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SC Refuses Bail To Asaram
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu on medical grounds, saying his condition wasn't such that he can't be treated in Jodhpur.....
NRIs Add To Poll Pitch In Punjab
Punjab's strong non-resident community has arrived in hordes from Canada, Britain, the US and other countries for the February 4 assembly elections in the state.....
Amulya Kumar Patnaik Is New Delhi Police Chief
Amulya Kumar Patnaik, currently a Special Commissioner, has been appointed the Delhi Police Commissioner, the Home Ministry announced on Monday.....
Five Soldiers Rescued From Avalanche Succumb To Injuries
Five Indian Army soldiers, rescued from the snow after being trapped by an avalanche near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district last week succumbed to their injuries while being evacuated, defence officials said on Monday.....
Manmohan, Chidambaram Deny Favouring Mallya
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday rejected the BJP's allegation that they had favoured industrialist Vijay Mallya in getting loans.....
34 Trains Delayed, 6 Rescheduled Due To Fog
At least 34 trains were delayed and six rescheduled on Tuesday due to fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said.....
Modi Looks Forward To 'fruitful' Budget Session
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ahead of the budget session hoped that the current session will be "fruitful" and all political parties will work together for people's benefit. ....
India's Economic Survey Pegs Next Fiscal's Growth At 6.75-7.5%
India's Economic Survey for 2016-17 has pegged the country's growth at between 6.75 per cent and 7.5 percent, while going by the 7.1 percent expansion for the current fiscal provisionally projected by the Central Statistics Office.....
The Many Challenges Jaitley Must Tackle With Budget 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to offer additional tax breaks to the salaried class, increase government spending to boost flagging demand and prepare the ground for the launch of basic universal income for some proportion of Indians who live below the poverty line -- 172 million at last count -- while presenting his fourth budget on February 1.....
Kerala MP E. Ahamed Dies At RML After Cardiac Arrest In Parliament
Senior Kerala MP, E. Ahamed, who on Tuesday suffered a heart attack and collapsed in Parliament's Central Hall, died after undergoing treatment at the city-based Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, sources confirmed.....
