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'Law must never appear remote': cJI surya kant calls for joint courts

GUWAHATI, Jan. 12 -- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Sunday stated that the law must never appear remote, forbidding or out of reach while laying emphasis on integrated court complexes with adequ... Read More


Somnath's plunder was not just economic: Modi

Veraval, Jan. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that forces that had opposed the reconstruction of Somnath temple are still active, now working through "other malicious means" instead ... Read More


Kerala women's team defeat Railways at 72nd Nat'l Volleyball Championship

VARANASI, Jan. 12 -- Kerala Women Volleyball Team defeated Indian Railways team in the women's final of the 72nd Senior National Volleyball Championship, played on Sunday at the indoor court of Sigra ... Read More


Dy CM Maurya pushes canteens, autos for SHGs to create 'lakhpati didis'

VARANASI, Jan. 12 -- Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said that members of self-help groups (SHGs) should be given the opportunity to open canteens at the district training institute, railwa... Read More


Congress stages dharnas in Varanasi against MNREGA replacement

VARANASI, Jan. 12 -- Congress workers, led by Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) president Ajai Rai, staged a dharna (sit-in protest) against the replacement of MNREGA with the Viksit Bharat-Guar... Read More


Prayagraj gets two more Amrit Bharat Express trains

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 12 -- In a major relief for rail passengers, Prayagraj has received two new long-distance Amrit Bharat Express trains, significantly improving direct rail connectivity with Northeast I... Read More


Cong the mother of corruption: Maurya

VARANASI, Jan. 12 -- Taking a dig at the Congress for staging a protest against VB GRAMG, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya alleged, "Whenever there is any effort to eliminate corruption from... Read More


A few silver linings on the South Asian horizon

India, Jan. 11 -- Mani Shankar Aiyar is, in Tamil English, a "don't-care-master". He does not care a hoot about what others think and say of him or his views. This has worked to his detriment. He also... Read More


Myanmar's junta and a farce of an election

India, Jan. 11 -- The elections presently underway in Myanmar can only be described as a sham. Conducted in three phases, starting at the end of December and concluding at the end of this month, a sen... Read More


Looking at cancer care, through the gender lens

India, Jan. 11 -- A cancer diagnosis for women in rural areas throws up major challenges, the principal one being extreme financial stress. Treatment costs often drive families into poverty or massive... Read More