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The government came in for criticism last week when water resource minister and Bellari district in-charge minister DK Shivkumar announced that owing to the drought conditions in more than 10 districts, the state government has decided not to go ahead wit...

Draped in the tricolour, the body was brought to his ancestral home in Tarigava village here from Bulandshahr for the last rites.

The court junked the PIL stating that the intention of the petitioner was mischievous and fined Sobha Surendran Rs 25,000.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says investigative agencies should remaining faceless and resist the temptation of rushing to media when a probe begins.

At Neemuch, which is a prominent krishi mandi in Malwa region, onion was being sold for just 50 paisa a kg on Sunday. In addition to onion, garlic too, emerged as tearjerker for farmers as its prices plummeted to Rs 2 per kg.

Admiral Sunil Lanba said the deal is not being cancelled at the moment, but added that it is being looked into, indicating that government may take a call on the issue.

The police said that the father of the infant failed to arrange money for the surgery to cure his son. The operation was supposed to be held later this month.

The man used to head the department in which the victim was employed and would behave rudely with her and rebuke her.

On pretext of seeking help for directions in village and clicking pictures for stories, Chandra would take the children along and would sexually abuse them once inside a forest or a deserted place, the police said.

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The Delhi-based journalist and researcher had posted a video on his Twitter handle, allegedly criticising Odisha, its people, Lord Jagannath, Konark temple and Odisha lawmakers.

There are construction workers, who not only face prolonged exposure to toxic air but also lose their means of livelihood when the government bans construction activities when pollution levels peak. Some reports estimate there are 700,000 cycle rickshaws...

The bench said, "Serving as a DIG in the CRPF, a paramilitary force, the petitioner was not expected to indulge in the kind of conduct which has been proved against him in the inquiry. The court, in the circumstances, does not consider the penalty awarded...

The event was held on August 25, a day before Raksha Bandhan, and had women and girls from local schools and colleges tying rakhis over a span of ten hours and then uploading selfies with hashtags #rakhiwithkhaki and #HappyRakshaBandhan.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh approved the release of second installment of the central share of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) amounting to Rs 353.70 crore for the year 2018-19.

Countering the ED plea, Nirav Modi also said through his lawyer that he had no record or data with him about his finances. Referring to Nirav Modi's claims of "security threats" in India, the ED said these points are "irrelevant" to the case.