Seeking to scotch “lies” being floated about the land acquisition bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that it synergized India’s growth imperative with the need for environment protection, while calling for the country to demonstrate leadership in tackling the global threat of climate change. Inaugurating the state environment and forest ministers’ conference here, […]
Three policemen were gunned down and a policeman and a former militant were left critically injured in three terror attacks — the first major strike in the Valley since the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed government came to power in March. A police officer said the guerrillas attacked a three-member police party at Amshipora village in Shopian […]
The Andrews Labor Government condemns today’s violence by a minority of demonstrators at Federation Square. Victoria is a proudly multicultural and multi-faith state and Victorians lead the nation in respect for difference and rejection of racism. Our many cultural, linguistic and religious communities are united by a shared commitment to our nation and its laws […]
Chief Justice of India Justice H.L. Dattu on Sunday sought to play down the controversy over the holding of the high court chief justices conference on Good Friday, saying it was an internal “family matter” and would be settled. Describing as “unfortunate” the raising of the issue by Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice Dattu told […]
Lack of government policies on food and water safety is causing the death of 2.2 million people, including children, every year across the globe, health experts said on Sunday. They said the use of pesticides and fertilizers in the past 50 years has grown nearly 170 times. As a consequence, persistent residues of the chemicals […]
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Christians in Meghalaya on Sunday joined their brethren the world over in celebrating Easter. Cathedrals and churches in the Christian-majority state were thronged by believers for special mass and other celebratory events. It was a day of coloured Easter eggs and buns all over the state. Archbishop of Shillong Dominic Jala presided over the Easter […]
A policeman in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district was crushed to death on Sunday while flagging down a truck belonging to the sand mafia. State Home Minister Babulal Gaur has sought a report about the incident within three days and a case of culpable homicide has been filed against the truck driver who absconded after the […]
With two-thirds of India’s gold held in rural areas, efforts to curb its imports with schemes to monetise holdings or convert them into paper bonds won’t have much sheen till the mindset towards physical possession of the precious metal is changed, experts maintain. Their comments come against the backdrop of two schemes proposed by Finance […]
Tamil Nadu Police have arrested AIADMK leader and former agriculture minister “Agri” S.S. Krishnamoorthy in connection with the suicide of S. Muthukumarasamy, an engineer in the agricultural department, last month. According to police, Krishnamoorthy, who was arrested on Saturday night, was summoned for questioning about the case and was later arrested. The police have also […]