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Delhi court drops charges against ex-coal secy HC Gupta, says no evidence they 'acted against public interest'

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- A Delhi court on Friday acquitted former Coal Ministry officials H.C. Gupta (then secretary) and K.S. Kropha (then joint secretary), along with M/s R.K.M. Powergen Pvt. Ltd and it... Read More


'Delhi govt working to clean up Yamuna, will change picture in 3 years'

NEW DELHI, Nov. 3 -- The Delhi government is continuously working to clean Yamuna river and will change the picture in three years, Minister for Water Parvesh Verma said on Monday. He was attending ... Read More


No nominations filed on 1st day

New delhi, Nov. 3 -- No nominations were filed on the first day of the nomination process on Monday for the MCD bypolls in 12 wards. None of the main parties -- BJP, AAP and Congress -- have announce... Read More


Cloud seeding trials purely an experiment: Govt official

NEW DELHI, Nov. 3 -- The recent cloud seeding trials in New Delhi were purely experimental, Ministry of Earth Sciences Secretary M Ravichandran said, stressing that such tests are vital to assess feas... Read More


DMRC junks reports claiming non-functional CCTVs

NEW DELHI, Nov. 3 -- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday dismissed media reports claiming that a large number of its CCTV cameras were non-functional, calling them "misleading" and "sele... Read More


'Backing high-risk, high-impact R&D projects': PM launches Rs 1L cr fund

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a Rs 1 lakh crore fund to spur private sector investment in research and development and announced that his government was now supp... Read More


DMK moves SC against EC's decision to conduct SIR in Tamil Nadu

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission's (EC) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SI... Read More


Shah vows to set up defence corridor in Bihar if NDA wins

Sheohar, Nov. 3 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said a defence corridor will come up in Bihar and factories will be set up in each district if the NDA is voted to power. Addressing poll ra... Read More


Punjab cops nab 63 drug 'smugglers' across state

Chandigarh, Nov. 3 -- Punjab Police on Monday conducted raids at 295 locations, leading to the arrest of 63 "drug smugglers" after registration of 60 FIRs across the state. With this, the total number... Read More


Magisterial probe begins into 'hostage-taker' Rohit Arya's death

Mumbai, Nov. 3 -- An independent magisterial inquiry has been initiated into the death of social entrepreneur Rohit Arya, who was shot during the police operation while rescuing 17 children and two ad... Read More