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Guwahati, Aug 4: The turmoil over statehood demands continued in Assam on Saturday amid stray incidents of violence. While government office and public properties were torched in Karbi Anglong district, the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) is preparing for a massive showdown in Kokrajhar on Sunday to press for the creation of a separate Bodoland State. Tension gripped the Bodoland Territorial Area

New Delhi, Aug 4: You could risk losing at least 10% of your salary every month for a year, promotions, withdrawal of privileges and perks or even face termination of service if found guilty of sexually harassing a woman at your workplace. These are part of the new rules under the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) that was passed by Parliament recently. The

New Delhi, Aug 3: Hit by yet another suicide bomb attack on its mission in Jalalabad, India today said "terror machines" that operate from "beyond the borders" was the main threat to the security of Afghanistan and refused to be deterred from its commitment to assist the war-torn country. At least 12 people were killed in the deadly attack targeting the Indian Consulate in Jalalabad city

New Delhi, Aug 3: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister on UP IAS officer Durga Nagpal’s suspension. In her letter to the Prime Minister Ms. Sonia said “We must ensure that the officer is not unfairly treated.” She also stated that implementation of machinery must see that the conditions are conducive to delivery of public services without fear or favour. Ms

Guwahati, Aug 3: Shoot-at-sight orders have been issued in central Assam’s Karbi Anglong district as large-scale arson by Statehood supporters continued in different parts of the Hill district and also on the outskirts of Diphu where curfew has been clamped and the Army staged a flag march. Supporters of the movement for a separate Bodoland snapped the rail link between the North-east and the rest

New Delhi, Aug 2: Setting the stage for a standoff in the Supreme Court on the autonomy issue, an assertive Centre today junked CBI's stand for more power for its Director with a minimum three-year term, saying an all powerful Chief without checks and balances entails the risk of "potential misuse". Rejecting CBI's opposition for an Accountability Commission for the agency, the Centre in an

Hyderabad, Aug 2: The spectacle of "resignation" by ministers and legislators of the ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh as well as the main Opposition TDP over the Telangana issue is becoming chaotic as a clear headcount of those who claimed to have quit remained ambiguous. The Congress leaders are clearly finding themselves pushed to a corner, with protests intensifying across Andhra- Rayalaseema

New Delhi, Aug 2: BJP today refused to confront its MP Shatrughan Sinha and even requested the media to "ignore" him in the wake of a series of embarrassing comments by the leader over the last week targeting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. In his latest remarks, Sinha today said in an interview to a news channel that if popularity was the yardstick for choosing a leader, then actor Amitabh

New Delhi, Aug 2: Seeking to negate the two Supreme Court verdicts on lawmakers, one of which disqualifies MPs and MLAs from the House immediately upon their conviction, government may approach the apex court for a review and also go for a "legislative remedy" by amending the current laws. Law Minister Kapil Sibal today said the government will discuss and decide in the coming days on the two

New Delhi, Aug 2: Upset over the ruling Congress and UPA's decision to create Telangana, seven Congress MPs from Andhra Pradesh today quit Parliament, with indications that some more were likely to resign soon. The MPs, who put in their papers, were A Sai Prathap (Rajampet constituency), Anantha Venkatarami Reddy (Anantapur) C V Harsha Kumar (Amalapuram-SC), Vundavalli Arun Kumar (Rajahmundry)