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nitish freed bihar from shackles of jungle raj: shah backs jd(u) chief

PATNA, Oct. 18 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar has freed Bihar from "jungle raj" in the past 20 years, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Friday as he launched an attack on former CM and Rashtriya J... Read More


how indian political economy has changed since independence

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India's Development Odyssey by Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian is a broad-brush comprehensive account of India's political economy since inde... Read More


SC ON DIGITAL ARREST

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the growing menace of "digital arrest" scams - a sophisticated form of cyber fraud in which criminals impersonate law en... Read More


2 dead, 4 injured in explosion at goa pvt shipyard

PANAJI, Oct. 18 -- Two men were killed and five others seriously injured in an explosion that took place at a private shipyard in south Goa. The explosion, which took place at a shipyard belonging to ... Read More


Man who 'killed' wife in Gzb surrenders in a separate 2011 case

India, Oct. 18 -- A 42-year-old man, who allegedly killed his wife in Raj Nagar Extension on October 14, surrendered before a Muzaffarnagar court in a 14-year-old accident case on Thursday. The suspe... Read More


K'taka CM hits out AT murthys for skipping caste survey

Bengaluru, Oct. 18 -- Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah took on Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha Murty on Friday for refusing to participate in the state's ongoing social and ... Read More


SC forms panel to draft equal opportunity policy for transpersons

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Friday said that the protection afforded under law to transgender persons in India remains a "dead letter" and an "empty formality" as it issued a slew of di... Read More


This way to Patli Gali (false name!)

India, Oct. 18 -- A man in lungi is trudging through this long, narrow, and dark tunnel, here in Old Delhi. He is carrying a hefty load on his head. Since the load is so unwieldy, and the tunnel is so... Read More


Sri Lankan PM visits Rohini CM Shri school

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Sri Lankan prime minister Harini Amarasuriya on Friday visited a CM SHRI in Rohini, accompanied by Delhi education minister Ashish Sood. The visit aimed to showcase the modern sc... Read More


govt signs MoU to Transform city into Concert Economy hub

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Delhi government's Department of Art, Culture and Tourism on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BookMyShow Live, a partnership that officials said will transf... Read More