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Designated special courts at Rouse Avenue to deal with POCSO cases against former MPs and MLAs

India, Oct. 16 -- The three designated special courts at Rouse Avenue to deal with cases against MPs and MLAs under the POCSO Act will now also deal with cases against former MLAs and MPs, Raj Niwas o... Read More


SC: Centre against lethal injection for execution

India, Oct. 16 -- The problem is that the Government is not ready to evolve, the Supreme Court (SC) observed on Wednesday after the Centre said it may not be "very feasible" to give the option to deat... Read More


Defence Minister extends ex-servicemen assistance

India, Oct. 16 -- In a big welfare measure for ex-servicemen, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a 100 per cent increase in financial assistance for veterans and their dependents under scheme... Read More


Naxalism restricted to 3 districts: MHA

India, Oct. 16 -- In a giant stride towards Modi Government's vision of building a Naxal-free Bharat, the number of districts most affected by Naxalism have been brought down to 3 from 6. Now only Bij... Read More


77 Naxals surrender en masse

India, Oct. 16 -- In a major blow to the Naxal network, as many as 77 Maoists, including 42 women cadres and at least two members of Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's... Read More


Himanta meets Singapore envoy

India, Oct. 16 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday met Acting High Commissioner of Singapore, Alice Cheng, in New Delhiand urged her to extend full cooperation to the State police... Read More


SC green cracker order vindicates our stand, says BJP

India, Oct. 16 -- The BJP on Wednesday said the Supreme Court allowing the sale and use of green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR has vindicated the party's stand that the former AAP government presented arg... Read More


The science of green crackers and lower emissions

India, Oct. 16 -- Designed to reduce emissions by around 30 per cent, green crackers are a less-polluting version of traditional firecrackers that have been developed in India to address rising concer... Read More


DDA opens lifetime membership application for Roshanara Club

India, Oct. 16 -- The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has opened a lifetime membership application for limited seats at Roshanara Club, one of Delhi's oldest and most iconic heritage clubs. Applicat... Read More


Long traffic jams bring Capital to crawl

India, Oct. 16 -- The city's roads turned into long stretches of unmoving vehicles on Wednesday, with commuters stuck for hours amid one of the worst traffic days of the festive season. Massive conge... Read More