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1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Ex-Congress leader Sajjan Kumar surrenders before Delhi court

The 73-year-old former Congress leader was sentenced to life for the "remainder of his natural life" by the Delhi High Court on December 17.

Dec 31, 2018

Gujarat: 10 members of family killed as car gets crushed between two trucks

The incident occurred on the Bhachau highway in the evening, when a trailer truck carrying salt jumped over the divider and onto another lane, where it collided with an SUV carrying 11 people.

Dec 31, 2018

Citizenship amendment bill may not get through in Winter session

A meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which is examining the bill, will be held on Monday to finalise the proposed legislation before being submitted to the Lok Sabha.

Dec 30, 2018

Govt plans to sanction 1 crore houses before 2020

Under Smart City Mission, 100 cities have been selected in four rounds based on an all India competition.

Dec 30, 2018

Kejriwal dares PM Modi to show files on Sahara-Birla, Rafale

Addressing the National Council Meeting of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Kejriwal said through repeated examinations and scanning, Modi gave the AAP government in Delhi a certificate of honesty.

Dec 29, 2018

An Indian farmer packs onions for sale in market in a field

Centre mulls Rs 60,000 crore agricultural package to meet Congress loan waiver challenge

Hectic parleys target announcement of a programme with free crop insurance, credit schemes and relief measures before the 2019-2020 Union Budget.

Dec 28, 2018

India vs Australia: Jasprit Bumrah breaks record for most wickets in debut year

Jasprit Bumrah also surpassed Dileep Doshi to take the top spot in the list of most wickets taken by an Indian bowler in a debut calendar year.

Dec 28, 2018

Tunisia ends rough year with more violence, erupts in protests after journalist sets himself on fire

Abderrazak Zorgui, a journalist, set himself on fire in the city of Kasserine. The 32-year-old also posted a video online, in which he spoke about the economic issues in the North African nation and how people were struggling with corruption and poor living conditions.

Dec 27, 2018

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot (R) and his newly-appointed deputy Sachin Pilot

Rajasthan cabinet portfolios allocated; CM Ashok Gehlot keeps 9, Sachin Pilot keeps 5 [Full List]

Apart from the chief minister and deputy chief minister, 13 cabinet and 10 ministers of state were allocated portfolios. The cabinet expansion took place on Monday when 13 cabinet and 10 ministers of state took oath.

Dec 27, 2018

Portsmouth Swaminarayan Mandir: Here's the 6th temple converted from a church in US

The church was reportedly purchased for $1.6 million. In the US, the organisation's Swaminarayan temples have been set up in Louisville, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles and Ohio.

Dec 26, 2018

Gopalpur port, which was hit by two cyclones in 2013-14, has commenced normal operations in December last year.

Indian Oil drops plan to buy Mundra LNG terminal stake

State-owned oil major had finished due diligence after receiving board approval last year for taking 50 per cent stake in GSPC LNG's Rs 5,000-crore project.

Dec 26, 2018

Amit Shah calls for dislodging Congress on the lines of 1977 polls

The BJP chief trained his guns on Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying no one can surpass them in lying.

Dec 24, 2018

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao to meet Odisha, West Bengal CMs

Chandrasekhar Rao is on a four-day tour to meet various leaders to garner support for his proposed non-BJP and non-Congress front ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Dec 23, 2018

Traders on warpath against commodities exchanges timing revision, risk fee hike

Protest action spreading to more agricultural wholesale markets outside Rajasthan and Gujarat as extended hours set to take effect from Monday

Dec 22, 2018

Sohrabuddin case: CBI judge acquits all 22 accused in his final verdict

All the accused, who were mostly police officials from Gujarat and Rajasthan, were out on bail during the years-long trial.