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Jharkhand exam protest: Cabinet meets ahead of fresh talks as stir enters day 24

India, Aug. 17 -- The Jharkhand cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, met on Monday, August 17, ahead of a fresh round of talks between a government panel and job aspirants protesting alleg... Read More


251 Lok Sabha MPs, 14 Chief Ministers face criminal cases: Report to SC

India, Aug. 17 -- A report on the criminalisation of politics submitted to the Supreme Court has found that 251 of 543 Lok Sabha members and 75 of 233 Rajya Sabha members face criminal cases, with mor... Read More


Three children drown in Gorakhpur pond while taking bath on Nag Panchami

India, Aug. 17 -- Three children drowned in a pond in the Bansgaon area on Monday, August 17 while they had gone for a bath on Nag Panchami, police said. According to villagers, several children had g... Read More


Himanta defends move to limit eco-sensitive zone around Kaziranga to 1 km

India, Aug. 17 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, August 17 defended his government's move to approach the Centre for notifying a one-km radius around the Kaziranga National Park a... Read More


INC has accepted it has become 'Dimagi Naxal Congress', says BJP

India, Aug. 17 -- The BJP on Monday, August 17 launched a fresh attack on the Congress over its senior leader P Chidambaram's "proud to be a dimagi Naxal" remark, saying it was an acceptance by the ma... Read More


Ram Madhav, Smriti Irani, Biplab Deb in BJP's new national team; Piyush Goyal named treasurer

India, Aug. 17 -- The BJP on Monday, August 17 announced its new national team under party president Nitin Nabin, appointing 13 vice presidents, including Ram Madhav, Lok Sabha MP D Purandeshwari and ... Read More


Deepak Mhaskey replaces Amit Malviya as BJP social media chief

India, Aug. 17 -- The BJP on Monday appointed Chhattisgarh-based academic and party leader Deepak Mhaskey as the head of its social media department, replacing Amit Malviya, who had led the party's so... Read More


NCBA faults plan to prosecute chief executive on Sh363m fraud claims

Nairobi, Aug. 17 -- NCBA Bank has faulted the decision by Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga to prosecute its chief executive officer (CEO) John Gachora for allegedly failing to report sus... Read More


Khalid Jehangir congratulates Ram Madhav on appointment as BJP National Vice-President

Jammu, Aug. 17 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, Aug 17 (KNS) : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Jammu and Kashmir, Khalid Jehangir has extended his heartiest congratulations to Ram Madhav... Read More


BJP owes J&K answers on Statehood, reservations, governance: Tanvir Sadiq

Jammu, Aug. 17 -- Share Tweet Share Jammu, 17 Aug (KNS): The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference MLA Zadibal and Chief Spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq Monday came down heavily on the BJP over its protest ... Read More