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IANS Chennai, August 22 The wedding invitation of a pharmacist in Tamil Nadu turned viral after the Chairman of the RPG group of companies tweeted the invite. The invitation at a first glance looks like the back of a tablet strip and on close observation, it could be made out…

New Delhi, August 22 The committee on Minimum Support Price (MSP) formed four sub-groups on mandated topics, including making “MSP more effective and transparent” in its first meeting on Monday but Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) remained absent. The committee, headed by former agriculture secretary Sanjay Agrawal, discussed ways to “promote…

Ramkrishan Upadhyay Chandigarh, August 22 Chandigarh Fast-Track Court Special Judge Swati Sehgal on Monday sentenced an Uttar Pradesh resident to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for sodomising an eight-year-old boy. The court also slapped a fine of Rs one lakh on the convict. In default of payment of the…

Srinagar, August 22 National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said leaders who participated in the All Party Meet at his Gupkar residence unanimously decided to oppose the voting rights to non-Jamp;K residents. Abdullah said the decision of voting rights to outsiders was “totally unacceptable, and if needed, we can…

Gurugram, August 22 Four students were killed and another was seriously injured after their car collided with a bus in front of a petrol pump in Khetawas village on the Gurugram-Farrukhnagar road on Monday, police said. The incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed at the petrol pump. The victims…

ANI Moscow, August 22 The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday said that its officers had detained a suicide bomber, a member of the Islamic State terrorist group, who was plotting a terrorist attack against one of India’s leadership elite, Russia news agency Sputnik reported. “Russia’s FSB identified and…

Satya Prakash New Delhi, August 22 The Supreme Court on Monday stayed all proceedings in connection with a rape case registered against former Union minister and senior BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain. “We are prima facie of the view that the matter requires consideration. We will issue notice and…

Satya Prakash New Delhi, August 22 A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of its recent verdict upholding the validity of various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) that gave wider powers of arrest and seizure to the Enforcement Directorate. The review petition…

ANI Bhind, August 22 The Madhya Pradesh Police have registered an FIR against three journalists claiming that they ran false and misleading news of an incident in this district. A case was registered against local journalists Kunjbihari Kaurav, Anil Sharma and NK Bhatele at Daboh police station after a complaint…

New Delhi, August 22 Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday claimed that he was approached by the BJP with the offer to close all cases against him if he joined their party. Asserting that all the allegations against him were false, Sisodia said he would never bow down…

New Delhi, August 22 Thousands of farmers from various states gathered at the Jantar Mantar here on Monday to take part in a “mahapanchayat” called by a farmers’ body, causing massive traffic snarls in Delhi, especially at the City’s borders, including Singhu and Ghazipur. As the farmers associated with different…

New Delhi, August 22 Hundreds of farmers from different states started reaching Delhi amid heavy security arrangements to participate in a ‘mahapanchayat’ called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) at Jantar Mantar on Monday. SKM leaders claimed that at some locations farmers were being stopped from reaching Jantar Mantar, a…

New Delhi, August 22 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday targeted the Centre over a host of issues, including inflation and unemployment, and wondered how the nation would progress like this. Who people would talk to about their issues when these people were busy playing ‘CBI-ED’ and were busy…

Srinagar, August 22 The National Conference will hold an “all-party meeting” here on Monday to discuss the issue of “inclusion of non-local voters” in the revised electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir. Parties like the NC and PDP claimed that the administration had not addressed their main concern on whether…

New Delhi, August 22 Security was beefed up on Monday at Delhi borders, including Singhu and Ghazipur, ahead of the ‘mahapanchayat’ called by farmers’ body at Jantar Mantar, police said on Monday. They said all vehicles entering the capital are being checked and police personnel are on the ‘alert mode’….