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Himachal Polls See 74% Turnout, Highest In Four Decades
A record over 74 per cent, highest in four decades, of Himachal Pradesh's 50.25 lakh electorate on Thursday exercised their franchise in the assembly elections where the ruling Congress and the BJP were locked in a straight contest.....
Trump Wants World To Cut Ties With N. Korea, Wants China To Do More
US President Donald Trump on Thursday urged all countries to stop arming, financing and trading with the "murderous" North Korean regime even as he claimed that China had a solution to the Korean nuclear crisis. ....
Tight Security Across Karnataka For Tipu Festival
Security has been tightened across Karnataka on Friday to ensure peaceful celebration of the state-sponsored Tipu Sultan Jayanti in honour of the erstwhile Mysore ruler amid protests by the right-wing opposition.....
GST Council Cuts Tax Slab For 178 Items From 28% To 18%
The GST rate on 50 items of mass consumption, that were in the 28 per cent tax slab, rest items has been slashed to 18 per cent, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, who heads the panel of Group of Ministers for tackling IT-related glitches, said on Friday.....
SC Refuses Plea To Ban Release Of 'Padmavati'
The Supreme Court on Friday refused a plea seeking to ban the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's controversial "Padmavati" epic drama featuring Deepika Padukone as a Rajput queen.....
Azad, A Pillar Of Freedom Struggle: Rahul Gandhi
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday paid tribute to India's first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on his 129th birth anniversary.....
Pakistan Army Violates Ceasefire On LoC
The Pakistani Army has violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, defence sources said. No casualty or damage was reported from the Indian side. ....
UN Immunizes Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh
The United Nations and the Bangladeshi government are stepping up efforts to immunize Rohingya refugees living in overcrowded camps and makeshift shelters, as the number of suspected measles cases is on the rise, said the UN on Friday.....
No Odd-even Without Exemptions, Says Delhi Government
Hours after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) gave a go-ahead to the odd-even scheme without any exemptions to two-wheelers, the Delhi government refused to implement it, saying they will approach the green court again on Monday.....
