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It was just like a fairytale, as a 52-year-old son lit the funeral pyre of his 28-year-old father! That happened in Meerpur of Rewari district of Haryana on September 4, when armyman Jagmal Singh was cremated with full military honours.…

While the demand for a permanent bench in Western Odisha, has taken a decisive turn, lawyers in undivided Koraput districts - Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Rayagada and Koraput held an economic blockade yesterday, demanding a permanent bench of…

A day after Raghuram Rajan took over as the new RBI Governor, the market welcomed with great enthusiasm. The BSE Sensex soared 550 points in the opening trade. The Indian Rupee, which has been at the receiving end, rose to 65.54 against the…

In a big development, the main accused in the multi-crore Uliburu mining scam, Mr. Deepak Gupta was arrested today. The Vigilance sleuths confirmed that they have strong evidence against Deepak and his family in the scam. Earlier, the…

In a big blow to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, his bail plea was rejected by a Jodhpur Court today. He was sent to 14-day judicial custody on September 2. He will now move the Rajasthan High Court for the bail. Asaram, who is in…

The declining Rupee, Syrian crisis and fuel price hike have taken a toll on the aviation industry. The Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) or Jet Fuel has been hiked by a steep 6.9%, which means there will be a 10-15% hike in all air fares in the…

The Supreme Court has dealt a huge blow to the Centre by rejecting its plea, seeking a review of its verdict on disqualification of convicted politicians in criminal cases. The apex court made it clear that the ban on convicted politicians…

Raghuram Govind Rajan, Chief Economic Advisor in the Finance Ministry, will take over as the new RBI Governor today at a time when Indian Economy is struggling to find its rhythm. Rajan took charge from Duvvuri Subbarao. He will be at the…

They came, they dined, but they refused to go soft. BJP leaders LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley attended PM Dr. Manmohan Singh's dinner last night, but did not keep his request for a smooth functioning of the Parliament. The BJP…

September 3, 2013 turned out to be worst nightmare for Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and his deputy Amit Shah, as they came under severe attack from three sources. And, the attacks came a day after the media reports that RSS is pushing hard to…