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Maoists shoot dead village head in Odisha

A village head was gunned down by Maoists at a remote village in Odisha's Malkangiri district. A group of heavily armed ultras called Ishwar Chandra Sodi, village head in Padia area, out of his house and shot him dead last evening in Kota Materu village, Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Akhileswar Singh said.

Declare property details of officials, employees: court tells Jharkhand

The bench also ordered the government to give a list as to which officials and employees of the departments have not yet filed their declarations and what action it has initiated against them.

Ficci constitutes task force to rebuild Uttarakhand

Industry body Ficci on Monday said it has constituted a task force aiming to rehabilitate flood-ravaged Uttarakhand by building affordable houses, imparting skill training to the state's youth and providing clean drinking water.

Gorkhaland: GJM collects funds from tea garden workers for the first time

This is the first time that the Morcha is collecting funds from the people. The GNLF in 1986 had collected similar funds from people during its Gorkhaland agitation days.

Reforming India: US woman on mission to make Agra worthy of Taj Mahal

A 30-year-old psychologist and Yoga teacher from New York came to Agra as a tourist but has now decided to stay back to "reform" the city to make it worthy of "such a beautiful monument as the Taj Mahal".

Pakistani troops fire at Indian posts in Poonch district

The firing started by Pakistani troops at 8 p.m. and Indian jawans retaliated, officials said.

Over-stay on deputation to attract pay cut for bureaucrats

Inter-cadre deputation shall be valid only for the period for which it is approved by the Central government.

13 killed after speeding minibus overturns in Kerala

The dead included the bus driver and 11 women, seven of them students.

Police save donkeys from ending up on dinner plates

The gang was selling each donkey for Rs 10,000, the police said.

Naxals kill former deputy sarpanch in Chhattisgarh

Sohan Mandavi was killed in the forests near the village, Bastar superintendent of police Ajay Yadav said.

Former Gujarat minister Nalin Bhatt passes away

Former Gujarat Minister and BJP leader Nalin Bhatt, who was once a close aide of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, passed away at his residence here in early hours of today after prolonged illness.

Raju wants alumni, joint collaborations to fund universities

The universities are facing supply crunch funds due to the slowdown in economy.

Green body warrants to transport ministry, NHAI officials

The Tribunal was hearing a plea that opposed expansion of the NH 37 stretch running through the Kaziranga National Park.

Online shopping on the rise in North East, Guwahati leads

There has been a steady increase in the number of online shoppers from Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Sibsagar and Tinsukia in the past few months.

CPM lawmaker wants private operators out of key airports

Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Tapan Kumar Sen (CPM) said the move is "anti-national" as it involves the key issue of security at airports that cannot be compromised.

US team in Tripura to look for WW-II mortal remains

All the passengers and crews had reportedly died in the crash.

Flood hits Arunachal Pradesh, over 13,000 affected

The local people with assistance of the water resource development executive engineer Bordumsa are making temporary bunds with mud filled gunny bags.

Goodwill visit: Two Indian naval ships to anchor in Qatar

Indian embassy in Doha said the visit is part of the convening of India-Qatar Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation from 15 September.

IAF airlifts crashed Pawan Hans chopper in Uttarakhand

On 21 June, a private helicopter that was being used for rescue operations had also crashed. The pilot, though, was rescued.

170 dead in Bihar floods

The toll in devastating floods which left hundreds of thousands homeless in Bihar rose to 170 on Wednesday, said an official.

Maintain quota system in AIIMS: Opposition tells Centre

Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is also president of the AIIMS Governing Body, said the apex court verdict would not affect the promotion of doctors.

PM asks rich nations not to pursue policies that harm emerging economies

Ahead of his departure for St. Petersburg for the G20 Summit, the prime minister said the collective focus of rich and developing countries must be on job creation and investment promotion in a bid to spur growth and sustain it.

SC quotes Shakespeare, Disraeli to lambast Goa government

Quoting William Shakespeare and former British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Supreme Court has severely pulled up the Goa government calling it "chaotic", "anarchic" and one blessed with "infantile wisdom".

AIR hands over Jinnah speech recordings to Pakistan

All India Radio (AIR) has handed over to Pakistan the recordings of two important speeches by the country's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Centre plans to recruit interns for research

As per the eligibility criteria, an applicant should be a citizen of India and a graduate or post graduate or research student enrolled in reputed university or institution.

CRPF jawan killed in Naxal encounter in Jharkhand

A CRPF commando was today killed in a gunfight with Naxalites in Jharkhand's Chaibasa district.

CoBRA commandos kill two NDFB militants in Assam

The CoBRA personnel reached Chirang district five days ago and it was their first encounter with suspected NDFB militants.

Rare coin collection discovered under Shiva temple in AP

Most of the coins dating between 1853-1873, were found beneath the 150-feet tall Dwajasthambham. The gold coins, weighing 22 grams each, consists of one belonging to the Napoleonic era

NIA raids Yasin Bhatkal's Bihar associate Tahsim's house

Raids were conducted last Tuesday in Bihar's Samastipur district to nab a terror operative considered close to Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, police said.