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IAS officer held in Haryana for taking bribe of over Rs 1 crore-
Express News Service CHANDIGARH: An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Dharmender Singh of the Haryana cadre was arrested by the ...

Centre rejects US report criticising India on religious freedom-
By PTI NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday trashed as “motivated” and “biased” a report by the US State Department on ...

New Parliament building getting final touches, no official word yet on inauguration-
By PTI NEW DELHI: Final touches are being given to the new Parliament building and it is likely to be ...

Supreme Court dismisses pleas seeking review of its verdict upholding 10% quota for EWS-
Express News Service NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has affirmed its ruling upholding the 10% quota granted to economically weaker ...

Death toll in Bengal fire-cracker factory blast rises to 5, Mamata announces compensation-
By IANS KOLKATA: The death toll in the explosion at an ‘illegal’ fire-cracker factory at Egra in East Midnapore district ...

Varanasi district court admits suits filed for ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque-
Express News Service LUCKNOW: The Varanasi District Court admitted a petition filed to demand a detailed scientific investigation and survey ...

IIT-Kanpur launches online education for children in rural UP-
By Express News Service LUCKNOW: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has launched an initiative to impart online education ...

9 killed in auto-tanker collision in UP’s Fatehpur-
By PTI FATEHPUR: Nine people were killed after an auto-rickshaw they were travelling collided with a milk tanker in the Jehanabad ...

Govt appoints Ravneet Kaur as CCI Chairperson-
By PTI NEW DELHI: Ravneet Kaur will take over as the first full-time woman Chairperson of the Competition Commission of ...

Dalits claim caste bias at temple feast; officials say trying to resolve issue-
By PTI MEHSANA: Dalit residents of a village in Gujarat’s Mehsana district have alleged caste discrimination during the feast at a ...