Uttarakhand CM declares a day of mourning |
Even as the multiple agencies continued the relief and rescue operation in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Wednesday declared a day of mourning as a mark of respect to those killed in the IAF chopper crash yesterday.
The Chief Minister, while expressing grief over ....... More »
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India probing 1,704 money laundering, terror funding cases |
India has considerably stepped up its investigations into money laundering and terror funding with the number of cases under probe rising to 1,704, even though a low conviction level remains a "serious effectiveness issue".
Lauding India for addressing the deficiencies in its Anti Money Laund....... More »
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Preparations on for mass cremation in Kedarnath |
Amid fears of an epidemic outbreak, authorities on Tuesday began preparations for the identification and cremation of those who died in Uttarakhand tragedy.
As per reports, authorities are preparing for mass cremation of those who died in the tragedy, especially in Kedarnath. Hundreds of corp....... More »
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two top ministers booked for 'cheating' |
Finance minister P Chidambaram and home minister Sushilkumar Shinde were on Monday booked on charges of cheating, after an Andhra Pradesh lawyers association member accused them of reneging on their announcements about a separate Telangana state.
A case of cheating was filed against the minis....... More »
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No party claims to form govt in Jharkhand, Yashwant Sinha demands fresh elections |
Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Monday demanded fresh elections in Jharkhand, which is currently under President's Rule, as no party has come forward to form a government.
Sinha questioned why the Governor did not recommend dissolution of the state Assembly, which was suspended. He sa....... More »
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BJP will be in trouble if I open my mouth |
In a veiled threat to BJP leaders on the offensive against him after JD(U) parted ways with the NDA partner, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that if he opened his mouth many of them would be in trouble.
"If I open my mouth a lot of people will be in trouble," Kumar told reporters o....... More »
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US vice president to visit India next month |
US vice president Joe Biden will visit India next month, US secretary of state John Kerry said here on Monday.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with external affairs minister Salman Khurshid, John Kerry called the relationship between US and India as one of the defining relationships of ....... More »
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Bad weather hits rescue operations, Rahul Gandhi to visit flood-hit regions today |
In the wake of the worst natural disaster in the country this year, Uttarakhand still lies wounded from the devastating floods and landslides that occured in the past week.
The entire country suffered a huge loss as pilgrims from all over were visiting the worst affected Badrinath and K....... More »
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Uttarakhand is paying the high price of anti-environmentalism |
Do you think the cloudburst at Kedarnath happened because of wrong or commercial construction on the river beds of Haridwar? Kedarnath doesn't even fall in the eco-sensitive zone and the dhabas on the walk path couldn't have triggered calamity of this magnitude." declares Vijay Bahugun....... More »
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Disproportionate assets case |
YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy's judicial custody ends on Friday and he will be produced before a Hyderabad court. Jagan was lodged in Chanchalguda jail since his arrest by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on corruption charges in May last year. All the other accused in that case w....... More »
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