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Custodial death: 200 Amreli Dalits threaten to convert to BuddhismSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 06:09 IST
Dalits as well as the family members of the Sondarva expressed unhappiness over the police probe and reached the collector's office on Wednesday to take forms for conversion. They alleged that Saundarva died due to police torture.
Protest against GST: Both Congress, BJP face textile traders’ angerSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 06:06 IST
Those involved in the textile industry have been demanding withdrawal of GST or Goods and Services Tax imposed on manufacturing, processing and trading activities.
A vicious cycleSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 06:05 IST
As Adityanath government announces plans to demolish cycle tracks laid by previous SP regime, ground reality throws up questions about whether it was worth the crores spent on it.
Sculptors protest, demand GST rollback in JaipurSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 05:53 IST
Say levying GST on sculptors of Gods is attack on Hinduism
Jharkhand BJP claims two former CMs bought tribal land illegallySubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 05:52 IST
The two parties denied the allegations and asked the state government to proceed as per the law. JVM spokesperson Saroj Singh alleged that BJP has resorted to “such tactics” because the party is “on the back foot on the issue of amendments in the CNT-SPT Acts”.
MP govt starts preventive arrests to scuttle Mandsaur farmers’ protestSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 05:48 IST
Swaraj Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav and Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathana leader Raju Shetty are expected to participate in Thursday’s events but the administration said they would be detained too.
Lynching in name of gau raksha against Hindutva: Shiv SenaSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 05:43 IST
The party welcomed Modi’s statement calling murder in the name of protecting cows unacceptable. “We welcome the stand taken by the Prime Minister over the issue. Nobody has the right to take the law in his hands in the name of cow protection.’’
Bihar Muslim lawyer, sons convert to HinduismSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 11:22 IST
Anand said he was forced to convert after about 40 Muslims allegedly threatened him with consequences if he did not follow “basic norms of Islam” on July 2.
‘Caste slurs’ against student: Not satisfied with police ‘accused didn’t know victim’ logic, court invokes actSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 05:39 IST
The case dates back to January 2, when a 19-year-old Dalit boy studying in St Stephen’s College had alleged he was assaulted by a man who also used casteist slurs against him, following an accident in Karawal Nagar. The victim is the son of an Assistant Sub-Inspector.
FITE to organise lawyers’ meet for IT employees on July 8Subscriber Only
July 6, 2017 05:34 IST
FITE has also taken up the fight for lay offs in other cities like Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Trade unionism is a relatively new phenomenon in the IT companies and many have claimed exemption from the labour laws.
‘No-purchase’ agitation by petrol dealers receives partial responseSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 05:30 IST
Sources from AIPDA said close to 350 petrol pumps in the district had not sent their tankers for refuelling to the Loni terminal. APIDA sources said the number of tankers coming to the terminal for refuelling till late Wednesday noon were a little less than usual.
Interfaith couple: Kerala couple denied room, owner says they didn’t have ID proofSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 05:26 IST
However, the hotel’s owner Shiva Madu has denied the couple’s allegations. Madu claimed that a room was denied after the couple failed to provide a valid identity proof and because they sought the room for only 30 minutes.
Varsities need to create atmosphere to retain talent, says Pranab MukherjeeSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 05:23 IST
On his last visit to a university ahead of remittance of office on July 25, the President said that one of the things that he has constantly stressed on over the past five years during visits to universities is the need for improvement of the quality of education.
Woman complains of acid attack in Chinchwad, probe onSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 05:21 IST
The woman was admitted to the YCM hospital in Pimpri for treatment. On July 4, she lodged a first information report at the Pimpri police station. Police have accordingly booked four unidentified persons under Sections 326 (a), 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
India trampling on Panchsheel pact, misleading public, says ChinaSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 05:20 IST
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also reiterated that India had disregarded the 1890 Sino-British Treaty, which China has cited to prove the Doklam region, referred to as Donglong in China, is sovereign Chinese territory.
Debt-ridden farmer ends life in Tarn TaranSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 05:18 IST
Jagroop allegedly consumed poison Monday evening. He rushed to a private hospital in Tarn Taran, but couldn’t be saved.
Raghunath temple attack: Arrest, bail, rearrest… 15-year ordeal for 6 men ends with dischargeSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 14:49 IST
These observations came in a judgment on March 15, 2017, when the court dismissed a revision petition by the state against the discharge of the six accused by principal sessions judge, Jammu, Subhash Chandra Gupta on October 30, 2006.
Rural India starts to go nuclear, urban families grow in shrinking spaceSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 05:04 IST
According to the government yardstick for classifying family size, a subnuclear family is a fragment of a nuclear family, such as a widow with unmarried children, or siblings living together. Supplemented nuclear families include a nuclear family’s members plus other relations, without spouses.
People’s medicine: rapid launches, few stores, low supply and demandSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 05:01 IST
The e-mail is addressed to the CEO of Jan Ausadhi and officials of the Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) responsible for implementation of PMJAY at various levels.
India, Israel ‘strategic partners’, send strong message on terrorSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 06:12 IST
The two sides decided to establish a bilateral Technology Innovation Fund worth US$ 40 million for research in industrial development. Modi said, “We also discussed the situation in West Asia and wider region. It is India’s hope that peace, dialogue and restraint will prevail.”
J-K House passes GST resolution, Minister Haseeb Drabu assures safeguardsSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 06:12 IST
Drabu, however, didn’t explain how these safeguards would be implemented, which prompted the Opposition to raised slogans in protest as Speaker Kavinder Gupta put the resolution to a voice vote.
Plea by Delhi bird foundation: NGT stays work on waste treatment plantSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 04:57 IST
The counsel for the Haryana government agreed to maintain “status quo” on the construction site till the next hearing in the case, scheduled to be held on July 27.
Delhi HC wants authorities to discuss Right to EducationSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 04:49 IST
The petition says the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, was meant to ensure free and compulsory education to children by the government. But, Section 8(1) of the Delhi Right to Education (RTE) Rules was curtailing this right, it said.
His party wants Governor recall, Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury differsSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 07:40 IST
Congress state chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told The Indian Express that his personal view was that it was “utterly unbecoming” of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to go public with their “bickering”.
Flashpoint in Puducherry: CM Narayanasamy says wasn’t consulted on MLA nominationsSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 04:30 IST
The Congress high command hit out at the NDA government and Bedi. “The BJP Government is using the august office of the governor to serve the conspiratorial political machinations of BJP-Sangh Parivar."
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