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MP govt issues fresh orders on private practice to doctors
Through a new order regarding private practice, the Madhya Pradesh government has sought to further strengthen arrangements at government hospitals in the state. Giving this information, an official release said in Bhopal on Saturday that along with it,...
Retd Home Secretary RK Singh to become advisor on infrastucture development
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to rope in former union home secretary RK Singh as advisor on infrastructure development, officials said on Saturday.
Kashmir's top cardiologist injured in terror attack dies in AIIMS
Jalal was critically injured in a terror attack which left his police guards dead in the highway township of Pampore in south Kashmir.
Army foils 12 infiltration attempts by Pakistani terrorists since June
Lt General Gurmit Singh said most of the terrorists belong to Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Toiba.
Bandhs in Andhra, Tirupati to protest against Telangana
For the last 10 days, protests have stalled administrative works across districts in the Andhra and Rayalseema regions.
8 killed, 1,500 houses damaged in Jammu floods; rains to continue till Monday
Eight people have died and over 1,500 houses suffered extensive damage due to floods caused by incessant rains in Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Saturday.
Gorkhaland protest: GJM asks people to remain indoors for next week
The Calcutta High Court had recently termed 'People's Curfew' an illegal act.
Bradley Manning sentence likely to come next week: Judge
A military judge says Army Pfc Bradley Manning's prison sentence for leaking scads of classified information through WikiLeaks will likely be announced next week. The court-martial was in session for only about 30 minutes on Friday.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins women's 200 meters in Moscow
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica won the women's 200 meters in 22.17 seconds.
Egypt's Friday of rage turns violent, 50 protesters killed
Cairo: Muslim Brotherhood protests plunged into violence across Egypt on Friday, with about 50 killed in Cairo alone on a "Day of Rage" called by Islamist followers of ousted President Mohammed Morsi to denounce a police crackdown.
SC agrees to hear review plea on disqualification of MPs, MLAs
The review petition filed by the Centre and the Haryana Swatantra Party will come up for hearing on September 4.
Commeettee calls five-day fresh agitation from Aug 19
A new committee formed in Darjeeling, on Friday, called for a fresh five-day agitation from August 19 changing the nomenclature of 'janata curfew' to 'ghar bitrai janta' (people inside homes) on their demand for a separate Gorkhaland.
Afghanistan to play first home game for 10 years
Turkmenistan were the last team to visit Afghanistan for a match, winning 2-0 in 2003.
Modi, a proverbial frog, says Khurshid
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday likened Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to the proverbial frog just out of the well, fumbling for the right place in the big wide world.
CPI(M) blames high current account deficit for falling rupee
The volatility in rupee value was "bound to happen" due to a very high current account deficit and the situation was akin to the major financial crisis faced by India in 1991, the CPI(M) said on Friday. "It is clear that a very serious current account def...
No conflict of interest between Advani and Modi: Naidu
Denying any conflict of interest between L K Advani and Narendra Modi, BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu on Friday supported the Gujarat Chief Minister's challenge to the Prime Minister, saying that everybody has the right to question his performance as he was ac...
