Modi thanked the people of the state for making the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' initiative a fruitful one.
The staccato burst of gunfire at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai at 9.21 pm on Wednesday night hardly gave an inkling of the shape of things to come up in the next two to three hours.
The CBI has sent Letters Rogatory to three countries, including Canada, to gather more information about business and stashing of money by Amit Kumar, alleged kingpin of the multi-crore rupee kidney transplant racket. "We have sent the Letters Rogatory to Canada, Greece and Turkey to get more information about the accused," CBI's special director M L Sharma said.
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Around 40,000 Delhi Police personnel, 190 coys (companies) of Central Armed Police Forces and 19,000 Home Guards have been deployed for smooth conduct of election in the national capital, officials said.
The award, instituted in 1999 by ASSCOHAM, is conferred on persons for their extraordinary contribution in different fields.
In a new twist to the sensational case relating to the murder of TV executive Neeraj Grover, the police on Friday claimed that the killing was pre-meditated by Kannada film actress Marrayya Monica Susayraj and her naval officer boyfriend M L Jerome Mathew.The police had earlier claimed that Grover's killing was a spontaneous act and the new disclosure came after police got hold of mobile phone records of Mathew and Susayraj, which suggested that the act was pre-meditated.
A nine-inch-long knife which is alleged to have been used by naval officer M L Jerome Mathew in killing television executive Neeraj Grover in Kannada actress Maraya Monica Susayraj's flat was recovered from the home, police said. "We have recovered the knife from a chute situated near the bathroom of Susayraj's flat in Malad," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rakesh Maria said Monday. Mathew is suspected to have washed the weapon and thrown it in the chute.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was informed that the film has not yet received the certification from the Central Board of Film Certification.
Two former union ministers have sought registration of an FIR into the fighter jet deal between India and France alleging "criminal misconduct" by high public functionaries.
The army has ordered a probe into allegations of Indian peace-keepers in Congo indulging in sexual and child abuse weeks after charges surfaced that had left defence authorities redfaced. The probe is being conducted by a senior army officer posted in the central African state, top army officials said in Delhi on Tuesday night.
The warrants were issued by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate K J Upadhyay after the Gujarat CID filed an application that neither of them had replied to their summons regading the case.
The prize, comprising Rs one lakh, a plaque and an invitation to lecture in Delhi, will be awarded at a function to be held in April.
Another Gujarat police official, M L Parmar, accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case surrendered before the CID on Friday.
After skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan, it's former cricketer Virender Sehwag, who has now jumped into the political bandwagon. The former India opener posted on his official Twitter account, appealing agitating protesters to cease violence immediately and sort out the issues peacefully by staying within the limits of Indian constitution. "I request all my brothers to voice their differences and protest by staying within the limits of our constitution. We are saviors and not violent predators," Sehwag posted on his twitter account," Sehwag wrote on his Twitter handle. "Our army and sportspersons fight for the country's pride. Our (the citizen's) passion should work in the benefit of India and not against it," he added. Sehwag's comments come in the backdrop of a raging debate on freedom of expression after an event against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus where anti-national slogans were allegedly raised. Earlier Dhoni had also voiced his opinion by hailing the Indian army, saying that the nation is in a position to debate on freedom of expression because of the men in uniform.
BJP workers and mourners queued up in large numbers outside the party headquarters since morning to pay their last respects to the leader.
At least ten killed and over 60 injured have been injured in a stampede at Kamtanath Pahad temple in Satna district in Madhya Pradesh early Monday morning.
An autopsy report confirmed that two of Sabharwal's ribs were broken and that his lungs had bled, causing his death. \n\n
Sabharwal, who had undergone a bypass surgery recently, was rushed to hospital where he was declared dead.
Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy cleared SSP Yadav's name for the top post in the Andhra Pradesh Police a day before the superannuation of Basith. Yadav supersedes two of his own batch mates from the 1972 batch of the Indian Police Service -- P V Naidu and M L Kumawat.
Bharatiya Janata Party legislators on Monday protested in front of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's office at the secretariat demanding the resignation of Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti.
The bench said that 'argument on the preliminary issue and the claim of privilege raised by the Government of India is reserved'.
She was 53 and had been undergoing treatment for cancer for the last few months.
VVS Laxman is all set to renew his connection with Eden Gardens as the former middle order batsman has been chosen to deliver the MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Kolkata on October 19.
The court said that it has perused the entire petition and does not wish to agree with it.
The 53-year-old actress, born in Chennai as daughter of top-notch classical singer M L Vasanthakumari, had acted in over 300 films and several television serials, most of them in Malayalam.
'There is no accountability in this country at all. You can get away with anything. When that happens... the younger generation, who does it learn from?' asks General M L Thapan.
'As the film was suppose to release on December 1, there are over 50 countries where this process (of certification) is on.'
The Central Information Commission has directed the FCI to allow its former official M L Kohli to inspect two vigilance investigation reports on him in its custody."
Nikalje in his application stated that he had gone to Chembur on November 30 to help pacify the mob and not to incite them as claimed by the police in the FIR against him.
The Congress, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Community Party of India-Marxist have all called for the resignation of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar following the violence that broke out after the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim on Friday.
Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra has termed "unwarranted" the alleged anti-women remarks of certain lawyers, including a defence counsel of the December 16 gangrape convict.
A full Bench comprising Justice R N Prasad, Justice Barin Ghosh and Justice M L Visa unanimously dismissed the petition.
The NSE Nifty, which dipped below the key 10,800-mark to touch a low of 10,755.40, bounced back on late buying to close at 10,817.70, up 9.65 points, or 0.09 per cent.
The Bombay High Court will hear on November 25 the petition filed by Reliance Industries Ltd seeking the court's approval of a scheme to demerge the company into four new entities as part of a settlement reached between Ambani brothers.
The statement was made by the Kashmiri Hindu conference chairperson.
Information Commissioner M L Sharma has resigned from the Central Information Commission after a nearly five-year-long stint. Sharma was part of several landmark decisions including the bringing of political parties under the RTI Act.
A bench comprising justices T S Thakur and Vikramajit Sen declined to hear the plea and asked the petitioner to approach the high court for redressal of his grievances.
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