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PM Modi Hits Out At Opposition In Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday resumed his mega-show in Varanasi culminating in a rally where he hit out against the opposition while singing paeans to the historic city of Banaras and promising to turn it around into a modern world class metropolis.....
Pollution Kills 1.7 Mn Children Each Year: WHO
Each year, environmental pollutants lead to the death of an estimated 1.7 million children under five, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a new report on Monday. ....
Indian-American's AMU Business School To Make Leaders For Better India
Indian-American investor and philanthropist Frank Islam hopes that a $2-million management school set up by him at his alma mater, the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), will become an incubator for leaders in India. ....
EC Extends Deadline For UP Exit Polls
The Election Commission (EC) has prohibited exit polls for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections till 5.30 p.m. on March 9 following the death of the Samajwadi Party candidate for the Alapur seat, in the wake of which polling, originally scheduled for February 27, has been pushed back to Thursday, an official said.....
'Padmavati' Vandals Back, Break Chittorgarh Fort Mirrors
Vandals entered the Padmini Mahal in Chittorgarh Fort and broke the mirrors famously known to have reflected the image of Rajput queen Rani Padmavati for Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji's viewing, a police officer said. ....
World's Oldest Serving Aircraft Carrier Set To Retire
The world's oldest aircraft carrier in service, the INS Viraat,is set to retire on Monday from the Indian Navy.....
Smartisan Technologies Sets Up First OEM Unit In Noida
Domestic electronics manufacturer Smartisan Technologies on Monday announced its first Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) unit in Noida that will manufacture mobile batteries, power banks and virtual reality (VR) headsets.....
AIIMS Hands Over Jayalalithaa's Health Report To TN Government
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday handed over to the Tamil Nadu government the reports regarding the five visit made by its specialists to Chennai to give expert advise when former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa was hospitalised prior to her death.....
Probe Into Facebook Group That Posted US Service Women's Naked Photos
The US Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) has launched a probe into the allegations after a report by a US-based non-profit news organisation uncovered a 'secret' Facebook group -- which has several Marines as members -- that posted naked pictures of US service women,....
Pakistanis Carried Out Mumbai Attack: Ex-Pakistan NSA
Former Pakistan National Security Advisor Mahmud Ali Durrani on Monday admitted that a terrorist group based in his country carried out the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.....
