Writer returns award, says Dalit suffering won’t end
Ahmedabad, July 28 (IANS) Gujarati writer Amrutlal Makwana has returned a state award he got to protest against the beating of some Dalit youths in the state by cow vigilantes even as he said the…
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Parliament passes Lokpal amendment bill
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) A bill to amend the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013, was passed by parliament on Thursday doing away with the time limit for public servants to furnish details of their…
India expects ‘no issue’ over Chinese scribes’ visa row
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) India on Thursday said that it did not see any issue arising over the denial of visa extension to three Chinese journalists of the Xinhua news agency. Wu Qiang and…
Over 33,000 atheists in India: Census
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) India has over 33,000 atheists, Census 2011 data has revealed. The 33,304 listed in the report include 22,828 from rural and 10,476 from urban areas. Maharashtra tops the list with…
Chief of aviation regulator transferred
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The government on Thursday transferred the chief of the country’s aviation regulator without naming a successor. An order from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) said M. Sathiavathy, Director…
WPI fell for 18 months under NDA government, Jitley tells Lok Sabha
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that India’s wholesale price index (WPI) was in the negative for 18 months in succession till recently, which goes to the credit of…
BSF-Pakistan Rangers hold border talks in Lahore
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The four-day Director General-level talks between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers concluded in Lahore, Pakistan, on Thursday with an agreement on “strengthening measures” to coordinate border patrolling…
Death toll in floods, landslides rises to 73 in Nepal
Kathmandu, July 28 (IANS) The death toll in floods and landslides over the last three days in Nepal has risen to 73 and the number of people missing has increased to 15, a government official…
Aung San Suu Kyi keen to visit India
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi has expressed her desire to visit India during a meeting with Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh. “Aung…
Lt. Gen. Cheema to be acting head of Western Command
Chandimandir, July 28 (IANS) Lt. Gen. Jagbir Singh Cheema, GOC Vajra Corps, has been appointed the officiating General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Command, a defence spokesman said here on Thursday. Lt. Gen. Cheema will assume…
Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi over price rise
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Targeting the government over rise in prices of essential commodities, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a date by which the prices would…
Punjab court rejects bail plea of Delhi AAP MLA
Chandigarh, July 28 (IANS) A court in Punjab on Thursday rejected the bail plea of Naresh Yadav, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator from Delhi. Yadav was arrested by Punjab Police on Sunday in connection…
Firm domestic cues buoy equity markets
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Indian equity markets closed at new highs in almost a year on Thursday, riding on short covering, along with expectations of a major economic legislation getting parliament’s approval and fresh influx…
GST Bill: Opposition worried over loss of states’ revenue
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) With the government planning to bring the Goods and Services Tax bill next week, it reached out to the opposition parties on Thursday. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley met members from…
‘Not many reasons to be happy for tigers’
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) With over 10,000 tigers including other big cats in captivity globally, rampant tiger poaching in India, shrinking green-corridors in Asia and three sub-species extinct, experts see “no…
Mahasweta Devi to be accorded state funeral: Mamata
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Describing Mahasweta Devi’s death as West Bengal losing a “glorious mother” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced the eminent writer and social activist will be cremated with full state honours….
‘Rally for valley’ starts in MP on Friday: Medha Patkar
Bhopal, July 28 (IANS) Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) will on Friday start its ‘rally for the valley’ from Indore to resume its protest against increasing the water level of the Sardar Sarovar Dam and the…
India striving for clemency for Indian on death row in Indonesia
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) India is in touch with the Indonesian leadership to get clemency for an Indian who is set to be executed for drug trafficking. Indian embassy officials in Jakarta are trying…
Rajnath to take up terror issue at Saarc meet in Pakistan
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Cross-border infiltration and terrorism will be the focus area of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s talks with his Pakistani counterpart during the Saarc Home/Interior Ministers’ Conference in Islamabad early next…
No concrete evidence on missing AN-32, Parrikar tells Lok Sabha
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) No concrete evidence on the missing AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has emerged so far, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The minister…