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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 ...

Young tribal woman tonsured, dragged to jungle on panchayat diktat in Jharkhand-
Express News Service RANCHI: A 24-year-old tribal woman was thrashed, garlanded with shoes, her head tonsured and was left to ...

Sibal questions fairness of probe into sexual harassment complaints made by wrestlers against WFI ch-
By PTI NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday expressed doubts about the fairness of the investigation being ...