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Row over plan to remove mazaar from municipality premises in Sambhal

MEERUT, Aug. 21 -- A controversy has erupted over a mazaar situated inside the Sambhal Municipal Council premises after the administration initiated steps for its removal. Members of the Muslim commun... Read More


Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari opposes steep hike in conversion charges in Parliament

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- Member of Parliament Manish Tewari on Wednesday moved a special mention under rule 377 in the Lok Sabha opposing the very steep hike in conversion charges from leasehold to free... Read More


Uttarakhand CM Dhami meets Union Minister Mandaviya, discuss key proposals for state's sports development

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday met Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi to discuss key proposals for the state's ... Read More


Road in Lucknow likely to be named after astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla

LUCKNOW, Aug. 21 -- The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) will consider proposals to name two city roads after Group Captain astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and late scientist Ram Baksh Singh in its exe... Read More


Panchkula MC to revamp C&D waste management

Panchkula, Aug. 21 -- The municipal corporation (MC) is set to streamline its waste management at its construction and demolition (C&D) waste dumpsite at Nagal village in Barwala. A senior MC official... Read More


Jaishankar meets Putin; says US first backed oil imports, then levied tariffs

Moscow/New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said he was "very perplexed" by the United States imposing an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods over Russian... Read More


China backs India against Trump's tariffs

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- China has strongly objected to the United States' move to impose tariffs of up to 50 per cent on India, with its envoy in New Delhi warning that such measures could harm global t... Read More


Monsoon Session of Parliament ends, Oppn protests, disruptions marred the proceedings

NEW DELHI, Aug. 21 -- Parliament's Monsoon Session that concluded on Thursday witnessed frequent disruptions and stormy scenes as an adamant Opposition focused its protest on key issues. Disruptions a... Read More


Sammakka Sarakka Jatara: Telangana govt sanctions Rs 150 cr

Hyderabad, Aug. 21 -- The Telangana government has released Rs 150 crore for the arrangements of the upcoming Sammakka Sarakka Jatara, scheduled to be held at Medaram in Tadvai mandal of Mulugu distri... Read More


Programme launched to check rampant drug abuse among Indian youth

Hyderabad, Aug. 21 -- With around 100 million substance addicts in the country, India has seen an alarming 70 percent rise in narcotic consumption in the past eight years. The United Nations has found... Read More