Harsh Vardhan to take up AIIMS plan with CMs

NEW DELHI: Health minister Harsh Vardhan will write to chief ministers of all the states seeking their cooperation in fulfilling BJP's ambitious poll promise of having an AIIMS in each state."The message I will carry to health ministers in states and...

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Absence of economists, chartered accountants haunted 15th Lok Sabha

LUCKNOW: The tough times, which the rupee underwent in the past one year or so, may be attributed to the prevailing global as well as domestic economic factors. And no instant solution could be worked out to fix the problem, as there was no member of...

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IPL spot-fixing case: Court orders property attachment process against Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday ordered initiation of proceedings for attachment of properties against underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, his associate Chhota Shakeel and three others, who are on the run, in connection with the IPL spot-fixing case.The...

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IPL spot-fixing case: Court orders property attachment process against Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel and three others

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday ordered initiation of proceedings for attachment of properties against underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, his associate Chhota Shakeel and three others, who are on the run, in connection with the IPL spot-fixing case.The...

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North India grid had load loss of 8,000MW in storm on Friday

NEW DELHI: The northern electricity grid suffered a load loss of 8,000MW, including 3,500MW in the national capital, during a fierce storm in the region on Friday and power supplies are gradually being restored.Supplies were affected due to heavy rains,...

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Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal cautions Modi govt against any hasty decision on Article 370

NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: BJP ally Akali Dal on Friday cautioned the Centre against any hasty decision on Article 370 that gives special status to Jammu & Kashmir even as Modi government came under fresh attack over a minister raking up another contentious...

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Maiden superjumbo flight to India takes off from Singapore

SINGAPORE: An Airbus A—380 of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) took off on Friday from Singapore for Delhi, marking the maiden flight of the superjumbo to India.Another A—380 would take off two hours later for Mumbai, as part of SIA's plans to launch daily...

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Social media slams Akhilesh’s comment on rape, lawlessness in UP

LUCKNOW: On Friday, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav's comment on being asked about the law and order situation in UP by a journalist called for serious reactions from the netizens. Social media users slammed Akhilesh Yadav and equated his...

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Uma Bharati's brother critical, admitted to AIIMS in Delhi

BHOPAL: Union minister for water resources Uma Bharati's brother and former MLA Swami Prasad Lodhi (67) was admitted in a critical condition at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Thursday night. He was taken in an air...

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Smoking rates fall among Indian men, rise for women

NEW DELHI: While smoking rates have fallen among Indian men, they have risen among women. A factor, doctors say, that can be attributed to rising cases of infertility and higher risk of cancer among Indian women these days.A study published earlier this...

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2 killed, 6 injured in bomb blast in a market in Manipur

IMPHAL: Two persons were killed and six others injured in a bomb blast near a market area here on Thursday evening, police said.The bomb planted by militants near Shingjamei, a market place, went off at around 5.30pm causing the casualties, police said....

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Integral review of Article 370 overdue, but needs cooperation not confrontation: Congress leader Karan Singh

LUCKNOW: Commenting on the controversy raging over the comments made by MoS in the PMO Jitendra Singh over the need for a "rethink" of Article 370, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Dr Karan Singh said he has "been distressed by the fierce controversy...

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Govt mulls bringing cancer, AIDS drugs under price control

NEW DELHI: Drug prices regulator NPPA is looking at bringing medicines used for treating diseases such as cancer, AIDS and malaria under the price control mechanism.The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority met recently to consider ways of bringing...

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Sushil Kumar Modi wins case against JetLite

NEW DELHI: Achche din are finally here for top BJP leadership.Former Bihar deputy CM and senior party leader Sushil Kumar Modi had suffered a serious spinal injury at Delhi airport seven years ago after falling on a JetLite bus he was travelling on to...

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Bihar plans to bring in law to curb black money

PATNA: The Bihar government has got chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's nod to bring in a Bill, similar to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for effective crackdown on black money, highly-placed sources in the state government said.The Bill...

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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa orders quickening of India power plant project

COLOMBO: Fresh from his visit to New Delhi for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday ordered officials to quicken the progress of a coal-fired power plant being built jointly with India.Last October,...

