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VK Duggal sworn-in as Manipur governor

Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, his cabinet colleagues and senior civil and police officials attended the function.

Maharishi Vidya Mandir group chairman arrested on rape charges

He was arrested amid high drama as his security guards offered stiff resistance against police action.

Odisha Police Intelligence chief visits Kalimela blast site in Malkangiri

Ray expressed happiness that the portion of the bridge which was damaged in the blast has already been repaired by the jawans of BSF and Odisha Police.

Major fire guts timber depot in Hyderabad

A major fire broke out in a timbre depot here and spread to an adjacent residential building in the early hours of Monday. There were no casualties, police said.

Train schedule goes haywire due to heavy fog

Railways rescheduled the departure timings of 15 trains, including Howrah Janta and Swantra Senani Express, because of the dense fog and poor visibility.

Advanced medical care for defence personnel in forward areas

Air Marshal DP Joshi said that medical wing of the armed forces has been participating in UN peacekeeping programmes and have even undertaken training for defence personnel of other countries.

PETA honours Tharoor for advancing animal protection

Tharoor urged the National Council for Teacher Education to ban the use of animals, such as for dissection, in training teachers.

West Bengal to start new intra-state helicopter services

The services from Kolkata to Gangasagar will be on every Sundays and one way fare will be Rs 1,500.

Goutami Express leaves station without its second class coach

Before starting from Kakinada, the Second Class A2 coach of the Secunderabad-bound Goutami Express developed some electrical snags which were rectified.

Kunal Ghosh sent to police custody till Jan 6

Suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, who was arrested on November 23 in connection with the Saradha Group ponzi scam, was today sent to police custody till Januaray 6.

Anna Hazare to skip Arvind Kejriwal's swearing-in ceremony

Anna Hazare today said he would not be attending his one time protégé Arvind Kejriwal's swearing-in ceremony in Delhi on Saturday owing to ill-health.

Maoists blow up block office in Odisha

The police official said the attack was a desperate attempt by the Maoists to counter stepped up anti-naxal operations mounted by the security forces in the region.

Replace ITBP with army on India-China border: Arunachal tribal leaders

A 13-member AVP delegation of tribal leaders from the state called on Defence Minister AK Antony and submitted a 14-point memorandum with the demand on Saturday, a party release said today.

News channels editors to push for insurance coverage for TV journalists

The BEA also decided that in order to encourage quality journalism in television, it would institute annual awards.

Man beheads cousin, goes to cops with head

Gaya Dehuri, 45, became infuriated when his cousin Ajaya Dehuri, 40, scolded his wife on some trivial issue.

Mamata Banerjee hauls ministers, bureaucrats

Unlike the last few meetings, the chief minister this time sent questionnaires to all ministers and bureaucrats for their replies.

Army exercise near India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan ends

The culmination phase of the exercise was witnessed by Southern Army Commander Lt Gen Ashok Singh.

Assam to gain land from Bangladesh: Gogoi

The land swap agreement would also ensure demarcation and erection of fencing on the unfenced 2.86-km stretch in the Lathitilla-Dumabari sector in Karimganj district along the Indo-Bengal border.

Madhya Pradesh recruitment scam: Uma demands CBI probe

The BJP vice president advised those involved in the scam to submit themselves before the STF instead of running away from investigations.

Fog disrupts train schedules in Delhi

The Met Office said Delhi will experience a clear sky today, but fog may return late evening.

WBHRC orders action on letter threatening Ganguly

The West Bengal Human Rights Commission Wednesday issued orders that action be taken against a woman law clerk who earlier sent a letter threatening to implicate its chairman AK Ganguly in a case of molestation.

Ulfa(I) denies involvement in Dibrugarh bomb blast

The outfit's spokesman Joy Asom alleged that such incidents were "usually the handiwork of security forces who carry out the blasts with the help of some agents who are kept in their custody".

India's peak power deficit drops to 2.9% in November: CEA

Demand in the southern states was 34,118 MW, of which 31,786 MW was made available -- a deficit of 6.8 percent.

Compulsory one-year rural posting for MBBS doctors from 2015-16

The minister said there is a shortfall of the number of doctors in the country, with 2,489 doctors falling short in primary health centres.

Army had eight flag meetings with Pakistan, 34 with China

Defence Minister AK Antony said flag meetings with Pakistani side have been effective in dealing with cases of ceasefire violations, construction activities, infiltration attempts and return of inadvertent crossers.

Planning Commission readies model accord for mine developers

Under the MDO model, a coal block owner contracts a third party for the entire mining operations, including land acquisition and the resettlement and rehabilitation of displaced people.

Centre directs departments to put expenditures in public domain

Section 4 of RTI Act mandates disclosure of almost all matters of governance by all public authorities on a suo motu or proactive basis.

Two naxals surrender in Chhattisgarh

The duo, identified as Joga Naresh Markam and Fagni Mandavi, were the local commander rank cadres of Mad region.

Manmohan Singh releases stamp dedicated to Beant Singh

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today released a postage stamp in the memory of Punjab leader Beant Singh, saying it is the duty of every citizen to fight against divisive forces posing threat to the country.