Aman Bahadur, the son of former Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) MLA Shamsher Bahadur Singh, was arrested by police on Friday in connection with the murder of Prashant Singh, 25, an engineering college drop-out. Bahadur is a former student of law of a private university on Faizabad Road, where Singh also […]
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India, US line up major defence advancements
With a trade deal off the table, India and the US are looking to focus sharply on defence cooperation during the two-day visit of US President Donald Trump to India, and will, in all likelihood, indicate a calendar for the signing of the third foundational military communication agreement between the […]
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Date for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, agency to be announced in April
The newly-formed Ram Janmaboomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is likely to finalise the date for beginning the construction of the Ram Temple and also the name of the agency to be entrusted with the job at its meeting in Ayodhya on April 3 and 4. According to Kameshwar Chaupal, a member […]
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New rules under amended POCSO Act: Survivors may get quick compensation
Minor sexual assault survivors could be given immediate compensation within a week their cases are taken up in special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act courts, officials aware of the matter said citing new rules being drafted after amendments to the POCSO Act in August. The rules are […]
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Politics of violence must end: Jagdeep Dhankhar
Hours after expressing satisfaction at easing of relation with the West Bengal government, governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said the politics of violence and murders must end in the state in view of the coming elections. Dhankhar made the statement at Siliguri in north Bengal where he went for a […]
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New army complex to help save resources: Rajnath Singh
Defence minister Rajnath Singh, who laid the foundation of the Thal Sena Bhawan on Friday, said that the new complex would play a significant role in saving valuable resources and contribute to administrative efficiency, such as bringing army offices, scattered across eight pockets in the national capital, under one roof. […]
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India to switch to world’s cleanest petrol, diesel from April 1
India will switch to the world’s cleanest petrol and diesel from April 1 as it leapfrogs straight to Euro-VI emission compliant fuels from Euro-IV grades now – a feat achieved in just three years and not seen in any of the large economies around the globe. India will join the […]
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‘May make tremendous trade deal with India, but will put America first’: Donald Trump
Days ahead of his India visit, US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the two countries could make a “tremendous” trade deal. “We’re going to India, and we may make a tremendous deal there,” Trump said in his commencement address at the Hope for Prisoners Graduation Ceremony in Las Vegas. […]
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Fear of violence during Trump’s visit may have pushed back J-K panchayat polls
The fear of violence during the visit of US President Donald Trump likely led to a sudden postponement of the Panchayat body elections in Jammu and Kashmir, several government officials told HT on condition of anonymity. The sudden deferment was announced late on Tuesday night through a notification issued by the chief electoral officer […]
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DRDO missile scientists to study cargo from detained Chinese ship at Gujarat port
Missile scientists from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will physically open and examine the suspected cargo seized at Kandla port from detained Chinese ship Dai Cui Yun, bound for Port Qasim, Karachi, on Friday to ascertain whether the 2005 Indian law against weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and the UN […]
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Relief on the cards?: Telcos’ dues to govt could be reassessed
A review of the calculation of the amount owed by telecommunication companies (telcos) and allowing them to pay in instalments are two of the ways the government is evaluating to address the crisis in the sector without walking back on the Department of Telecommunications’ position that telecom companies (telcos) have […]
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Security of woman who accused BJP MLA of rape bolstered: Cops
Bhadohi police on Thursday said three constables had been deployed for the security of the 40-year-old woman who accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ravindra Nath Tripathi and six others, including three of his sons, of raping her for a month in 2017. Police registered a case in this connection […]
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Ram temple trust members meet PM
Members of the trust formed to oversee the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, including its president Nritya Gopal Das and general secretary Champat Rai, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi on Thursday. The meeting took place a day after key office bearers […]
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Kamal Haasan declares aid after 3 die on sets of his movie
A day after three people were killed and nine sustained injuries when a crane came crashing down on the sets of Kamal Haasan’s under-production film Indian 2 , the actor announced Rs 1 crore in financial assistance to families of the victims. The assistant director and two technicians died when […]
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Second batch of ministers to visit J-K in April
The Centre plans to send 40 ministers to Jammu & Kashmir in April for another outreach following the nullification of the Constitution’s Article 370 that stripped the erstwhile state of its special status in August, officials aware of the matter said on condition of anonymity. The second such outreach since January […]