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KDMC officer's sudden transfer sparks row

India, May 5 -- The abrupt transfer of Ramdas Kokare, Deputy Commissioner of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), has sparked strong reactions among residents, with many crediting him for... Read More


Defection row: Bhagwant Mann, Raghav Chadha to meet President today

Chandigarh, May 5 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann and rebel Rajya Sabha members led by Raghav Chadha will separately meet President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday over the latter's switch from the Aam Aadm... Read More


Eight years in jail without trial: HC grants bail to lawyer Surendra Gadling in Elgar Parishad case

India, May 5 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to Surendra Gadling, a lawyer known for defending human rights activists, Dalits and Adivasis, in the 2018 Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon ca... Read More


Vivek Vihar fire tragedy: MCD launches probe into building bylaw violations

India, May 5 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched an investigation into alleged building bylaw violations linked to the Vivek Vihar fire tragedy that claimed nine lives on Sunday m... Read More


victims of acid attack to get benefits on par with disabled: Sc

New Delhi, May 5 -- The Supreme Court on Monday closed a major legal gap in the rehabilitation of acid attack victims by ordered that persons forced to ingest acid will be entitled to benefits meant f... Read More


Darbar move to Srinagar: Omarwelcomed with guard of honour

Srinagar, May 5 -- The civil secretariat in Srinagar buzzed with action on Monday as the biannual 'darbar move' officially resumed with chief minister Omar Abdullah taking the salute at the ceremonial... Read More


Verdict Bengal: Decisive win in a divided state

India, May 5 -- The streetfighter has been beaten. For the first time in many years, some people on the ground in West Bengal saw weakness in Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC). Voters complai... Read More


A boost for NDA, jolt to INDIA bloc

India, May 5 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the third and fourth largest parties in the Lok Sabha (by representation) among the Opposition, and the fourth and... Read More


Research, element of surprise vital intech-driven warfare, says Rajnath

PRAYAGRAJ, May 5 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday stressed the need for sustained investment in research and the cultivation of the "element of surprise" to ensure preparedness in an era of... Read More


In 2017, treasury was empty, UPnow revenue surplus: Adityanath

LUCKNOW, May 5 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said when he took charge in 2017, no bank chairman or CMD was willing to even take his call given Uttar Pradesh's "dire financial situation",... Read More