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President arrives in Odisha on a 3-day visit

Right to vote must be respected: President

4:35 pm January 25, 2021

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind said on Monday that the right to vote must be respected, noting that people around the world have struggled a lot for it. Addressing the 11th National Voters’ Day Celebrations, Kovind said even in America, which is known to be one of the leading democracies in the world, people had to undertake decades of struggle to […]

Vyapam scam: Man gets five years of rigorous imprisonment

7:24 pm January 22, 2021

Indore: A special court here on Friday sentenced a 39-year-old man, involved in the multi-crore Vyapam admission and recruitment scam in Madhya Pradesh, to five years of rigorous imprisonment. The man, identified as Manish Sinha, was awarded sentence under relevant sections of the Madhya Pradesh Recognised Examinations Act and under IPC sections 420(cheating) and 467 […]

IIM Ahmedabad student ends life; no suicide note found

11:32 pm January 20, 2021

Ahmedabad: A second year female student of the IIM-Ahmedabad’s flagship post-graduate programme allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room in the campus of the premier business school, said police on Wednesday. The student, Drishti Rajkanani, a 25-year-old Biharnative, was in the second year of the Post-Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) of the Indian Institute of […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Girl flees uncle home to escape child marriage, found pursuing nursing course 4 years later

8:51 pm January 19, 2021

New Delhi: A girl who went ”missing” from her maternal uncle’s house here nearly four years ago has been found by the Delhi Police who said Tuesday that she had left to escape being married off as a minor and is now pursuing a nursing course. Officials said she had left the house in May […]

Nitish narrates state’s turnaround story to Bihari diaspora in

3:12 pm January 17, 2021

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar narrated the turnaround story of the state in recent years to Bihari diaspora in the US and exhorted them to become partner in the growth by investing in industry. Bihari entrepreneurs settled abroad may rest assured of a hassle-free experience if they choose to set up a venture in […]