Qatar summons Indian envoy, slams anti-Islam remarks by BJP official

New Delhi, 5/6:The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar on Sunday summoned India’s envoy to condemn remarks by a BJP official against Prophet Mohammed.     “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned, today, his excellency Dr Deepak Mittal, the Ambassador of the Republic of India to the country, and handed him an official note, expressing…

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Odisha CM Orders Closure Of Offices Of 23 Advisor, Chairperson Posts

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today ordered for closure of offices of Advisors/ Chairpersons of 23 different Departments/Corporations/Boards. The Planning & Convergence Department has issued a letter to concerned Departments/Corporations/Boards in this regard. “The Offices of the following Advisors/Chairpersons posted to Departments/Corporations /Boards as mentioned against each in the enclosed annexure shall cease to exist from…

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Odisha Cabinet: Portfolios Allotted To Various Ministers.. Check out here

Bhubaneswar, 5/6: In a big development, portfolios have been allocated to new Ministers in new-look  Naveen Patnaik cabinet   Cabinet Ministers: Jagannath Saraka S.T. & S.C. Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare, Law Niranjan Pujari Finance, Parliamentary Affairs Ranendra Pratap Swain Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Pradip Kumar Amat Forest &…

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North Korea test-fires salvo of ballistic missiles

Korea, 5/6:North Korea test-fired a salvo of eight short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, extending a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations this year that US and South Korean officials say may culminate with a nuclear test explosion.     South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were…

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Hyderabad minor gang-rape: Opposition mounts attack on TRS government and police, seeks CBI probe

Hyderabad, 5/6:The Telangana police on Saturday apprehended two juveniles, among the five boys accused of raping a minor girl in Hyderabad a week back.     The shocking incident of a 17-year-old girl raped by five boys, three of them juveniles, in a car, came to light only on Friday – six days after the…

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Merely smuggling gold not terrorist activity, says Delhi HC; grants bail to 9 held under UAPA

New Delhi, 4/6: In a significant judgement on Friday, the Delhi High Court has declared mere smuggling of gold without any connection whatsoever to threatening economic security or monetary stability of the country cannot be described as a terrorist act.     A bench of Justices Mukta Gupta and Mini Pushkarna said possession, use, production,…

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Congress won’t allow saffronised textbooks, says Rahul Gandhi

Bangalore, 4/6: Despite Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s damage control measures, the Congress led by its former president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday kept up the ante against the BJP government over the revised school textbooks.     “The Congress will not allow textbooks that will be fatal for Karnataka’s diversity,” Rahul said in a series…

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