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"Total Rs 4.87 cr compensation issued to victims' families": TN CM Stalin informs Assembly, says Karur event had no crowd management

Chennai, Oct. 15 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday said that a total compensation of Rs 4.87 crore has been issued to the families of victims in the unfortunate Karur stampede incide... Read More


SC pulls up Centre over reluctance to consider lethal injection as execution option

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday criticised the Centre's hesitation to consider alternative methods of execution, remarking that "the problem is that the government is not ready to... Read More


Ahmedabad to host 2030 Commonwealth Games

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- India's dream of hosting the Summer Olympics in 2036 received a mild boost, as Ahmedabad (Amdavad) has been recommended as the host city for the 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games... Read More


Dalits won't encourage children to become officers, says Chirag

Chandigarh, Oct. 15 -- Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Tuesday said it was "deeply distressing" that people were being persecuted in the name of caste in toda... Read More


IIITH in MoU with NIFTEM-K

India, Oct. 15 -- The collaboration will focus on developing technologies for agricultural produce grading using computer vision-based sensing, food and product traceability and provenance through blo... Read More


Ghana rights group files lawsuit against government's acceptance of US deportees

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- A group of 14 people have become the latest West Africans deported from the U.S. to Ghana under an accord between the countries, said a lawyer whose group filed a lawsuit Tuesday... Read More


It's matter of every Dalit's respect, take action against culprits: Rahul

Chandigarh, Oct. 15 -- Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited the residence of late IGP Y Puran Kumar in Chandigarh to offer condolences to the bereaved family and de... Read More


Mamata: No need for Farakka Barrage, 'do away with it if dredging can't be done'

Darjeeling, Oct. 15 -- "There is no need for the Farakka Barrage on the Ganga River. I have read scientific papers by eminent scientist Meghnad Saha, who was involved in national planning and river wa... Read More


Investment climate

Srinagar, Oct. 15 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has vowed to address infrastructural constraints to make Jammu and Kashmir a more attractive destination for investment and manufacturing. Speaking du... Read More


CM announces jobs for kin of electrocution victims of Kolkata rains

Darjeeling, Oct. 15 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that the families of 12 people who died of electrocution during the record-breaking Kolkata rainfall before Durga Puja, alo... Read More