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CBI Begins Probe In Grant Of Licenses To Explore Atomic Minerals
Six years after it reported serious procedural irregularities in the process of allocating blocks for mineral exploration, the CBI will begin a Preliminary Enquiry into the granting of licenses to private parties in 2010, during the UPA government's tenure, to explore for and mine atomic minerals.....
India Denounces Pakistan For Sabotage Of Iftar, Seeks Investigation
India on Sunday denounced the virtual sabotage of an iftar hosted by India's envoy to Pakistan, saying it violated "all notions of civilized behaviour", and urged Islamabad to "urgently investigate" the incident.....
Bangladesh Stun South Africa By 21 Runs
After a great show with the bat, Bangladesh bowlers rose to the occasion to inflict a 21-run defeat on South Africa in their World Cup opener at the Kennington Oval here on Sunday.....
Commence Ram Temple Construction Now, Swamy Urges PM
Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Subramanian Swamy has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commence construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya and declare Ram Setu as a national monument.....
BJP Issues Notice To MLA For Kicking Woman
Hours after getting him to issue an apology, the Gujarat BJP on Monday slapped a showcause notice on its Ahmedabad legislator Balram Thawani for kicking a woman and asked him to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him.....
Andhra CM Hikes Asha Workers' Salary To Rs 10,000
Fulfilling another poll promise, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday announced a hike in the salaries of Asha workers to Rs 10,000 from the current Rs 3,000.....
Kerala Youth Tests Positive For Nipah: Health Minister
Kerala Health Minister K.K.Shailaja on Tuesday confirmed that the youth being treated near Kochi has tested positive for Nipah virus (NiV). The test was confirmed by the Pune based National Institute of Virology. ....
BJP's Rajesh Patnekar Elected Goa Assembly Speaker
BJP MLA Rajesh Patnekar was on Tuesday elected as Speaker of the Goa Assembly, defeating former Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane of the Congress by 22-16 votes.....
HRD Minister Seeks Action Plan To Develop Indian Languages
Post the controversy on imposition of Hindi on the non-Hindi speaking states, Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Tuesday asked officials to prepare an action plan on developing various Indian languages in an integrated manner.....
Omar, Mehbooba Slam Proposed Delimitation, BJP Welcomes Move
Jammu and Kashmir's former Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday came out strongly against the Centre's move to lift the freeze on delimitation of Assembly seats in the state, while the BJP backed the measure to ensure proper representation to the Jammu region.....
