INDIA

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Nisith Pramanik, Ajay Kumar take charge as MoS, Home

11:52 pm July 8, 2021

New Delhi: Nisith Pramanik, the youngest minister in the government, and Ajay Kumar took charge as Union ministers of state for home at their offices in the North Block on Thursday. Pramanik (35), a Lok Sabha MP from Cooch Behar in West Bengal, and Kumar (60), a Lok Sabha MP from Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, […]

Shiv Sena to conduct outreach campaign

9:46 pm July 8, 2021

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena will conduct a public outreach campaign from July 12 to 24 to strengthen the organization and expand its base, senior party leader Anil Desai told reporters here on Thursday. Sena president and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray addressed district chiefs of the party virtually during the day and asked them to […]

After petrol, CNG price up in Delhi, adjoining cities

9:42 pm July 8, 2021

New Delhi: After petrol, the price of CNG and piped cooking gas in the national capital and its adjoining towns was increased on Thursday in line with rising costs. Indraprastha Gas Ltd — the firm that retails CNG to automobiles and piped gas to household kitchens in the national capital region — raised CNG price […]

Dilip Kumar a cinematic legend, says Nitish Kumar

11:55 pm July 7, 2021

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday condoled the death of actor Dilip Kumar and described him as a “cinematic legend”. In a condolence message, the chief minister said that Dilip Kumar was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema’s highest honour for an artiste, for his contribution to Hindi cinema in 1995. […]

PAGD condemns summoning of Mehbooba’s mother by ED

11:52 pm July 7, 2021

Srinagar: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Wednesday condemned the summoning of the mother of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti by the Enforcement Directorate. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday had served a notice on Mehbooba’s mother Gulshan Nazir asking her to appear at the agency’s office in Srinagar on July 14 in connection […]