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Khadi Sales Record 33% Growth In 2016-17
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Monday reported nearly 33 per cent growth in sale of khadi products to Rs 2,005 crore in the fiscal year 2016-17 from Rs 1,510 crore during 2015-16. ....
Focus On Muslim Education Than Triple Talaq, Government Told
Instead of raking up the triple talaq issue, the government should focus more on education and other basic facilities to India's "under-privileged" communities, including Muslims, a woman leader of the Jamaat-e-Islamic Hind (JeIH) said on Tuesday.....
China May Interfere In Kashmir Issue
China is ready to resolve the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan because it has a "vested interest," an opinion piece in a Chinese daily said on Tuesday. ....
Mamata Backs Kajol On Beef Dish Controversy
In a reference to Bollywood actress Kajol, who clarified after being trolled on social media that she had eaten buffalo meat and not beef, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said it was a dangerous situation where even popular actors were forced to explain what they have consumed.....
Rajya Sabha Bypoll In Manipur, Odisha On May 25
Bypolls to the vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Manipur and one from Odisha will be held on May 25, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday. ....
Three Assam Officials Arrested In Cash For Job Scam
Three Assam Civil Service (ACS) officers have been arrested in connection with the cash for jobs scam of the Assam Public Service Commission while investigations were on to unearth more such incidents, police said on Wednesday.....
PIA 'likely' To Suspend Karachi-Mumbai Flights
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced on Friday that it was "likely", on "purely economical" grounds, to suspend its Karachi-Mumbai operations, while flights to New Delhi will continue.....
DCW Chief Welcomes SC Decision In Nirbhaya Gang Rape Case
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Jaihind welcomed the Supreme Court's decision in the brutal December 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape case and said it will send a "strong message" to the rapists. ....
NGT Issues Notices In Tughlaqabad Gas Leak Case
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued notices to the central and Delhi governments over the gas leak here in Tughlaqabad last week in which over 400 students were hospitalised.....
NHRC Intervention Sought Into NEET Candidate's Allegation
A day after a girl claimed that she had to remove her innerwear before sitting for the NEET exam in Kannur, the Kerala State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) on Monday wrote to the National Human Rights Commission, seeking immediate action against the officials responsible.....
