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Akhilesh slams Centre over reported move to charge railway passengers

New Delhi/Lucknow, Aug. 19 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday opposed any move by the Railways to weigh passengers' luggage and charge extra in trains, saying it would be anti-poor... Read More


Partnership between EC-BJP, alleges Rahul

Nawada, Aug. 19 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that a "partnership" has been going on between the Election Commission and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to "steal votes" and asse... Read More


Cabinet clears Kota airport, Bhubaneswar six-lane ring road

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved two flagship projects - a new greenfield airport in Kota, Rajasthan, and a... Read More


Manipur ex-CM's 'role' in violence: Forensic probe on audio clips 'misdirected', says SC

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over Central Forensic Science Laboratory's exercise to test the audio recordings pointing to the alleged role of former Manipur... Read More


Kishtwar death toll climbs to 64

Chisoti, Aug. 19 -- Body of a woman was recovered in this cloudburst-hit village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, taking the death toll to 64, officials said, as the extensive rescue and reli... Read More


UP woman, 'dead on paper', pleads to restore pension

Lucknow, Aug. 19 -- In a shocking case of official apathy, a 70-year-old woman in Lucknow has been running from pillar to post to prove that she is alive after the Social Welfare Department declared h... Read More


Mauritius PM to hold talks with PM Modi in Kashi on Sept 11

Lucknow, Aug. 19 -- Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam will arrive in Kashi on September 11 for his first bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders are expected... Read More


'No change in India's position on Taiwan'

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- There is no change in India's position on Taiwan and New Delhi's relationship with it focuses on economic, technology and cultural ties, government sources said on Tuesday. The ... Read More


Punjab Assembly panel consults experts on anti-sacrilege Bill

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- The Punjab Vidhan Sabha's Select Committee, set up to deliberate on the sensitive issue of sacrilege of religious scriptures, on Tuesday held another round of consultations with... Read More


UK extends Chevening Scholarship to UP students

Lucknow, Aug. 19 -- The UK government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Uttar Pradesh government to extend the prestigious Chevening Scholarship Programme to students from... Read More