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Dal prices have risen across the country due to a shortfall in domestic output by 2 million tonnes in 2014-15 crop year on account of deficient and unseasonal rains.

Under fire over the incident and subsequent dog analogy used by Union Minister General (retired) VK Singh, BJP fielded its Dalit leader Vijay Sonkar Shastri to deflect criticism and take on Punia over his comments deprecating Singh.

An Mi-17 helicopter was on a routine training when it experienced a technical glitch around 2:20 PM.

"Shiv Sena won't let the Pakistani actors in the films -- Mahira Khan ("Raees") and Fawad Khan ("Ae Dil Hai Mushkil") -- promote the films in Maharashtra," Bardapurkar said.

The government has announced exgratia relief of Rs one lakh each to the kin of the deceased and Rs 10,000 each to the injured in the accident.

After Maya Krishna Rao, Husaini is the second performing artiste to return the award from the national academy of music, dance and drama. Over the past few weeks at least 34 writers have handed over their Sahitya Akademi awards in the aftermath of the kil...

The CBI carried out searches at nine locations in five cities at the premises of Peter Mukherjea and his wife Indrani in connection with the case.

Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kanwar, the chief organiser of the centuries-old Kullu Dussehra, told IANS that the flag will be put up at the initiative of the state government and it will be taken down when the festival ends on October 28.

Participating in a televised debate with other writers and politicians, Rana, a big name in contemporary Urdu poetry, said he had decided to return the award because he was dismayed over the recent developments in the country.

The 26-year-old Captain of the Signal Corps is posted at Alwar Military Station in Rajasthan and was commissioned into the Indian Army only in March 2013.

The plea, filed through advocate Aditya Singla, sought directions to ensure that no equines are used in the region of the Vaishno Devi shrine.

Fire brigade and disaster management teams are currently engaged in restoration work following damage caused due to the mishap.

"With opening of Imphal office, the Reserve Bank will now have offices in five of the seven states in the North East," the RBI said in a press release.

As per the victim, she along with her friend and one of the accused persons came from delhi to a guest house, where the remaining accused persons were present, situated at DLF Gurgaon for her Birthday celebration on the night of October 15 2015.

While the maintenance is happening every Friday but passengers are not informed resulting in the chaos.