CPI Bardhan hospitalised January 17, 2015 10:22
The stalwart of Communist Party of India [CPI] and General Secretary AB Bardhan was hospitalised on Friday. Bardhan attended the three day national executive meeting of CPI in Nagpur and suddenly felt uneasy. He was…
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HS Brahma to head EC January 15, 2015 18:47
The Central government has appointed Hari Shankar Brahma as the new Commissioner of the Chief Election Commission in place of VS Sampath, whose tenure ended today. However, Brahma could head the Election panel till April…
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Mizoram lifts ban on liquor January 15, 2015 18:22
The State government of Mizoram has lifted 17 year old ban on consumption of liquor and will come into force from today. However, the government did not relax on the punishment awarded to drunken driving…
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Kiran Bedi joins BJP January 15, 2015 16:39
The Delhi politics is changing at fast pace. Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi joined Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of National President Amit Shah and Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Dr Harsha Vardhan. On…
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Brett Lee announces retirement January 15, 2015 11:55
Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has announced retirement from all formats of cricket. Lee has played 76 Tests for Australia and 310 wickets while in the one-dayers he claimed 380 wickets in 221 ODIs. In…
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RBI cuts Policy Rate January 15, 2015 11:12
The Reserve Bank of India has cut the Repo Rate by 0.25 per cent with immediate effect which could be a huge relief to the money lenders. This is RBI's first cut since 2013 and…
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Supreme asks report on Clean Ganga January 14, 2015 17:23
The Supreme Court of India has sought a report from the Union government on its 'Clean Ganga' initiative. Not satisfied the progress of 'Ganga Action Plan,' Supreme asked the Centre whether it would complete the…
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Setback to Salman Khan January 14, 2015 11:06
The Supreme Court has cancelled the suspension of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in his conviction in the 1998 poaching case. In the year 2013, the Rajasthan High Court had stayed Salman's conviction of five years…
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No More dumping in Yamuna January 13, 2015 17:55
The National Green Tribunal [NGT] has imposed a fine of Rupees 5000, if people found dumping waste and debris in the river Yamuna hereafter. Generally people of Delhi dispose worship material waste into the holy…
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Rajan wins Governor award January 13, 2015 17:13
Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan was conferred with 'Governor of the Year' in the Central Banking Awards for 2015 by a British magazine. This is Rajan's second major award and he had earlier…
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ISRO gets new chairman January 13, 2015 10:54
The Union government on Monday has appointed AS Kiran Kumar as the new Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO]. The 62 year old Kiran Kumar is one of the senior-most scientists in ISRO, who…
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Twitter account of US military hacked January 13, 2015 09:53
The Islamic state group has reportedly hacked the Twitter and YouTube accounts of US military Central Command on Monday and posted a series of Pro-Islamic tweets. Post hacking the Twitter account, IS hackers tweeted threatening…
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