British town gets its first Sikh mayor
byLondon, May 31 (IANS) A Sikh man has for the first time become the mayor of the town of Warwick in England’s West Midlands…
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Three traders fined for storing banned gutka
byShimla: Three local traders were today fined Rs.100,000 each, the highest penalty levied so far in Himachal Pradesh, for storing banned tobacco-based products, an…
Two arrested with fake stamp papers worth Rs.21 lakh
byPatna, May 31 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar Police Friday arrested two people and recovered fake stamp papers worth Rs.21 lakh…
Petrol price hiked by 75 paise per litre, diesel by 50 paise
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Indian Oil Corp Friday hiked petrol price by 75 paise per litre and that of diesel by 50 paise…
Singapore delegation visits UP
byLucknow, May 31 (IANS) A government-cum-business delegation from Singapore Friday visited the Uttar Pradesh capital and evinced interest in investment opportunities. The team showed…
AGP to launch anti-Congress campaign on June 3
byGuwahati, May 31 (IANS) Assam’s regional political party Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) will launch a state-wide campaign against the ruling Congress from June 3,…
Dec 16 gangrape case: Cop identifies three accused
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) A woman police officer and a prime witness, who had arrested the Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape accused, Friday identified…
SC declines early hearing of Sheila Dikshit’s ad campaign spend
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday declined to hold an early hearing of a PIL seeking to restrain the Delhi government…
Left Front leaders court arrest in Kolkata, released
byKolkata, May 31 (IANS) Defying a police ban, hundreds of workers of opposition Left Front (LF) Friday courted arrest here in support of their…
HRD ministry to provide funds to needy Class 10, 12 passouts
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The union Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry will provide financial assistance for higher education to needy children who have…