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Himachal Pradesh: BJP govt may consider renaming Shimla to Shyamala

According to Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) functionary Aman Puri, the popular holiday retreat was originally called Shyamala but as the Britishers found it tough to pronounce, they renamed it Simla which later became Shimla.

Oct 21, 2018

India, China to launch joint training programme for Afghan diplomats

The Minister reiterated India's commitment to partner with Afghanistan in its efforts to emerge as a united, peaceful, stable, inclusive and economically vibrant nation.

Oct 15, 2018

Air India Incident: 53-year-old air hostess falls off plane before take off at Mumbai airport

The incident happened on Air India flight AI 864 operating on Mumbai-Delhi route, according to the airline source.

Oct 15, 2018

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Tripura: BJP-IPFT govt cheated employees over 7th Pay Commission, claims CPI(M)

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb assured 7th CPC to employees and pensioners of Tripura but the assurance turned out to be false promise.

Oct 14, 2018

Cyclone Titli Live updates: CM Naveen Patnaik holds high-level meet as Odisha braces for impact

According to IMD, the areas that are likely to face the wrath of the severe cyclonic storm include Puri, Balasore, Gajpati, Ganjam, and Kendrapara.

Oct 10, 2018

Falling rupee is pulling down PM Modi and BJP, and Congress needs to capitalise now [Opinion]

The fall of the rupee alone is not affecting the BJP's prospects in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Read to know how else it is inexorably hurting the saffron party's chances in the upcoming polls.

Oct 7, 2018

BJP-led NDA will return to power with Modi as PM in 2019, predicts survey

The ruling alliance is projected to bag 276 out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha, while UPA might get 112 seats.

Oct 5, 2018

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India vs West Indies: Murali Vijay echoes Karun Nair's opinion on Test snub

The Tamil Nadu opener was axed from the last three matches in England after he managed 26 in the first game and bagged a pair at Lord's, and he does not find a place for the two Tests against West Indies either.

Oct 4, 2018

Chhattisgarh girl hangs self after getting reprimanded by teacher for using phone

The Class IX student hung herself from a tree in the premises of the government high school in Nonbirra village on Saturday afternoon.

Sep 30, 2018

PM Modi dedicates airport in Sikkim, attacks past govts on northeast development

The airport is expected to give a huge boost to Sikkim's connectivity, especially tourism. As of now, the nearest airport for Sikkim is at a distance of 150-kilometres in West Bengal's Bagdogra.

Sep 24, 2018

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18 girls rescued from Bihar Buddhist school reach Tripura

Tripura Health and Family Welfare Minister Sudip Roy Barman, who along with Ghosh received the girls at the Agartala railway station, said that the girls were sent without any information or permission of the state government.

Sep 15, 2018

India accounted for 37% suicides of women globally in 2016; 24% among men: Study

There was a 40.1% increase in the number of suicide deaths in 2016.

Sep 13, 2018

Opposition has no leader, strategy or vision: BJP sets the tone ahead of 2019 LS elections

Hitting out at opposition parties for their efforts to form a grand alliance, BJP said that their single point agenda was to stop Modi and in that effort, they were doing negative politics.

Sep 9, 2018

WhatsApp launches second phase of radio ad campaign in India to curb fake news

The first phase of the educational campaign was kicked off on August 29 with ads across 46 radio stations of All India Radio (AIR) in states

Sep 6, 2018

Digital currency is more cost effective than physical currency: Andhra CM

He also shared the update of capital city Amaravati's development and also blamed the central government for not giving funds and creating hurdles.