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In February 1999, a senior Congress leader in Odisha (who is no more) had created a flutter when he asserted that he was willing to be a peon if Sonia Gandhi so demanded. As obvious, he wanted the Chief Minister's post after JB Patnaik was…

Pradeep Sangwan of Delhi, who plays for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has failed the random dope test. Sangwan became the second cricketer after Mohammad Asif to fail the IPL dope test. There have been…

As problems abound in numerous forms in the society, the netas fight elections delivering false promises on the dais only to get the maximum from the vote banks in the electorate. Sadly, disillusioned masses, helplessly watching the rot…

It was a huge blow to the Medical Council of India (MCI) when the Supreme Court quashed its notification for holding common entrance tests for MBBS, BDS and PG medical courses. However, the verdict will not affect the admissions which have…

The Supreme Court has come up with strong measures to curb the rising incidents of acid attacks on young women and asked the Centre, States and Union Territories to make this offence non-bailable. In addition, the apex court has fixed…

The death toll in Mid-Day Meal tragedy in Bihar's Chhapra, has gone up to 23 with the demise of another kid last night. At least two kids are still in the ICU, while many other remain critical. They are being treated in Patna and Chhapra.…

Farhan Akhtar acted ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ has played well at the box office. The Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra directed movie collected a huge sum of Rs 39 crore merely in five days of its release on 12 July 2013. ‘Bhaag Milka Bhaag’ was the…

In a desperate bid to counter the offensive by Chinese forces on the border, India has decided to deploy a special crop of 50,000 additional troops to be deployed at the cost of Rs 65,000 crore. The Cabinet Committee on Security headed…

At least five policemen, including three from the Special Auxillary Police Unit, were killed when the naxals launched a daring attack on them in Aurangabad, Biihar on Wednesday. The deceased included two private security guards. The…

A day after POSCO dropped a 6 mt/year Steel Plant project in Karnataka, another Steel giant ArcelorMittal has decided to scrap its ambitious Rs 40,000 crore Steel Plant in Odisha, citing inordinate delay in implementation. The project would…