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Nripendra Misra appointed Modi's principal secretary

NEW DELHI: Former Uttar Pradesh-cadre bureaucrat Nripendra Misra has been appointed the principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Misra is an IAS officer of the 1967 batch and retired from service in 2009.Like Modi, it has been reported that...

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Navy communication satellite fully integrated for network centric operations

MUMBAI: On his maiden visit to headquarters, Western Naval Command, Mumbai, Admiral Rabinder Kumar Dhowan, chief of the Naval Staff, inspected an impressive ceremonial parade conducted at INS Shikra May 19. In his address the Admiral appreciated the...

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Intelligence department to recruit youths to keep watch on Maoists

KOLKATA/ WEST MIDNAPORE: In an effort to keep a close watch on Maoist movement in West Midnapore, the IB has decided to recruit young persons from the bordering villages. They will be recruited in different central government departments and projects...

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Madhya Pradesh minister supports Smriti Irani, reminds Omar that threats won't work on India

BHOPAL: After Uma Bharati, Madhya Pradesh minister for urban administration and housing Kailash Vijayavargiya came out in support of Union HRD minister Smriti Irani who is in the eye of a storm over her educational qualifications and a raging debate...

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Top 5 ministers of Modi cabinet

It was a big, fat swearing-in but the cabinet's slim & trim. Some states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bengal and Northeast have got short shrift, and there is just one muslim. But there are plenty of women at the top. TOI gets up close and personal...

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Narendra Modi visits Manmohan Singh

NEW DELHI: In a special gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited his predecessor Manmohan Singh to make a courtesy call.Modi, who was sworn in on Monday and took charge this morning, drove to 3, Motilal Nehru Place, the new abode of Singh,...

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Either Article 370 will exist, or J&K won't be a part of India, Omar Abdullah tweets

NEW DELHI: A statement by minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office, Jitendra Singh, on Tuesday sparked the new government's first controversy when he said the Narendra Modi government was open to debate on Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir,while...

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Railway minister Gowda stresses on 3s in railways

BANGALORE: New railway minister DV Sadananda Gowda has accorded importance to 3s - speed, safety and security - in his department. Soon after assuming the office, Gowda, the eighth railway minister from Karnataka said that among the three, safety was...

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Bihar budget session expected to be stormy

PATNA: The budget session of the Bihar legislature beginning from June 27 is expected to be stormy after BJP's resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections.The session will be the first major challenge for new chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who was...

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Jaitley, the eyes and ears of Modi

NEW DELHI: Few people in the central leadership of BJP could claim to have the ears of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Arun Jaitley can.Jaitley (61) defended Modi vigrously when future appeared uncertain for the then Gujarat chief minister following 2002...

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Uma Bharti— a firebrand Hindutva mascot

NEW DELHI: A firebrand leader and Hindutva mascot, Uma Bharti has always hogged the limelight whether she was with BJP or out of it.This is the second time that the saffron clad leader, often referred to as 'sadhvi', has become a Union minister in an...

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Sadananda Gowda makes debut at Centre

NEW DELHI: Beginning his political career as a member of the Jan Sangh in late 1970s, former Karnataka chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda makes his ministerial debut at the Centre.The ever-smiling 61-year Gowda earned national prominence by being the...

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V K Singh, a former Army chief now a minister

NEW DELHI: Controversial former Army chief Gen V K Singh, who was made the minister of state (independent charge) in the Narendra Modi government, has somewhat of chequered past with one episode being a long unsuccessful battle with the UPA government...

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TOI readers wish Narendra Modi

As Narendra Modi takes over as new Prime Minister of India, TOI readers congratulate him while urging him and the cabinet ministers to provide a corruption-free India.Expectations from the new government include employment opportunities, women's safety...

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Three Army men killed in fratricidal firing

JAMMU: Three Army men, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO), were killed in a fratricidal firing incident on Sunday in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.The incident took place in Digwar sector on the Line of Control, defence...

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BJP silent on govt formation on day before Modi’s swearing in

NEW DELHI: Hectic parleys were held on Sunday on government formation involving Narendra Modi, BJP president Rajnath Singh and other senior leaders as also the RSS, but there was a veil of secrecy in the exercise, triggering speculation on who gets key...

