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Two-time MLA Rampada Jamatia takes over as Tripura assembly speaker

AGARTALA, March 18 -- Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former minister Rampada Jamatia was elected as the Tripura assembly speaker on Wednesday. A two-time MLA from the Bagma (ST) const... Read More


Probe into energy bars, mid-day meals in civic schools

India, March 18 -- Energy bars or nutribars meant to support the mid-day meal programme in Mumbai's municipal schools triggered a stormy discussion among corporators on Tuesday. Mayor Ritu Tawde direc... Read More


Cold stoves, empty plates: A distant war starves Navi Mumbai's industrial heart

India, March 18 -- Each day for the past week, Ashwini Koli, 25, has stood in a 4 am queue in Turbhe MIDC, watching the sun rise over industrial chimneys. By noon, she returns to her cramped tenement ... Read More


8 of Kishanganj bizman's family burnt alive in blaze in Indore

KISHANGANJ, March 18 -- In a heart-rending incident, eight members of a family from Kishanganj, Bihar, were burnt alive when a fire broke out in a three-storey house after an explosion at an Electric ... Read More


Lodha Developers ordered to refund sr citizen couple rRs.r5 crore

India, March 18 -- The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered Lodha Developers and its other companies to refund a senior-citizen couple nearly Rs.5 crore for unilaterally issuing a ... Read More


Biju Naveen Foundation: Patnaik clarifies timing amid BJP attack over intent

India, March 18 -- Amid mounting political heat in Odisha, former chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday clarified the formation of the 'Biju Naveen Inspirational Foundation', explaining that it w... Read More


Taking all measures to ensure no LPG shortage, Centre assures Bombay HC

India, March 18 -- The central government on Tuesday told the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court that it was making all possible efforts, domestically and internationally, to ensure that citizens d... Read More


8 Lok Sabha Opposition MPs' suspension revoked

India, March 18 -- Lok Sabha lawmakers on Tuesday committed to maintaining dignified conduct to uphold decorum in the House as Speaker Om Birla revoked the suspension of eight Opposition MPs. Parliame... Read More


Kisan Mela to push for crop diversification, groundwater conservation

Ludhiana, March 18 -- The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) will organise Kisan Mela at its Ludhiana campus on March 20 and 21, with over two lakh farmers expected to attend the event. The mela wil... Read More


Lodhas to launch theoretical physics institute in Mumbai

India, March 18 -- The city is set to acquire a privately-run dedicated research centre in fundamental physics in May, with the launch of Lodha Theoretical Physics Institute (LTPI), by the Lodha Found... Read More