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New Delhi, Aug. 9 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday expressed shock at the untimely and tragic demise of former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Kalikho Pul.Extending her condolences to Pul’s family, Gandhi prayed for peace of the departed s…

New Delhi, Aug. 9 : Rubbishing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Shoot me” statement as a “poll gimmick”, the Congress urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the centre to stop this “Dalit tokenism” as people are wise enough to see thro…

New Delhi, Aug. 9 : Delhi is likely to be the first state in the country to ratify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Amendment Bill, with Home Minister Satyendra Jain on Tuesday saying the Delhi Government will convene an assembly session from August 22…

Pudukottai (Tamil Nadu), Aug. 9 : The Sri Lankan Navy detained as many as four Indian fishermen from Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu along with their boats on Tuesday morning.On July 7, they had apprehended 16 Indian fishermen along with three boats…

Mumbai, Aug. 9 : Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, whose tenure ends next month, will present his last bi-monthly monetary policy review at the RBI headquarters here on Tuesday.With Parliament passing the GST Bill, analysts are expecting t…

New Delhi, Aug. 9 : Condemning atrocities on Dalits, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said any kind of extra constitutional authority taking law and order into its hand is unacceptable, adding that the state law and order machinery has to swi…

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Aug. 9 : The Uttar Pradesh Government has told the Allahabad High Court that it was ready to order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the Bulandshahr gang rape case if the court desired so.The government counsel t…

Jaipur (Rajasthan), Aug. 9 : Heavy and continuous rain in south eastern parts of Rajasthan has affected normal life. Chittorgarh, Kota, Bundi and Bhilwara districts are witnessing heavy rainfall. Chittorgarh is facing flood like situation after heavy a…

Mumbai, Aug. 9 : To mark the Platinum Jubilee celebration of the 1942 Quit India Movement, various initiatives have been organized in Mumbai today.The movement has been one of the major milestones in the history of India’s struggle for independence.Thi…

Agartala, Aug 9 : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar passes on good wishes to the state’s gymnast Dipa Karmakar for creating history by advancing to the individual vault final in artistic gymnastics at the Rio Olympics.”Taking part in the Olympics in …