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Himachal Assembly Has Heated Debate Over Land To Ramdev
The Himachal legislative assembly on Wednesday witnessed a heated debate between the ruling Congress and opposition BJP over land allotted to yoga guru Baba Ramdev in Solan district for setting up a branch of Patanjali Yogpeeth.....
Drought, Note Ban Hit Karnataka's Growth: CM
Severe drought and unexpected note ban by the Centre affected Karnataka's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) for fiscal 2016-17, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told the assembly on Wednesday. ....
Spurned Lover Kills Cousin, Commits Suicide
In a gruesome incident, a youth stabbed his cousin to death after she spurned his love and later committed suicide by jumping on to the high-tension electric wires.....
Council Likely To Meet To Approve UTGST
The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council will meet on Thursday to discuss the remaining two draft laws -- UTGST (Union Territory GST) and sGST (state GST) -- to enable a likely rollout of the new indirect tax regime by July 1. ....
Reliance General To Hive Off Retail Health Business
In an attempt to unlock value, Reliance Capital Ltd. on Thursday said its general insurance subsidiary will hive off its retail health insurance business into a stand-alone wholly owned health insurance subsidiary.....
No Evidence To Show EVMs Can Be Tampered With: EC
The Election Commission on Thursday reiterated that electronic voting machines (EVMs) were tamper proof and termed the allegations by some political parties as "baseless, speculative and wild".....
Rs 8,040 Cr Loan Given To Mallya In 2004, Declared NPA In 2009
Loans totaling over Rs 8,000 crore were given to absconding industrialist Vijay Mallya during the tenure of the previous UPA government at the Centre, Parliament was informed on Friday.....
Airbus Announces Pilot Training Centre At Delhi
Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Friday performed the ground breaking for a greenfield training facility being set up by the European aviation major Airbus. ....
Eating Broccoli May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
An increased consumption of cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, that are high in sulforaphane may lower the risk of developing prostate cancer, a study has claimed.....
Government Approves Printing Plastic Notes
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been authorised to conduct field trials for printing plastic Rs 10 denomination notes which will have a longer life span, Parliament was informed on Friday....
