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Mumbai, Jun 11: The Maharashtra government on Sunday announced a loan waiver for farmers and decided to form a committee to decide the criteria of debt relief, after which cultivators called off their protests. "The government has decided to waive farmers' loans. The loans of farmers with small land holdings stand waived from today itself," Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil said. Patil, who

Patna, Jun 11: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today greeted RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on his 70th birthday. Kumar drove to the house of former chief minister Rabri Devi at 10 Circular road to wish Lalu on his birthday. Speaking to reporters, Nitish said, "Lalu Prasad has contributed immensely to Bihar politics and our society." Meanwhile, stream of well-wishers comprising leaders, legislators

Gorakhpur, Jun 11: If there is courage and determination, we can overcome the biggest obstacle. Though Supriya is fighting with a disease that makes people tremble and lose confidence, she managed to score 81 percent marks in the 10th Boards exam. Not only has she made her parents proud, but also has given thousands of people a message who get disappointed with life because of any difficulty -

New Delhi, Jun 11: 13 armed intruders have been killed in relentless 96-hour operation along the Line of Control (LoC) to thwart Pakistan's attempt to upsurge terror activities in Ramazan in the Kashmir valley, said Indian Army on Saturday. "The sinister designs of Pakistan Army to push-in multiple groups of armed intruders across the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir continues to be defeated by proactive

Siliguri, Jun 10: Taking strong exception to BJP president Amit Shah's comment on Mahatma Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today demanded that he withdraw it and apologise to the country. "He should withdraw his comment and apologise for it. It is a deliberate act. It is unfortunate, uncalled for and unethical," she told reporters here. "Gandhiji is the father of the nation and

Raipur, Jun 10: BJP chief Amit Shah has said Mahatma Gandhi was a "chatur baniya", a reference to the mercantile caste to which he was born, who had rightly advised dissolution of the Congress after Independence. Addressing a select audience of "prominent citizens" here yesterday evening, Shah also said the Congress was not rooted in any ideology or principles and was sort of a "special purpose

Bhopal, Jun 10: Amid raging farmers' protest in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will start his indefinite fast today and continue "until peace is restored". The Chief Minister will be available at Bhopal's Dussehra Maidan from 11 am, where people can discuss their issues with him. Farmers' protests started last week in Mandsaur over demand for better prices for their produce

Dehradun, Jun 9: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat today inaugurated a newly built cowshed at his official residence here, describing cow as a symbol of Indian culture. Accompanied by his wife Sunita, Rawat worshipped a cow and its calf kept in the cowshed to mark its opening. The couple caressed them and offered them a mix of jaggery and gram. "The cow is a symbol of our culture

New Delhi, Jun 9: Almost 140 people on Air India's Delhi-Jammu flight on Friday afternoon had a narrow escape when the plane could not stop in time on the runway and went into the kutcha area at the end of the small airstrip in Jammu. According to sources, AI 821 had 134 passengers on board when the 23-year-old old Airbus A-320 (VT-ESL) touched down in Jammu. "The preliminary information is that

Naya Gaon, Jun 9: In the wake of the farmer's protest in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress on Friday lashed out at the Centre, stating that they would stand with the farmers and if that is politics, then they are playing it. "As long as the farmers are in distress or in any kind of trouble we will stand with the farmers- If that is politics then we are playing it. Unfortunately, from the