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Assam Guv Jagdish Mukhi to Take Additional Charge of Mizoram
Mukhi would hold additional charge of Mizoram till a new governor is appointed, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.
Govt Cap of 30% on Trade Margin For 42 Anti-cancer Drugs in Effect From Today
The move, the government hopes, will usher in a new era of self-regulation of prices in the pharma industry.
Ayodhya LIVE: SC Orders Mediation to Settle Dispute by May 15; Kalifullah-Led Panel to Include Sri Sri
Ayodhya LIVE: A five-judge Constitution Bench has referred Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case to mediation for amicable settlement.
Will 'Soon' Respond to Indian Dossier on JeM, Says Pak Foreign Office Spokesperson
Responding to questions during his weekly media briefing, FO Spokesperson Mohammad Faisal claimed Pakistan 'defeated India militarily, diplomatically and politically in the ongoing border row, which has de-escalated over the past few days.'
DCW to Come Up With Women Manifesto For Political Parties: Swati Maliwal
Maliwal also advocated for sending rape cases involving MPs and MLAs to fast-track courts on a day when her party AAP's Rithala MLA was accused of rape.
Hardik Patel Will Join Congress on March 12, to Contest from Gujarat's Jamnagar
Hardik Patel will join the party in the presence of Rahul Gandhi on March 12,
India Has Science On Its Side, But Picks Culture to Fight US Over Blood Meal Feed for Cattle
India has refused to budge on import of dairy products sourced from animals fed blood meal citing 'cultural and religious sentiments'. Experts say the position is unfortunate as there is a scientific basis for such a decision too.
CGO Complex Fire: Several Important Files, Documents Feared Destroyed
The fire broke out on the fifth floor of the 11-storey Pandit Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan that houses the office of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and other important government offices.
Matua Matriarch Binapani Devi: The Woman Who Built Bengal’s First Private Refugee Colony
Several family members of the Matua matriarch are prominent in at least 14 constituencies in Bengal, where they are undeniably the deciding factor and can turn the tables for both TMC and BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Amid India-Pak Tensions, US Cuts Visa Duration for Pakistanis From 5 years to 1: Report
Apart from civilians, the new visa policy will also be applicable to Pakistani journalists. The scribes will be issued visas for three months.
Rafale LIVE: Supreme Court Adjourns Case to March 14 After A-G, Petitioners Spar Over 'Stolen Files'
Rafale LIVE: The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the government for citing Pakistan’s use of F-16 fighter jets in the recent aerial confrontation to resist a probe into the acquisition of Rafale fighter jets from France.
Meghalaya Govt to Improve School Syllabus on Human Rights, Collaborate with State Human Rights Commission
Recommendations of Justice (retd) BD Agarwal noted that the police force should be adequately sensitized about the human value and rule of law in a democratic country.
India Trashes Pakistan's Claim of Downing IAF's Sukhoi Jet During Last Week's Dogfight
Sharing details of Pakistan Air Force's aerial combat, the Defence Ministry said all the Sukhoi-30 aircraft deployed to check Pakistani jets landed back safely.
21 Years After Four Nuns Were Gang-raped by 26 Men in Madhya Pradesh, Accused Arrested
In September 1998, the accused, mostly tribals, raped the nuns at the Priti Sharan Mission at Naupara village in Madhya Pradesh.
Pakistan Resorts to Heavy Mortar Shelling, Firing; One Soldier Injured
A defence spokesman said Pakistani troopers first targeted forward posts and villages in Nowshera around 11:30 am and the cross-border skirmishes continued for some time.
Police Files Case After Temporary Shiva Temple Comes up in Agartala Graveyard
Tahar Miah, secretary of the South Joynagar Kabarstan Suraksha Committee, said the temporary Shiva temple was built there on the eve of Maha Shivaratri to grab the land used as a graveyard by the minority community for the last 70 years.