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The bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha – 245 voting in favour and 11 opposing it – on Thursday. NEW DELHI: The contentious Triple Talaq Bill seeking to criminalise the practice of instant divorce among Muslims is set to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, even as …

The government has appointed Sudhir Bhargava as new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) along with four new Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission which had been functioning with just three of them as against a sanctioned strength of 11, including the Chief Information Commissioner. New Delhi: The government has appointed …

The NDRF is coordinating the rescue operations with the help of Navy, the NDMA and Coal India Ltd. Lumthari: Amid the ongoing operation to trace and rescue 15 trapped miners, a team leader from the Navy and NDRF personnel went inside a 370-foot-deep mine to ascertain the water level inside …

The miners are trapped in a 370-feet deep illegal mine in Lumthari village in the district since December 13, when water from the nearby River Lytein flooded the mine. At least three helmets were recovered on Saturday morning from the site of the coal mine accident in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia …

Shetty was last posted as the Deputy Director of Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad. HYDERABAD: Senior IPS officer K Madhukar Shetty died on Friday at the age of 47 at a hospital in Hyderabad. He was admitted to the Continental hospital after he was diagnosed with H1N1 …

An earthquake measuring 7.2-magnitude on the Richter scale struck southern Philippines island of Mindanao on Saturday. Manila: An earthquake measuring 7.2-magnitude on the Richter scale struck southern Philippines island of Mindanao on Saturday. The quake was recorded at 03:39 GMT, 101 kilometres or 62.7 miles to the southeast of the …

The HC ordered the pharmacy to share Rs 2 crore out of its Rs 421-crore profit with the farmers of the raw product. Nainital: In a first-of-its-kind order, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed a company run by Yoga guru Ramdev to share a percentage of its profits with local …

They were provided with food, shelter and medical care on Friday night. The Indian Army rescued more than 2,500 people who were stuck in hundreds of vehicles due to heavy snowfall around Nathula near Gangtok in Sikkim. The people were stuck in more than 400 vehicles in the area. They …

Tribal MLA Bala Bachchan, who was the minister in the previous Digvijay Singh-led Congress government, was given Home and Jail, while another senior MLA, Tulsi Silawat, got Health, the Public Relations department official said. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath distributed portfolios to his cabinet on Friday evening, keeping Public …

Earlier in mid-April, at two spots, namely Baishnavpur and Ghagrabasti of Sunroom, lava-like liquid erupted along with fire and gas. Agartala: A volcanic lava type inflammable liquid has been reportedly profiting out of the ground in Tripura’s Jalifa village and has triggered panic among the local residents of the area. …