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New Delhi, Jun 25: The Parliamentary Affairs Minister, while opposing BJP member Satish Mahana's adjournment notice on the likelihood of a weak monsoon during the zero hour of the state Assembly, said, "A possibility of minor drought-like situation has been expressed, but the Central government and its ministers are trying to grill it in the minds of the people." "This is being done to justify the

Chapra (Bihar), Jun 25: At least four passengers were killed and eight injured when the Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailed at Golden Ganj station near Chapra early today. 12 coaches were derailed in the incident at around 0200 hours today, Railway spokesperson Anil Saxena said. Five coaches-B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4 and pantry car-overturned in the derailment while seven other coaches-B-5 to B-10

New Delhi, Jun 24: Star Alliance Chief Executive Board (CEB), at its meeting in London on Monday, gave an endorsement vote to induct Air India into the fold. In a significant move, Air India has formally become part of the global airlines’ grouping, Star Alliance, which would enable seamless travel to over 1,300 destinations for the national carrier’s passengers. Ending a seven-year-long wait, the

Srinagar, Jun 24: An indefinite curfew was imposed in Sopore town in Kashmir Tuesday following the death of a youth in security force firing Monday. Heavy deployments of police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) blocked road crossings, using coils of concertina wires, in the town to enforce the curfew. Shops, public transport, businesses and educational institutions remained

United Nations, Jun 24: An initiative conceptualised by Indian government’s Department of Electronics and Information Technology to enable delivery of public services electronically through the mobile platform has been awarded a United Nations public service award. Mobile Seva, a nationwide initiative conceptualised, funded and implemented by the Department of Electronics and Information

New Delhi, Jun 24: The first Budget of the Narendra Modi government will be presented on July 10. Parliament will be convened on July 7 for a session that will last till August 14. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs that met on Monday is understood to have taken the decision, but there was no official announcement. The Railway Budget will be presented on July 8, while the Economic

New Delhi/Zurich, June 23: Switzerland has not shared any information or given assurance on sharing details about Indian account holders in Swiss banks, where a major portion of India's "black money" is suspected to be stashed, governments of both countries said Monday. "We have not received any official communication from Swiss authorities so far about sharing bank account details of Indians (who

New Delhi, Jun 23: Multi-billionaire friendly Narendra Modi government in India is all set to raise the import duty on sugar to 40 per cent from 15 per cent and to consider other incentives for mill owners. With this a huge increase in sugar prices is expected in few days. "We have reached a consensus to raise the import duty to 40 per cent and to consider other incentives provided mills clear Rs

Mumbai, June 23: Reluctantly accepting the steep hike in railway fares and freight rates, the Shiv Sena on Monday urged the government this should be “the final increase”. In a sharp editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamana flaying the sudden hike, the party has pointed out that its ally Bharatiya Janata Party has armed the opposition with a weapon. The steep hike of 14.2 percent in passenger

Patna, Jun 23: The passengers of Air India's Delhi-bound flight (AI 410) had a close shave on Sunday as the aircraft virtually went out of control and witnessed turbulent motion, 30 minutes after its take-off from here at 9.25am, from the Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport here. Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh was on board the aircraft. Yet, the aircraft's commander did not