with lower global crude oil prices, dented the Indian equity markets during early morning session on Tuesday. Consequently, the key indices trade marginally…
‘MH370 fell out of sky after engine failure’
Canberra, Aug 9 (IANS) Australian defence scientists who analysed signals from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have revealed the Boeing 777 fell very fast before crashing into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western…