Former Kerala CM Chandy acquitted in solar scam case

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Former Kerala CM Chandy acquitted in solar scam case

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Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy was today acquitted by a court in Bengaluru in a case relating to the alleged solar scam due to lack of evidence.Additional City Civil and Sessions Court accepted Chandy's application seeking annulment of an earlier order in which six respondents,...
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GST: TN allows fare hike in Chennai multiplexes

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The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday allowed multiplex owners in the state to increase the minimum price of the tickets by up to Rs 160 in Chennai and Rs 140 in other cities the state.Additional goods and services tax of 28 per cent will be applicable now on the base price of...
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CRPF officer injured in terrorist attack in Kulgam

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A Central Reserve Police Force officer was injured on Saturday in an attack by terrorists in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said.Terrorists opened fire at a road opening party of the CRPF at Mir Bazaar in Kulgam district, a police official said.Sub-inspector Anwar Ali was...
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Goa: Schools ordered to put portraits of Prez, PM Modi

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xThe education department has initiated the process to inform all the heads of the schools including aided and government run institutions to put up portrait of the President and Prime Minister in their premises, a senior department official said today.He said the instructions are part of the...
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Working to spread digital literacy: PM at IIT Gandhinagar

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Prime Minister has begun his speech at a public meeting in Gandhinagar.- You are IIT-ians, I was a Tea-ian when I was young (I sold tea). On this day, a few years ago, I took oath as chief minister for the first time. Till then, I had never even been an MLA. I had decided that whatever I will...
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Ryan case: HC grants interim bail to Pinto family

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The Punjab and Haryana high court today granted interim bail to Ryan International Group CEO Ryan Pinto, and his parents, founding chairman Augustine Pinto and managing director Grace Pinto, in connection with the killing of a seven-year-old student in a Gurugram school run by the group.The court...
18:12

Delhi Cong passes resolution urging Rahul to take party presidency

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The newly-elected members of the Delhi unit of Congress today unanimously adopted a resolution urging Rahul Gandhi to take over as the party's president. Gandhi is currently the Congress vice president and there have been reports that he could soon take over its presidency.Speaking to PTI this...
17:22

Heavy rains likely in Mumbai for the next few hours

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The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast showers coupled with thunder and lightning over the next few hours in Mumbai.According to IMD's forecast, Mumbai will experience 'loud peals of thunder with frequent lightning flashes, moderate to heavy spell of rain and maximum wind speed 29 to...
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Sitharaman makes aerial survey of Doklam-Nathula area

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Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today made an aerial survey of the Doklam-Nathula area on the Sino-India border, a day after the government said the status quo at the site has not changed since the disengagement on August 28.Sikkim government officials said the defence minister also made a...
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Earlier, netas put handpumps to win polls; we've brought Narmada to villages: PM

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed that his government has been successful in bringing waters of the Narmada River to villages.Addressing a rally in Rajkot, Prime Minister Modi said, The definition of development is changing. Earlier, a hand pump would...
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Time of final decision has come: Uddhav on BJP tie-up

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Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray has said that the time of final decision has come, replying to questions on his party's decision on remaining a part of the National Democratic Alliance.We don't give ultimatum to anyone. We take decision whenever we think so,' he said.Criticising the...
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PM condoles death of Kundan Shah

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condoled the death of filmmaker Kundan Shah and said he would be remembered for his wonderful use of humour and satire to showcase the struggles of common people.The noted director, best known for the dark comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, died of a heart attack at his...
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Tillerson, Mattis to deliver Trump's tough message to Pak

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United States President Donald Trump will send his top diplomatic and military advisers to Pakistan in the coming weeks, turning up the heat on Islamabad.Weeks after Trump angrily accused Islamabad of providing safe haven to 'agents of chaos', Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to leave...
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Had already said we'll study GST for 3 months: PM in Dwarka

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The Prime Minister is addressing a public meeting in Dwarka, Gujarat after laying foundation stone for a bridge between Okha and Bet Dwarka:- Today, I am seeing a very different mood here in Dwarka. There is tremendous enthusiasm here. What we are working towards is not merely a bridge to reach...
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Director Kundan Shah of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro fame dead

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Writer-Director Kundan Shah, known best for his comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro and TV series Nukkad, has died, reports say.He reportedly died of a heart attack today.Confirming his death, Director Hansal Mehta tweeted, 'Jaane bhi do yaaron... RIP Kundan Shah. Sad news.'Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Dwarkadhish Temple in Gujarat's Dwarka.
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Honeypreet paid Rs 1.25cr to spread violence: Report

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Honeypreet Insan, the adopted daughter of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, allegedly distributed Rs 1.25 crore through Dera's Panchkula branch head -- Chamkaur Singh -- to the dera followers to spread violence in Panchkula on August 25, The Indian Express reported.A senior police...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Gujarat for 2-days visit. 
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Not state's business to decide what tourists eat & drink: NITI CEO

With the widening alcohol prohibition threatening to impact the country's tourism industry, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Friday said it is not the states' business to decide what a tourist should eat and drink.Indian states can't get into what a tourist want to eat and drink. Just not...
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Internet services suspended in Srinagar and Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir to stop braid chopping rumors.
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J&K: Man stoned to death over rumours of braid chopping

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Panic over women's hair allegedly being chopped off in the Valley led to the death of a septuagenarian on Thursday night after a young man hit him with a stone under the impression he was the one behind the mysterious incidents.Residents said Abdul Salam Wani, 70, was hit in Danter village in...
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Sushma grants medical visas to 2 Pakistanis

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that India will grant medical visas to an ailing Pakistani man requiring liver transplant and a three-year-old girl from the country who needs an open heart surgery.Heeding to a request by Uzair Humayun, a Lahore-based man, Swaraj said medical visa...
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PM Modi to embark on 2-day visit to Gujarat today

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Gujarat from today on a two-day visit during which he will lay foundation stones and inaugurate a number of projects.He will also visit Vadnagar, his birth place, for the first time since becoming the prime minister in 2014.The trip will begin with a visit...
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China rejects US criticism of OBOR passing through PoK

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Claiming UN support for its controversial One Belt One Road initiative, China rejected US criticism saying the project has not changed its stand that the Kashmir issue should be resolved by India and Pakistan bilaterally.We have repeatedly reiterated that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is...