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EC announces schedule for bye-polls to 7 LS and 22 Assembly seats
The Election Commission announced on Wednesday that bye-election to the seven Lok Sabha seats including four in Andhra Pradesh and 22 Assembly seats in seven states would be held next month. ANI
7 IITs, IT BHU, ISM to increase seats by 13 per cent in coming academic session
The seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), IT BHU and ISM, Dhanbad, would increase their seats by 13 per cent in the coming academic session to implement the 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), the institutes declared after a meeting of their directors here today. ANI
Bus accident death toll reaches 47 (Lead: Bus accident)
The death toll in the bus accident that took place at Bodeli village, about 50 kilometers from here this morning reached to 47. ANI
Normal monsoon expected this year: Kapil Sibal
Union Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said that monsoon rains in the country are likely to be near normal this year. ANI
Bodies of Indians killed in Afghan bomb attack reaches Delhi
Kin of the two Indian engineers killed in a suicide bomb attack in southwest Afghanistan receive compensation, as the bodies of the victims reached New Delhi on Wednesday. ANI
7th Inter-Ministerial Group meeting reviews development schemes in Naxal-hit areas
The seventh meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) to review development schemes in the Naxal hit areas of 33 districts of Jharkhand, Gaya and Aurangabad was held here today. ANI
BJP to stage a nation-wide protests against price rise
Bharatiya Janata Party President LK Advani has decided to stage a nation-wide protest against rising prices. ANI
BJP releases names of 14 candidates for Karnataka polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday released a list of 14 candidates who would contest the forthcoming Assembly polls in Karnataka. ANI
Two male rhinos translocated to Manas National Park in Assam
Two male Rhinos have been translocated recently to Manas National Park in Assam as part of the government initiative conservation of animals. ANI
Four Rajya Sabha members sworn-in
Four new members of Rajya Sabha were swore in today by Chairman Mohammad Hamid Ansari. ANI
Gloomy trends disappoint tourism industry in Kashmir valley
The Jammu and Kashmir tourism and hospitality sectors are facing a dull season due to decline in the number of tourists this year as compared to the general boom witnessed in April. ANI
Home Ministry urges State Government to curb cyber crimes more effectively
The Union Home Ministry has urged all State Governments to tighten laws relating to cyber crimes in the wake of reports of criminals committing economic frauds through phishing, e-mail scams, piracy, data theft and launching of denial of service attacks onto targeted organizations, network infrastructures and countries, using internet services. ANI
National pride is above all feelings: Shivraj Patil
Home Minister Shivraj Patil today expressed that national pride was above all feelings while refusing to be drawn into the son-of-the-soil debate. ANI
BSP wins in Colonelganj, Bilgram Assembly polls
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidates have won the Colonelganj (Gonda) and Bilgram (Hardoi) Assembly seats by comfortable margins. ANI
Gumla in Jharkhand resists Naxal violence
For centuries, the place where todays Gulma district of Jharkhand exists, was a rendezvous for people from the hinterland who converged here to exchange goods under the barter system. ANI
Maharashtra medical college students continue their strike
Government Medical college students and interns along with resident doctors across Maharashtra continued their strike against a cut in the number of seats for post-graduate courses. ANI
Prem Chand Gupta sworn-in as MP in Rajya Sabha
Union Minister for Corporate Affairs Prem Chand Gupta took oath as Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha on his re-election from Bihar. ANI
Molten rock erupts near Indore
Small quantities of molten rock erupted near a habitation at Sendhwa near Indore, leaving neighbourhoods awestruck. ANI
Tiger skins worth millions seized in UP
Forest and wildlife authorities have seized over a dozen tiger skins in Uttar Pradeshs Pratapgarh District. ANI
Tibetans protest outside Chinese Embassy in Delhi
Exiled Tibetans gathered outside the Chinese Embassy here on Wednesday to protest against China hours before the arrival of the Olympic torch from Islamabad. ANI
Maoists blow up rail track, call for a 24-hour shut down in Jharkhand
Maoists blew up a four-meter-long railway track in Jharkhands Giridih District today and later called for a 24-hour shutdown to protest the killing of eight rebels by security forces in Garwah District earlier this month. ANI
Srinagar-Leh highway re-opened in record time
The strategic Srinagar-Leh highway in Jammu and Kashmir, which remained snow-blocked for six months, has been re-opened. ANI
Bodies of two BRO men to arrive home today
The bodies of the two Border Roads Organisation (BRO) engineers, who were killed in Afghanistan blast on Saturday, are expected to arrive home this afternoon. ANI
Sachin Tendulkar refuses to participate in Olympic torch relay
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has reportedly announced that he would not participate in the Indian leg of the Olympic torch relay.Football player Baichung Bhutia, Magsaysay Awardee Kiran Bedi and Bollywood actor Soha Ali Khan have also turned down the invitation of the Indian Olympic Association to carry the Olympic torch. ANI
IITs directors meet on OBC quota today
Directors of the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will meet here today to chalk out a strategy to implement 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).The meeting of the IIT-Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) chairman and others from the board of the JEE is also scheduled to be held today. ANI
Police arrest two US nationals with ammunition
Police have arrested two US nationals with ammunition from Bagdogra in West Bengal on Tuesday. ANI
42 bodies retrieved from Narmada Canal (Laed:Vadodra bus accident)
At least 42 people, most of them school children were killed when a bus plunged into the Narmada Canal at Bodeli village, about 50 kms from here this morning. ANI
Discussion on price rise in Lok Sabha today
A discussion on price rise is scheduled to be held in the Lok Sabha today. ANI
Bus with 50 school kids falls into Narmada canal
A bus carrying at least 50 school children fell into the Narmada canal in Bodeli, nearly 50 km from here, this morning. ANI
Kumari Selja to inaugurate conference on The inclusive city- a commonwealth perspective today
Union Minister of State for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja will inaugurate a one-day international conference on The inclusive city- a commonwealth perspective here today. ANI
TADA court to begin Abu Salems trial in 1993 serial blasts today
The trial of extradited gangster Abu Salem in the 1993 serial blasts case will begin today with the examination of its first witness by the special TADA court. ANI
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