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In Poll-bound Gujarat, Modi Opens Rs 650 Cr Ferry Service
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated a Rs 650-crore roll on-roll off (Ro-Ro) ferry service that reduces travel time by six hours between Saurashtra and South Gujarat in the election-bound state. ....
Opposition To Observe November 8 As Black Day To Protest Note Ban
Opposition parties on Tuesday said they will observe November 8 as Black Day to protest against the "ill-conceived and hasty" decision of the government to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes a year ago. ....
India For Afghan-controlled Peace Efforts: India To President Ghani
India on Tuesday told visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that it believes peace efforts in his war-wracked country should be "Afghan-led" and "Afghan-controlled". ....
BJP Promoting Hindutva, Hurting Secular Fabric: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on Tuesday accused the BJP governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh of promoting RSS ideology. ....
Congress Demands Scrapping Of Controversial Bill
The Congress in Rajasthan on Wednesday demanded scrapping of a controversial ordinance to protect public servants from being investigated for on-duty action without prior government sanction, and said they will go to court against it. ....
China Reveals Top Leaders, Xi's Successor Not Known
China on Wednesday announced its five new leaders who will join President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang in the elite Politburo Standing Committee which rules the world's most populous country of 1.3 billion.....
UP CM Launches Cleanliness Drive From Taj Mahal Gate
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday visited the Taj Mahal and wielded a broom to launch the 'swacchta abhiyaan' (cleanliness drive) at the western gate of the monument. He spent about 30 minutes there. ....
47 Killed In Indonesia Factory Explosion
At least 47 workers were killed and 46 others injured in a massive explosion at an Indonesian fireworks factory on Thursday, police said.....
One Arrested For Assault On Swiss Couple
Police said on Thursday they have arrested one person and are looking for three others for attacking a Swiss couple at Fatehpur Sikri near Agra, leaving them badly injured. The Swiss tourists are now warded in Delhi's Apollo Hospital.....
Debt-ridden Businessman Arrested For Killing Wife
A businessman in Delhi who claimed a gangster shot dead his wife in front of him and their young son was arrested on Thursday after he confessed to killing her with a view to live with a woman he was having an affair with, police said.....
