Congress to expose Odisha’s rice subsidy scheme
byBhubaneswar, July 2 (IANS) The Congress’ Odisha unit Tuesday said it will launch a state wide campaign from July 11 against the Biju Janata…
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Maoists kill SP, five policemen in Jharkhand
byRanchi, July 2 (IANS) In a major strike, a superintendent of police and five policemen were killed Tuesday by Maoists in a forested stretch…
Westwood to coach JSW Sports football team
byBangalore, July 2 (IANS) JSW Sports has appointed former Manchester United player Ashley Westwood as coach of the club for the upcoming I-League season,…
Doctor, wife arrested for torturing domestic help
byLucknow, July 2 (IANS) A doctor and his wife were arrested here Tuesday for assaulting and torturing their domestic help, police said. The couple…
Karnataka cops under scanner over stock broker’s suicide
byBangalore, July 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Tuesday ordered a probe into a claim in a suicide note allegedly written by a stock…
Left peasant groups want minimum support prices hiked
byKolkata, July 2 (IANS) Left affiliated peasants organisations here Tuesday demanded increasing paddy and jute minimum support prices in view of rising cost of…
SC refuses to rejig Bengal panchayat poll dates
byNew Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday declined to modify its order for holding the West Bengal panchayat polls in five phases…
Terrorism main threat to Afghanistan peace: Khurshid
byBrunei, July 2 (IANS) India said Tuesday that terrorism poses the main threat to peace and stability in Afghanistan, and securing it is in…
Munde’s nephew quits BJP, joins NCP
byMumbai, July 2 (IANS) In a jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra, its legislator Dhananjay Munde, nephew of senior BJP leader…
Delhi man killed by friends after row
byNew Delhi, July 2 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was killed by two of his friends after a heated argument, police said Tuesday. The accused…