Kerala-born Yusuffali making waves in Gulf

Abu Dhabi, Apr 23: Kerala-born M. A. Yusuffali is today dubbed as one of the most influential Indians in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a political and economic alliance of six Middle Eastern countries - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. He is the More

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Burney demands visa, wants to visit Kashmir

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Amritsar, Apr 23: Pakistan’s human and civil rights activist Ansar Burney today asked the Central government to grant him visa to visit Kashmir for interacting with people in an effort to establish peace in the Valley. He wanted to meet people to convince them that nothing could be achieved More

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Assam govt to start TV channel

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Guwahati, Apr 23:  Emulating his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today announced plans to start a TV channel by his government that will present the "official" side of stories. Talking to reporters here, Gogoi accused the electronic media of More

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SC strength goes up to 27 as Justice Gogoi takes oath

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New Delhi, Apr 23: Justice Ranjan Gogoi was today sworn in as a Supreme Court judge, raising the strength of the apex court to 27 against the approved strength of 31. Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia administered the oath of office to Justice Gogoi, the former Chief Justice of Punjab and More

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Badal seeks Pak cooperation

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Chandigarh, Apr 23: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought cooperation from his counterpart in Pakistan's Punjab province for strengthening the initiative of exchange of faculty and research scholars between Amritsar- based Guru Guru Nanak Dev University and University of Punjab, Lahore More

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SC rejects petition on appointment of new Army chief

PIL had mentioned Gen Bikram Singh’s alleged role in Janglat Mandi fake encounter

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New Delhi, Apr 23: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking to quash the appointment of Lieutenant General Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief. Presently Eastern Army Commander, he will replace General VK Singh as chief after latter’s retirement at the end of May this year.   More

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Manu Singhvi resigns from Parliamentary panel

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New Delhi, Apr 23: Congress spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Manu Abhishek Singhvi has resigned as chief of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice and also as the party’s spokesperson.   He has been in the centre of a controversy following reports of a controversial CD featuring More

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Map-book faux pas due to topographical errors: Army

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New Delhi, Apr 23: An internal enquiry by the Army into map-exercise books at a Srinagar Army school depicting Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) as "Azad Kashmir", has revealed that the faux pas was committed due to inadvertent topographical errors and faulty proof-reading. All the Army More

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Anti-Naxal operations in Bastar suspended

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Raipur/New Delhi, Apr 23: The anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region has been suspended in the wake of abduction of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon. Official sources said the state government has asked the security forces engaged in anti-Naxal operations not to conduct More

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