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4 cops suspended after gangrape survivor's protest before DIG

Meerut, Nov. 20 -- The senior superintendent of police (SSP) of Bulandshahr, Dinesh Kumar Singh, on Wednesday suspended four police officials of Khurja police station for gross negligence and delay in... Read More


Pathak leads padyatra honouring Sardar Patel in Agra

Agra, Nov. 20 -- Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Wednesday hailed former Union home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as the "true symbol of national integration" during an event marking his 1... Read More


Language has been neglected post-Independence, says Gujarati litterateur

MUMBAI, Nov. 20 -- "We are living through troubled times. We will have to safeguard India's cultural and academic autonomy," renowned Gujarati litterateur and academician Sitanshu Yashashchandra said ... Read More


Why the economy needs 4% inflation

India, Nov. 20 -- It is true that a happy economist is hard to find. Take the case of inflation. Grey heads were shaking just last year, stressing that inflation was too high. And now the same people ... Read More


What Bihar needs, what Nitish must do

India, Nov. 20 -- Nitish Kumar begins his fifth consecutive term as chief minister of Bihar on the back of the NDA winning the assembly election with an enhanced majority. The results suggest a high l... Read More


Revised waqf law raises constitutional red flags

India, Nov. 20 -- A waqf is, at its heart, a gift to God, a property dedicated in perpetuity for religious or charitable purposes. Scholars note that the concept of waqf, over 1,000 years old, shows s... Read More


Seven more Maoists killed in encounter in Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad, Nov. 20 -- A day after the killing of wanted CPI (Maoist) commander and central committee member Madvi Hidma and five other members in an encounter in the Maredumilli forests of Andhra Prad... Read More


court QUESTIONS VALIDITY OF TALAQ-E-HASAN IN MODERN SOCIETY

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned whether the practice of Talaq-e-Hasan, under which a Muslim man can divorce his wife by pronouncing "talaq" once a month over three mont... Read More


MODI RELEASES Rs.18,000-CR FOR 90MN FARMERS UNDER PM-KISAN

Coimbatore, Nov. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released the 21st instalment of PM-KISAN, amounting to more than Rs.18,000 crore to support 90 million farmers in Tamil Nadu's Coimbato... Read More


HC dismisses claim of three shopkeepers

PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 20 -- The Allahabad high court dismissed the claims relating to three shops in the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi complex and directed the trial court to complete the eviction process agains... Read More