Report on Land Acqu Bill tabled in Parliamentary

Report on Land Acqu Bill tabled in Parliamentary

A Parliamentary Standing Committee submitted its recommendation report on much-awaited Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill with suggestions for tough norms that would make it very difficult to acquire land for industry before the Lok Sabha on Thursday.  The norms for land acquisition will be more stringent if government…

Alcohol, drought lead to farmer’s suicide

Alcohol, drought lead to farmer’s suicide

Pune: The ruthless specter of the ongoing drought that is ravaging in parts of Maharashtra seems to be playing havoc with the lives and livelihood of the farmers.  It was the dual evils of alcoholism and the hardships of drought that apparently drove a 54-year-old farmer Vitthal Muralidhar…

Lesbian wedding: Family says Poonam forced Neha to marry her

Lesbian wedding: Family says Poonam forced Neha to marry her

Ambala: The families of the two cousin sisters who married each other have began hurling allegations on each other. Neha’s aunt Nisha claims Poonam thrashed and pressurised her into marrying her saying she would commit suicide if the marriage wasn’t solemnised. And she claims Neha confessed all this to…

Newly-wed girl sent back home for refusing extra dowry

Newly-wed girl sent back home for refusing extra dowry

Nadia: A girl was forced to return to her parents’ house a day after she was married for…

Some things had gone ‘seriously wrong’ in AI, IA merger: Ajit Singh

Some things had gone ‘seriously wrong’ in AI, IA merger: Ajit Singh

New Delhi: Acknowledging that the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines has not progressed as desired, Civil Aviation…

PM flags concerns over ‘repeated disruptions’ in Rajya Sabha

PM flags concerns over ‘repeated disruptions’ in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: Flagging concerns over “repeated disruptions” and “unwillingness” for discussions, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday appealed…

Bring Lokpal Bill by May 22, else face stir: Kejriwal to Govt

Bring Lokpal Bill by May 22, else face stir: Kejriwal to Govt

Bhubaneswar: Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal has threatened to launch another nationwide movement if the Union government does not…

ISRO successfully tests indigenous cryogenic engine

ISRO successfully tests indigenous cryogenic engine

Chennai: In a major step, ISRO today successfully tested the indigenous cryogenic engine to be used to propel the…

Rescued ‘sexually abused’ girls missing from Rohtak shelter

Rescued ‘sexually abused’ girls missing from Rohtak shelter

Rohtak: After the incident of three girls missing from a children’s shelter from Rohtak came to light, National…

Gurgaon beats Bangalore, Hyderabad; wins Internet race

Gurgaon beats Bangalore, Hyderabad; wins Internet race

Gurgaon: Gurgaon, the cyber city of India, taking a giant leap forward has emerged as no. 1 in terms…

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