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Why was Asaduddin Owaisi denied permission to hold rally, asks Allahabad HC
The petitioner has alleged that the district authorities were acting on instructions from Uttar Pradesh Cabinet minister Azam Khan and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav who were wary of the AIMIM weaning away the state's sizeable Muslim electorate...
Chitfund Scam: Supreme Court seeks West Bengal's reply on CBI's plea for more manpower
Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from West Bengal government on a fresh plea of CBI that it needed more hands from the state police.
Investors turn to US dollar as gold plunges to it's lowest in more than five years
Gold has plunged to four percent to it's lowest in more than five years.
Adarsh Housing Society scam: CBI to file reply on plea to arraign former Chief Minister of Maharashtra as accused
Bombay High Court granted two weeks time to CBI to file its affidavit in reply to a petition seeking to include former Maharashtra CM as an accused in the Adarsh Housing Society scam.
IS bans private internet access in Syria bastion: Activists
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and activist group Raqa is Being Slaughtered Silently both reported the new restrictions on internet access.
Delhi Police chief to meet Kejriwal, brief him on the progress of 19-year-old girl's murder probe
AAP has been at loggerheads with Delhi Police over a number of issues and the party has stepped up its attack against it after arrest of two of its MLAs.
One killed, two injured in landslide on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
The incident took place around 12:30 PM when the victims were travelling in a car and was hit by a landslide, they said.
Jacuzzi, beauty salons, malls on private varsities' platter!
The admission brochures and advertisements of various private universities besides promising "world-class education" and "100% placement record", also offer facilities like on-campus retail therapy and luxury fitness services.
Maharashtra: Man held for repeated rape of schoolgirl
A man was on Saturday arrested for allegedly raping a 10-year-old schoolgirl repeatedly at Manorama Nagar in the city, police said.
Security forces bust terrorist hideout in Kashmir, recover arms
Security forces busted a terrrorist hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, police said.
Haryana hikes VAT on diesel from 12.07% to 16.4%
With surcharge, the effective VAT hike on diesel entail's an increase of nearly Rs 2 per litre of the fuel, but the diesel rates will effectively remain unchanged, considering the cut of Rs 2 per litre, excluding local levies, announced by oil companies.
Skill India to support industry, economy growth: India Inc
Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman of Microsoft India said: "The launch of Skill India Mission today marks a renewed effort to capitalise on India's demographic dividend and create a large pool of skilled workforce in India.
Armymen lift truck with their bare hands, rescue a man trapped under it
People were trying to call in the police, crane but the incident caught the eyes of an Army contingent that was passing by.
Final hearing on PIL against Yadav Singh to take place today
The PIL seeks a CBI probe against Yadav Singh in connection with his alleged illegal assets.
Centre mulls spending Rs 50,000 crore on agriculture sector, says Arun Jaitley
Jaitley also said plans were afoot to roll out an insurance scheme exclusively for the farming sector to compensate for crop loss.
Supreme Court declines St Stephen's College plea against its teacher
The apex court passed the order after senior advocate A Marairputham and advocate Romy Chacko, appearing for Stephen's, said they wanted the matter to be heard at the earliest.