The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to recommend a CBI probe into the alleged frauds in disbursal of scholarship to students in the state, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said. The government decided to go in for a CBI probe into the alleged frauds and irregularities in disbursal of the scholarships, being investigated by the […]
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BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha today defended Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s hug to Pakistan’s army chief, saying both Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi had hugged their Pakistani counterparts during their visits to that country. Sinha said Sidhu has already made himself clear on the issue and “I don’t think there is any scope for […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today described Atal Bihari Vajpayee as a person who neither buckled under pressure nor lost hope despite the odds. Addressing a prayer meeting in memory of the former prime minister, who died here last week, Modi said it was Vajpayee who changed the narrative when some countries were cornering India on […]
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Vinesh Phogat today created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, brushing aside her rivals with remarkable ease in the 50kg category here. Vinesh was a medal-favourite in her category and was likely to face stiff competition from Japan’s Yuki Irie whom she outplayed 6-2 […]
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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today decided to donate his one month’s salary towards the relief work in flood-hit Kerala. He took the decision after attending a review meeting on the flood situation in the state. “Called a review meeting on Kerala floods with Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha (Harivansh) and other senior officials of […]
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Heavy rains lashed Chandigarh and its surrounding areas today, after which the mercury dropped by a few notches. A sharp spell of rain brought down the mercury providing relief to the people from sultry weather conditions. Chandigarh’s adjoining towns of Mohali in Punjab and Panchkula in Haryana were also lashed by heavy showers. According to […]
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After drawing flak from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and the Opposition for embracing the Pakistan Army chief, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu said today that he was prepared to give a strong reply to all when needed. “Whenever the reply has to be given, I will give and I will give it to all… It […]
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Best known for films such as “English Vinglish”, the actor lost the battle with cancer last night. She was suffering from fourth stage metastatic cancer (metastatis) and was admitted to Lilavati Hospital. “Her condition worsened day before yesterday at the hospital,” the insider said. Actor Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Sujata’s younger sister, also took to Twitter to […]
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A dominating Bajrang Punia was one win away from clinching his maiden Asian Games gold medal but it was all over Sushil Kumar who crashed out of the mega sporting event after losing his first bout here on Sunday. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Bajrang, who got a bye in the first round, won all three […]
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Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas officially announced their engagement after a pooja ceremony held at the actor’s residence here, ending months of speculation about their relationship. Both Priyanka and her beau declared their love for each other on their Instagram pages after the ceremony. Priyanka shared a photo from the ceremony where she […]
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