Seven persons had been arrested in connection with the blasts.
Functioning from 8 am to 8 pm, it deals only with mental stress
The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday set up an inquiry commission to probe the collapse of a 11-storey under-construction residential building in Chennai in which the death toll has shot up to 60.
Deloitte had challenged the jurisdiction of the NCLT to ban it, saying section 140(5) of the Companies Act pertains to auditors who are still auditing the company in question while it has already resigned from the service and thus cannot be banned under the given provisions.
As India logged a world record of over four lakh coronavirus infections on Saturday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the entire world is shaken by what is happening here and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "dropping the ball and throwing it to states" after prematurely taking credit for having "won against COVID-19" when the second wave was already underway. "Rely on yourself is the motto. No one will come to help you. Definitely, not the prime minister," Gandhi said, while alleging that the COVID-19 situation has gone completely out of control for the Modi government, and wondered whether it was their way of making the states and the citizens truly 'Aatmanirbhar'.
In this interview with rediff.com's Sahim Salim, Sen, who has just returned from South Korea where he was awarded the prestigious Gwangju Prize for Human Rights, says that the sedition laws, for which he was charged and found guilty by the state, in this country need to be repealed as they "impede the progress of democracy in this country."
The current salary paid by the Delhi government amounts to 17 per cent of the total expenditure.
His demise marks an end of a glorious era of the Indian Air Force.
Sports Awards could to be delayed: Ministry official
The ripples from November 8 may be seen in next year's state budgets.
The Defence Minister said it has been decided to give women permanent commission in the Army, Navy and the Air Force like their male counterparts.
Of the 289 faulty hip implant victims identified, 93 patients had undergone revision surgeries. The company, however, said it could reach only 67 patients and would pay Rs 25 lakh each to the other 26 as well after verifying their claims and if those patients approached J&J.
The Central Information Commission has allowed disclosure of information related to Prime Minister's health already present in public domain, due to extensive media coverage like recent cardiac surgery of present incumbent.
As the virus continued to spread its tentacles across India, several parts, including Kashmir valley headed towards a virtual lockdown with the administration restricting movement of people in several parts and banning all public transport in Srinagar city.
Sixty-year-old Pitroda, who was appointed to the new post on Tuesday, will have the rank of a Cabinet minister.
New body to replace Plan panel might retain 40% of existing staff
The Y V Reddy-headed commission said the states should use extra fiscal space for productive assets
Swaraj's intervention came after the infant's father brought the matter to her notice on Twitter.
China and India, the world's two most populous nations, have initiated discussions on stabilising the global population, Beijing's top official on family planning said in Beijing on Tuesday.
The panel will look into aspects like decrease in fertility rate, infant mortality rate and how minorities can help control the population.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will hold a pre-Budget discussion with state governments on January 13.
-- Seven suicide bombers believed to be members of an Islamist extremist group carried out the series of explosions. -- Police have so far arrested 24 people - mostly members of an Islamist extremist group - in connection with the blasts
Today, the Ladakhis and Tibetans have been joined by the Sikhs, the Madrassis, the Garhwalis, the Rajputs, who are well trained psychologically and otherwise, to defend the nation, observes Claude Arpi.
The National Population Policy, 2000 aims at attainment of a total fertility rate of 2.1 by 2010.
The situation is now under control in the area, which is on the border between the Kolasib district of Mizoram and Cachar district of Assam.
Maggi ban: SC orders fresh testing at Mysore lab.
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Between FY05 and FY12, rural poverty declined at 2.3 per cent per annum and urban at 1.69 per cent.
As we get used to a long haul of isolation to curb the spread of COVID-19, the police's new avatar in many places is a far cry from that of the high-handed enforcer of law and order.
The deceased, identified as Janakibla Hui, had been shifted to AIIMS soon after the devastating fire ravaged the private medical facility on Monday evening, a spokesman of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar said.
The Pak PM said he told the UN that it was its resolution on Kashmir and not that of Pakistan therefore it was the body's duty to implement it.
An injured soldier told reporters from the hospital that when the building collapsed, there were 35 army personnel inside it, of whom 30 were Junior Commissioned Officers and five were soldiers.
Her appointment as World Health Organisation's deputy director offers an opportunity to push for improving the medical research environment in India.
National Human Rights Commission on Thursday said its burden would increase if the Communal Violence Bill is passed in Parliament in its "present form".
'Basic Covid protocols were not followed, which is why so many teachers lost their lives.'
940 children have died this year. A team from NCPCR found the hospital to be in the 'worst condition'. 77 infants had died till December 24 including 10 within 48 hours on December 23-24.
A bench headed by CJI asked the petitioner to approach the high court.
The defence minister clearly asserted that there will be no budgetary constraints to enhance the capability of the Army and meeting its other requirements.
India has halved incidence of poverty from 1990s
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