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MGNREGA workers to get wages within 7 days, UP govt tells House

LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday said that the wages of MGNREGA workers will now be paid in seven days, instead of 15, and the guaranteed number of work days will be increas... Read More


Fast-track court rejects UP plea to retract Ikhlaq case

Greater Noida, Dec. 24 -- A fast-track court on Tuesday rejected the Uttar Pradesh government's attempt to withdraw the 2015 Mohammad Ikhlaq lynching case, calling it a "serious crime against society"... Read More


Cyber offences can attract Rs.1 cr fine, 7-year jail: Govt tells assembly

LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday said cyber offences, including the circulation of obscene and offensive content on social media, can face penalties of up to Rs. one crore a... Read More


War of words in Council over Codeine syrup, Vande Mataram, SIR

LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- Samajwadi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party lawmakers came face to face in the legislatative council on Tuesday over the codeine cough syrup row. The issue was raised by SP lawmaker... Read More


Shortage of sand hits constructions in Patna

PATNA, Dec. 24 -- The supply of fine Ganga sand - popularly known as white sand - has hit bottlenecks as a result of the crackdown on illegal mining or delay in clearing post-monsoon settlements, resu... Read More


HC awards compensation for vehicle auctioned in liquor case, orders probe

PATNA, Dec. 24 -- The Patna High Court last week directed the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police to register an FIR into the affairs of the Excise Department, Muzaffarpur, in connection ... Read More


Court rejects UP govt's plea on retracting Dadri lynching case

Greater Noida, Dec. 24 -- A fast-track court on Tuesday rejected the Uttar Pradesh government's attempt to withdraw the 2015 Mohammad Ikhlaq lynching case, calling it a "serious crime against society"... Read More


hc suspends jail term of sengar in unnao rape case, grants bail

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday suspended the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is serving life imprisonment in the 2017 Unnao rape case, while imposing ... Read More


Court rejects UP plea to retract Ikhlaq case

Greater Noida, Dec. 24 -- A fast-track court on Tuesday rejected the Uttar Pradesh government's attempt to withdraw the 2015 Mohammad Ikhlaq lynching case, calling it a "serious crime against society"... Read More


Not a single stone of the hill will be harmed: BJP

Jaipur, Dec. 24 -- The BJP on Tuesday rejected Congress allegations on the Aravalli mining issue, accusing the opposition of spreading "lies and confusion" to mislead the public. Addressing a press co... Read More