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TMC leader shot dead

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 01:28

A Trinamool Congress leader was shot dead by unidentified men late on Saturday in West Bengal`s Birbhum district.

Modi`s Independence Day speech lacks substance: Sibal

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 01:16

Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s maiden Independence Day speech lacked substance and he will have to walk the talk to prove that his statements do not end up as sound bytes, Congress leader and former Union Minister Kapil Sibal said on Saturday.

Rajnath Singh promises unbiased cooperation to states

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 01:03

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that the BJP-led NDA government would rise above party politics and cooperate with all states, including Uttar Pradesh, on development.

Jan Dhan Yojana name was chosen in a contest on govt website

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 01:01

Do you know the origin of the name "Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna", a scheme to financially empower the poor, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday?

French diplomat charged with rape seeks PM`s intervention for speedy justice

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 00:57

Suspended French consular official Pascal Mazurier, charged with sexual abuse of his minor daughter, has sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for expediting the trial in the case.

Congress, AAP slams Yeddy`s inclusion in Amit Shah`s team

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 00:49

Congress and Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday criticized the inclusion of former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in BJP`s new team of office-bearers wondering over Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s ways of combating corruption.

Cargo ports planned at Surat, Wardha, Aurangabad: Gadkari

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 00:38

To reduce dependence on roads for cargo movement and to reduce the costs, JNPT, country`s largest container port, will be setting up satellite ports at Wardha, Aurangabad and Surat, Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said here today.

Indian-origin survivors found inside ship container in UK

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 00:09

A man was found dead while several people from the Indian sub-continent, including at least seven children, were hospitalised after they were found inside a shipping container at a British port on Saturday.

English marks not be included for gradation: UPSC to aspirants

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 00:05

The marks of English Language Comprehension Skills, asked in second paper of civil services (preliminary) examination, will not be included for gradation, the government said on Saturday.

Govt aiming at 24x7 power supply: Modi

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 00:03

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government was aiming at providing 24-hour power supply across the country as he outlined his vision for infrastructure development with a nationwide network of roads, power transmission lines and power and water grids.