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New Delhi, Jan 14: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said there was no controversy in the sacking of Avinash Chander as DRDO chief and it was he who recommended that the position should be held by someone from a "slightly younger generation" and not by someone on contract. Noting that the tenure of Chander had ended in November, he said it was extended on contractual basis due the previous

Bengaluru, Jan 14: The High Court has quashed the FIRs filed by the police against the chief executive officers (Karnataka circle) of mobile service providers Airtel, Aircel, Idea and Tata Docomo for not verifying customers’ documents before issuing them SIM cards. The FIRs were filed by the Malleswaram, HAL and Indiranagar police against the CEOs under sections 419, 420, 468 and 470 of the IPC

Lucknow, Jan 14: At least 30 bodies, which were ostensibly disposed of in the Ganga river as part of last rites by their kin, surfaced after the water receded near Pariyar ghat in neighbouring Unnao district, prompting administration to order an inquiry into it. Inspector general of police (law and order) A Satish Ganesh said that around 20-25 bodies were recovered near Pariyar ghat in Safipur

New Delhi, Jan 14: The Congress, reeling under a series of defeats in recent elections, has now pegged its hopes for its revival through an agitation against the “dictatorial tendencies” of the Narendra Modi government, particularly the ordinance to amend its pet land acquisition law. The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s top decision-making body, on Tuesday decided to oppose

Srinagar, Jan 13: In a new political twist in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference today formally offered support to PDP in a letter to Governor N N Vohra for forming a government that could break the logjam of over three weeks. "@JKNC_has written to Governor Vohra Sahib reiterating our offer of support to @jkpdp and asking him to call us before deciding the assembly viability," National

New Delhi, Jan 13: Swadeshi Jagran Manch, the economic wing of the RSS, has come out against the land acquisition ordinance and today urged the Narendra Modi government to amend the measure keeping interests of farmers in mind. SJM has especially opposed in the ordinance the scrapping of social impact assessment (SIA) and food security measures, which were part of the land acquisition Act passed

New Delhi, Jan 13: BJP today slapped a show cause notice on party's Unnao MP Sakshi Maharaj asking him to explain why action should not be initiated against him for his controversial remarks in the recent past. The notice has been sent on the direction of BJP president Amit Shah and Sakshi has been asked to respond within 10 days his position on why he continued to make "controversial statements

New Delhi, Jan 12: Election Commission of India on Monday held a press meet to announce the dates for Delhi Assembly elections. The national capital will go to the polls on Feb 7 and the counting of votes will take place on Feb 10. Chief Election Commissioner Sampath while giving the details of the polls, said the code of conduct comes into force with immediate effect in Delhi. He also said

Warangal, Jan 12: Greasing the palms of officials to get your work done is seen as a natural process in India but Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao made a firm statement that his government won't tolerate any corruption. He even shocked everyone when he said he will kill anyone who pays a bribe. As quoted in the Times of India, KCR said "Do not bribe anyone. If you bribe officials, I will kill you

Gandhinagar, Jan 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday at Vibrant Gujarat Summit took on his detractors and said hype is good as it helps to expedite the process of decision making. PM Modi said "hyping things help to create a momentum. It forces the government officials to quicken the decision making process, besides it helps to do away with red-tapism." PM Modi's critics always ridicule him