PM inaugurates 36th National Games at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, 29/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a blitzkrieg event inaugurated the 36th National Games at Narendra Modi Stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad. This was one of the three major events attended by the Prime Minister on the first day of his two-day visit to poll-bound home state Gujarat. The largest (cricket) stadium in the…

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Armed forces must have mechanism for disciplinary proceedings against officers for adultery: SC

New Delhi, 29/9: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the armed forces should have disciplinary proceedings against their officers for adultery, saying it creates pain in the family     Maintaining that family is the unit of society and everybody is dependent on it, a five-judge bench presided over by Justice K M Joseph said…

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Congress says decision on Rajasthan CM in a day or two

New Delhi, 29/9: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will decide on the Rajasthan chief minister’s post within a day or two, party general secretary KC Venugopal said on Thursday.     Venugopal made the statement outside Gandhi’s 10, Janpath residence here after a series of meetings to resolve the Rajasthan crisis.   He also said it…

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Ashok Gehlot to not contest Congress presidential poll

Jaipur, 29/9: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday announced that he will not fight the Congress presidential election, taking moral responsibility for the Jaipur rebellion. With this, the stage has been set for a battle between Digvijaya Singh and Shashi Tharoor.   Gehlot made the announcement after his meeting with interim party president Sonia…

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Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim handed 3-year jail term

Cuttack, 29/9: In a major development, Congress leader and Barabati-Cuttack MLA Mohammed Moquim has been sentenced 3yrears jail term by special vigilance court while hearing an Odisha Rural Housing & Development Corporation  corruption case on. The special vigilance court also found former bureaucrat and IAS officer Binod Kumar, Company Secretary Swosti Ranjan Mohanty and Metro…

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Congress president race heats up, Gehlot to meet Sonia Gandhi on September 29

Jaipur, 29/9: With just two days left for filing nomination, the battle lines for the Congress president election are not clear yet but Digvijaya Singh appeared to be emerging as a new contender while a final word on Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s prospects could finally emerge on Thursday. While Singh has made it clear…

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Senior advocate R Venkataramani is new Attorney General for India

New Delhi, 28/9: In a major development, Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General for India for a period of three years. Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju’s office confirmed the appointment in a tweet. “Honorable President is pleased to appoint Shri R. Venkataramani, Senior Advocate as Attorney General…

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