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  • FTII students on strike against new chief

     Protesting the appointment of actor-turned-politician Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), students of the institute went on an indefinite strike on Friday. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry’s appointment ....

     Protesting the appointment of actor-turned-politician Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), students of the institute went on an indefinite strike on Friday. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry’s appointment ....

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  • Congress flays ‘indiscreet remarks’ on Army action

    “Indian Special Forces have neutralised 400 insurgents in more than a dozen strikes along Myanmar, Bhutan and Bangladesh borders since 1992,” a former Union Minister, who did not want to be named, said. He said the operational details of these strikes or ....

    “Indian Special Forces have neutralised 400 insurgents in more than a dozen strikes along Myanmar, Bhutan and Bangladesh borders since 1992,” a former Union Minister, who did not want to be named, said. He said the operational details of these strikes or ....

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  • Congress, BJP on war of words over Army's Myanmar operation

    Congress on Thursday came down hard on Union Ministers for making "boastful and jingoistic" statements on the Army operation in Myanmar and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give them "mentoring and counselling". The ruling BJP hit out at its princip ....

    Congress on Thursday came down hard on Union Ministers for making "boastful and jingoistic" statements on the Army operation in Myanmar and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give them "mentoring and counselling". The ruling BJP hit out at its princip ....

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  • Proposal to merge LIDCAP with SC Corporation

     Leather parks across Telangana might get a new lease of life, thanks to a proposal submitted to the government to merge LIDCAP (Leather Industries Development Corporation of A.P.) with the SC Corporation. Presently, the corporation is facing a severe financial crun ....

     Leather parks across Telangana might get a new lease of life, thanks to a proposal submitted to the government to merge LIDCAP (Leather Industries Development Corporation of A.P.) with the SC Corporation. Presently, the corporation is facing a severe financial crun ....

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  • Muslim groups back Yoga Day, Catholics unhappy

    Even as the government has been asserting that yoga is not religion-specific, some Muslim groups have been opposing yoga demonstrations in schools and other places. These groups have been particularly opposed to Surya Namaskar, a set of aasanas that the government claim ....

    Even as the government has been asserting that yoga is not religion-specific, some Muslim groups have been opposing yoga demonstrations in schools and other places. These groups have been particularly opposed to Surya Namaskar, a set of aasanas that the government claim ....

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  • Sirpur Paper Mill workers keep their fingers crossed

     Will the government reopen our factory? This is the question lingering in the air in Kagaznagar of Adilabad district where nearly 10,000 families are facing troubled times what with the town’s economic mainstay, the Sirpur Paper Mill (SPM), being closed since th ....

     Will the government reopen our factory? This is the question lingering in the air in Kagaznagar of Adilabad district where nearly 10,000 families are facing troubled times what with the town’s economic mainstay, the Sirpur Paper Mill (SPM), being closed since th ....

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  • Hot pursuit a message to all, says govt.

    In a late-night development, the Myanmar government denied any raid on inside its territory. The news agency AFP reported that Zaw Htay, Director of Myanmar’s Presidential Office, said in a Facebook post: “According to the information sent by Tatmadaw [Myanm ....

    In a late-night development, the Myanmar government denied any raid on inside its territory. The news agency AFP reported that Zaw Htay, Director of Myanmar’s Presidential Office, said in a Facebook post: “According to the information sent by Tatmadaw [Myanm ....

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  • Myanmar operation: 70 commandos finish task in 40 minutes

    The Ministry has also cancelled the appointment of Ashwani Kumar, AGMUT cadre IAS of 1992 batch, as new Secretary (Land and Building) in the Delhi Government. Following the directives of the Central Government, Delhi Chief Secretary on Thursday gave the charge of Pri ....

    The Ministry has also cancelled the appointment of Ashwani Kumar, AGMUT cadre IAS of 1992 batch, as new Secretary (Land and Building) in the Delhi Government. Following the directives of the Central Government, Delhi Chief Secretary on Thursday gave the charge of Pri ....

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  • Nitish does a Modi, sets up ‘war room’ ahead of polls

    The Ministry has also cancelled the appointment of Ashwani Kumar, AGMUT cadre IAS of 1992 batch, as new Secretary (Land and Building) in the Delhi Government. Following the directives of the Central Government, Delhi Chief Secretary on Thursday gave the charge of Pri ....

    The Ministry has also cancelled the appointment of Ashwani Kumar, AGMUT cadre IAS of 1992 batch, as new Secretary (Land and Building) in the Delhi Government. Following the directives of the Central Government, Delhi Chief Secretary on Thursday gave the charge of Pri ....

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  • Centre cancels AAP govt order; reinstates Delhi Home Secretary

    The Ministry has also cancelled the appointment of Ashwani Kumar, AGMUT cadre IAS of 1992 batch, as new Secretary (Land and Building) in the Delhi Government. Following the directives of the Central Government, Delhi Chief Secretary on Thursday gave the charge of Pri ....

    The Ministry has also cancelled the appointment of Ashwani Kumar, AGMUT cadre IAS of 1992 batch, as new Secretary (Land and Building) in the Delhi Government. Following the directives of the Central Government, Delhi Chief Secretary on Thursday gave the charge of Pri ....

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