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UP government transfers 8 IAS officers
Uttar Pradesh government transferred eight IAS officers including district magistrate of Ghaziabad.
Governor asks Centre to withdraw 'toll tax' from Delhi-Jaipur national highway
Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva on Tuesday asked the Centre to withdraw its toll tax on the Jaipur-Delhi national highway till road works on it are completed.
Two killed, four injured as jeep rams into truck
Two persons were killed and four others injured when a jeep rammed into a stationary truck in Nizamabad area in Azamgarh, police said.
Thane villager arrested for rape
The abuse came to light when the victim's husband saw Harke trying to force himself upon the woman again on June 21 when she was bathing in a river in the village.
Yahoo Aviate: A new homescreen app for Android launched; available for free
The Aviate app is touted as creating an "intelligent home screen" that serves up apps or information based on where users are and what they might be most interested in a given moment.
Manmohan Singh's immunity issue looked at in a human rights case in US
A Washington Court last September had issued summons against Singh, at the time of his Washington trip to meet US President Barack Obama.
Victoria Azarenka wins first match in five months at Wimbledon
The eighth-seeded Azarenka responded in style, defeating former semi-finalist Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-3, 7-5 to reach the second round.
Pre-monsoon showers bring respite from heat
Pre-monsoon showers due to movement of South West monsoon on Monday brought further respite from hot weather conditions in Rajasthan as Jaisalmer and Kota were the hottest places in the state.
Commerce, industry departments to meet PM on Tuesday
Secretaries at the departments of commerce, industry, heavy industry and public enterprises will apprise Modi of developments in these sectors.
Maharashtra: MPCC delegation meets CM, seeks 24-hour power for agriculture purpose
The delegation also sought allowance of Rs 1000 each for the beneficiaries of the Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yogana and its time-bound disbursal, a release said.
Three Naxals arrested during search operation
Three Naxals, carrying cash rewards on their heads, were on Monday arrested from two different places in the insurgency-hit Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, police said. Kuldhar Salaam (30) and Suresh Korram (28) were nabbed by a joint team of securi...
Ram Vilas Paswan defends rail fare hike, terms it as 'compulsion'
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday defended the steep rail fare hike effected by the Centre last week, saying it was a "compulsion" as no government wants to increase fares.
Man allegedly stabs wife to death on suspicion of infidelity in Sambhal
A 32-year-old woman was murdered allegedly by her husband in Asmauli area, police said in Sambhal on Monday.
Vasundhara Raje asks officials to prepare time-bound development roadmap for Bikaner
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has asked officials to prepare a roadmap for a well-planned and time-bound development of Bikaner district.
Opposition stages walkout from Assembly over power supply issue
Major opposition parties on Monday staged a walkout from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly during the question hour over the issue of power outages in the state.
World Cup 2014: Netherlands' coach Van Gaal slams FIFA
"FIFA, with its great wisdom, decided to hold a press conference before training which is not very smart," van Gaal said.