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Finally, portfolios allocated to newly sworn-in ministers ahead of Monsoon Session

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Karnataka government led by Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Wednesday allocated portfolios to the expanded Council of Ministers following consultations with the Congress h... Read More


Meaningless to discuss crime under Samrat Choudhary's chief ministership: Prashant Kishor

India, Aug. 12 -- Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Wednesday accused Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary of having a "criminal character" and said it was "meaningless to discuss crime and socie... Read More


'Mangal Milan': NDA MPs greet PM with tricolour, raise 'Vande Mataram' slogan

India, Aug. 12 -- The NDA MPs and Union ministers on Tuesday greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi by waving the tricolour and raising slogans of 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' when he entere... Read More


HC upholds Hoshiarpur dera head's conviction in 21-year-old rape case

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has upheld the conviction and 10-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) awarded to Dhanwant Singh, head of Dera Noor Vishav Ruhani Charitable Trust, i... Read More


Sonia: 'Quiet but consequential PM'

India, Aug. 12 -- History will remember Manmohan Singh as a "quiet but a most consequential prime minister", Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said in a signed article on Tuesday, adding that his record of... Read More


Haryana starts process to regularise contractual staff under 2014 policies

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- More than three months after the Supreme Court upheld the regularisation of group B, C and D (class II, III and IV) contractual and daily wage employees, the Haryana government ... Read More


PM urges people to celebrate I-Day with honour and pride

India, Aug. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged citizens to celebrate the Independence Day with honour, pride and glory, and take a pledge for a developed India. Modi said this in a po... Read More


Centre plans strategic petroleum reserves in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Amid mounting concerns over energy security, the Centre is moving to develop two new strategic petroleum reserves (SPRs) at Bikaner in Rajasthan and Bina in Madhya Pradesh, as th... Read More


Mongolia PM, top brass visit India-constructed Oil Refinery Project construction site

Dornogoyi, Aug. 12 -- Mongolian Prime Minister N Uchral, along with several key ministers, paid a visit to the strategic Oil Refinery Project Construction site being facilitated by India and lauded In... Read More


44 Dead as Overcrowded Zimbabwe Ferry Capsizes on Lake Kariba

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- HARARE - When the ferry Mbuya Nehanda slipped beneath the surface of Lake Kariba on Monday evening, it took with it the sister and at least fifteen relatives of a Zimbabwean memb... Read More