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Narendra Modi's swearing in: Saarc leaders to taste dishes from Gujarat to Tamil Nadu

NEW DELHI: Gujarati popular dish kela methi nu shaak, mouth-watering 'Chicken chettinad' from Tamil Nadu, Punjab's Dal makhani and Bengali dish Potol Dorma will be served at a private dinner hosted by President Pranab Mukherjee for visiting foreign dignitaries...

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After Rajasthan, MP might include NaMo in school syllabi

BHOPAL: After the victory, here comes the hero worship. Following Rajasthan's declaration early this month to teach the biography of Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi in schools, now Madhya Pradesh is also considering doing the same. Madhya Pradesh...

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Hemkund Sahib opens for pilgrims

GOPESHWAR(Uttarakhand): The portals of the famous Hemkund Sahib Gurdwara located in snow-capped Garhwal Himalayas were thrown open to pilgrims today.Hemkunt Sahib, where Guru Gobind Singh meditated before his incarnation as the 10th Sikh guru, is one...

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Milind Deora under fire from Congress leaders

NEW DELHI: As the blame game continued in Congress over its worst ever poll debacle in Lok Sabha elections, Milind Deora, who had questioned the role of Rahul Gandhi's advisors as well as "those who take the advice" has come under fire from party leaders."Success...

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Sitaram Yechury says not offered to quit CPI(M) politburo

NEW DELHI: Senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury today dismissed reports that he had offered to quit the politburo in view of his party's poor show in the recent Lok Sabha elections."All that is nonsense. I never discuss inner-party issues outside," Yechury...

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Defamation case: Court issues bailable warrant against Shazia Ilmi

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court today issued a bailable warrant against Shazia Ilmi, who quit Aam Aadmi Party during the day, for her non-appearance in a defamation case filed by outgoing telecom minister Kapil Sibal's son Amit.The court had last month warned...

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Milind Deora under fire for questioning Rahul's advisers

NEW DELHI: As the blame game continued in Congress over its worst ever poll debacle in Lok Sabha elections, Milind Deora, who had questioned the role of Rahul Gandhi's advisors as well as "those who take the advice" has come under fire from party leaders."Success...

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Hardcore Maoist arrested, explosives seized

KORAPUT (Odisha): A hardcore Maoist was arrested and explosives were seized from him in Odisha's Koraput district today, police said.The Maoist, identified as Satya Mandingi, alias Malla (25), was apprehended during a joint combing operation by the Border...

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NCP conspired to defeat Congress candidates: Narayan Rane

MUMBAI: Still smarting under the defeat of his son and sitting MP Nilesh Rane, Maharashtra industries minister and senior Congress leader Narayan Rane today accused that the ally NCP conspired against Congress candidates in the Lok Sabha elections.Talking...

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Bastar Maoist attack: Cannot rule out political conspiracy, says NIA

RAIPUR: At a time when the state is to observe the first anniversary of Bastar's Maoist massacre that killed frontline Congress leaders on May 25 last year, a row has erupted over the current status of investigation by National Investigation Agency (NIA)...

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EC asks both the teams to draft issues in Ashok Chavan paid news case

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday asked the legal teams of both former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and Madhav Kinhalkar, the independent candidate who complained to EC against Chavan's non-declaration of expenses on an alleged...

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BJP core committee to review Punjab poll results

CHANDIGARH: Amid BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley's humiliating defeat from Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, Punjab BJP unit today said it would hold its core committee meeting on May 27 to review Lok Sabha election results and performance of the state government."In...

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K Chandrasekhar Rao to take oath as Telangana chief minister on June 2

HYDERABAD: TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao would take oath as the first chief minister of Telangana on June 2, the day the new state would come into existence following the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.The swearing in is likely to take place around...

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Narendra Modi, no longer supporting actor: RGV

The 'supporting actor' has taken centre-stage. And Advani, Arun Jaitley and others are looking like junior artists in front of Narendra Modi. This is how filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is looking at the new developments in New Delhi, post the general elections....

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