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Justice P.C. Ghose Appointed India's First Lokpal
Retired Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose has been appointed as India's first Lokpal, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said on Tuesday.....
Aseemanand Among 4 Acquitted In Samjhauta Blast
National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Wednesday acquitted all four accused, including Hindu leader Swami Aseemanand, in the February 2007 Samjhauta Express train blast which killed 68 people, mostly Pakistanis.....
Spot-fixing Can Happen Without Players Knowing: Dhoni
Former India skipper M.S. Dhoni, at the departure press conference for the 2013 Champions Trophy, had said that he would speak on the IPL spot-fixing scandal that rocked that edition of the cash-rich league at the right moment. And that time has come as he has broken his silence in a docudrama aptly titled "Roar of the Lion".....
India Gets Anti-satellite Capability To Become Space Superpower: PM
India on Wednesday became "a space superpower" by becoming the fourth country to acquire anti-satellite capability, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday, calling it "a proud moment".....
India 'disappointed' With Pakistan's Response On Pulwama Dossier
India on Thursday expressed its disappointment over Pakistans response to its detailed dossier on Jaish-e-Mohammeds (JeM) complicity in the Pulwama terror attack and said that identical script was followed by Islamabad in the past after the terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008 or in Pathankot in 2016.....
IPL: Mumbai Pip Bangalore To Clinch Nail-biter
In a match going down the wire, an unlucky Royal Challengers Bangalore lost a thrilling Indian Premier League (IPL) contest to Mumbai Indians on Thursday by just six runs despite an all-out effort by AB de Villiers.....
EC Gives Clean Chit To Modi On 'Mission Shakti' Address
The Election Commission on Friday ruled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation announcing the successful test of anti-satellite missile (A-SAT) did not violate the model code of conduct (MCC).....
Indian Stabbed To Death In Germany, Wife Injured
An Indian national has been stabbed to death and his wife injured in an attack by an immigrant near Munich in Germany, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted on Saturday.....
Will Employ Rural Youth To Improve Environment: Rahul
Amid growing concerns over pollution in cities and falling level of groundwater, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said India needs restoration of its water bodies and afforestation, and his party will employ lakhs of rural youth for the purpose, if voted to power.....
Vindicated By PM Modi's Statement On Dues, Says Mallya
Beleaguered liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, who is facing extradition to India to answer charges of fraud and money laundering, on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent statement that assets worth much more the amount he owes to banks have been seized "vindicates" his stand that he is a BJP's "poster boy".....
