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After EC, Opposition Leaders Meet President On EVM Issue
Opposition leaders, including Congress President Sonia Gandhi, on Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee on the EVM issue and raised concern over what they dubbed as an "environment of fear and insecurity" in the country.....
After 22 Years, India Mulling Resuming Sea Route Option For Haj
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said the Centre is "actively considering" a plan to resume -- after 22 years -- the use of the Arabian Sea route to ferry Haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia and consultations with the Shipping Ministry are already on. ....
EC To Ask People To Try EVM Hacking In May
Amid criticism from various quarters over the funcioning of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the Election Commission plans to throw an open challenge to people in May to try to hack EVMs, an official source said on Wednesday.....
Russia Vetoes UN Resolution On Syria Chemical Attack
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a UN resolution that would have required Bashar al-Assad's government to co-operate with international inquiries into last week's chemical attack in Syria.....
KKR Ride Gambhir, Narine Heroics To Register Win Over KXIP
Kolkata Knight Riders rode skipper Gautam Gambhir and surprise opener Sunil Narine's heroics to register a facile eight-wicket win with 21 balls to spare over Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday.....
Every Indian Should Have A House By 2022; Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that every Indian should have a house by 2022, on the 75th anniversary of the country's Independence, and the government was working in this direction.....
RBI Issues New Framework For Bad Loans
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a new set of enabling provisions to resolve the problem of banks' mounting non-performing assets (NPAs), or bad loans.....
Farooq Abdullah Wins Srinagar By-poll By Over 10,000 Votes
National Conference President and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday won the by-poll to the Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary seat, beating his PDP rival Nazir Ahmad Khan by 10,557 votes.....
Number Of ISIS Terrorists Killed In US Bombing Jumps To 90
The death toll of ISIS terrorist killed in US bombing have reached 90, Afghan officials said on Saturday.....
Global Crude Heading Northward
Global oil prices rose more than 1.8 percent on Saturday, but analysts remained cautious about record-high crude inventories.....
