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STATE GOVT'S URBAN PUSH TRIGGERS STATEWIDE FURY

PANJIM/MARGAO, June 27 -- A wave of resistance is sweeping across Goa after the State govern ment revived a controversial proposal to declare 56 vil lages as urban areas, trigger ing allegations that ... Read More


Dearness Allowance: Here's why AIDEF is demanding a change in the DA calculation formula

DA hike, June 27 -- The All India Defence Employees' Federation (AIDEF) has in a second memorandum submitted to the 8th pay commission panel sought a change in how dearness allowance is calculated. A... Read More


Jamaat was born opposing Bangladesh, it is their character to oppose: Gayeshwar Chandra

Sangsad Bhaban, June 27 -- Ruling party lawmaker Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Saturday said Jamaat-e-Islami "was born out of opposition to Bangladesh and it is their character to oppose. "Jamaat was born... Read More


BJP has auctioned off democracy: Prithviraj Chavan

Kolhapur/Satara, June 27 -- Congress senior leader and former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strangled democracy in the country and now even held a... Read More


Kunamneni rejects Harish Rao's missing coal allegations

Hyderabad, June 27 -- Singareni Collieries Workers Union honorary president, CPI state secretary and MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao, on Friday, June 26, dismissed as "completely false" allegations by for... Read More


Soaring iPad, Xbox prices reveal pain of memory chip mess

New Delhi, June 27 -- Within a span of five hours Thursday, Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. hiked the prices for such popular products as Xbox video-game consoles, Macs and iPads. Both companies blame... Read More


Bill establishing passengers' rights and Nepali domestic carriers' obligations back on table.

Kathmandu, June 27 -- led government has revived a long-delayed bill that seeks to overhaul Nepal's domestic aviation liability and insurance regime, renewing efforts to align the country's aviation l... Read More


Implement referendum verdict or face a united movement, 11-party alliance leaders warn BNP

Mymensingh, June 27 -- party opposition alliance on Saturday warned that a united street movement would continue if the referendum verdict is not implemented. Speaking at a divisional rally in Mymens... Read More


"Nitish Kumar has been, is, and will continue to be my leader": Ex Union Minister RCP Singh after meeting with JD(U) chief

Patna, June 27 -- Former Union Minister Ramchandra Prasad Singh on Saturday met former Bihar Chief Minister and Janta Dal (United) Chief Nitish Kumar in Patna after a gap of four years. He described t... Read More


BJP leader Jai Ram Thakur accuses Himachal govt of delaying Local Bodies poll process, warns of legal action

Shimla, June 27 -- The Leader of Opposition and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday accused the Congress government of deliberately delaying the completion of the electio... Read More