Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:43:30
Accusing India of waging "fifth-generation warfare", Pakistan said on Monday that New Delhi had failed to inform it about the release of water from a dam that could cause flooding across the border.
India, however, rejected the claim saying that under the terms of a water treaty between the two nations it had informed Pakistan about the release of excess water late on Monday when it crossed a
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Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:39:25
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has hit out at para-teachers for launching agitations demanding salary hike, instead of taking classes.
Para-teachers, contractual educators in government and government-aided schools of the state, had recently staged a protest in Nadia's Kalyani demanding pay hike, following which they were allegedly caned by the police.
"Para-teachers sho
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Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:37:59
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa will expand his ministry on Tuesday by inducting 17 ministers in the first phase.
This will be the first-ever expansion of Yediyurappa's ministry after he assumed office on July 26 and proved his government's majority on the floor of the Assembly on July 29.
Having run the government with a "one-man cabinet" for over 20 days, the chief min
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Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:36:03
In a major milestone for India's Moon mission, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft successfully entered the lunar orbit on Tuesday.
Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) maneuver was completed successfully at 0902 hours as planned, using the onboard propulsion system, the Bengaluru headquartered space agency said in a statement.
"The duration of maneuver was 1,738 seconds. With this, Chandrayaan-2 was succe
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Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:34:29
Veteran composer Khayyam, best known for his music in classic films such as 'Kabhi Kabhie' and 'Umrao Jaan', passed away after prolonged illnesses at a hospital here on Monday.
He was 92.
The noted composer was admitted at the ICU at Sujay Hospital in suburban Juhu due to lung infection over 10 days ago.
"He was admitted to the hospital a few days ago owing to breathing issues and other a
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Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:32:29
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday granted to the CBI time till September 6 to complete the investigation into the road accident in which the Unnao rape survivor and her lawyer were critically injured and two of her aunts killed.
The apex court, which had earlier given two weeks to the CBI to complete the probe, extended the time while noting that the probe agency has done "extensive investig
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Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:30:18
The Supreme Court on Monday said it is hearing matters related to severe air pollution in Delhi and National Capital Region "day in and day out" so that people, especially the children, could breath clean air.
The apex court observed this while coming down heavily on the Delhi Transport Department, which has filed an affidavit raising objections over the Environment Pollution Control Authorit
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Mon, 19 Aug 2019 18:28:23
There could be more trouble for HD Kumaraswamy, after chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday announced that the investigation into the alleged phone tapping scandal will be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The former chief minister who visited Kukke Subrahmanya temple, about 100 kilometers from Mangaluru, on Sunday, while speaking to reporters said, “Let them (governme
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Mon, 19 Aug 2019 18:24:12
ormer Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday made a veiled attack on the ruling dispensation in the state when he suggested that Operation Lotus should be handed over for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) enquiry.
The opposition parties alleged that 'Operation Lotus' was the attempt by the BJP to form the government in the state by any means.
On being asked about the phone-tappi
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