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Kamal Nath promises to transform MP in four years


Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Minister Kamal Nath presented the Road Map at a programme aptly organized in Bhopal's Minto Hall, the majestic building that had also housed the state Assembly for over 40 years. The program included screening of a film about the government's one-year development efforts and another...

Centre okays Rs 66,000 cr Kerala semi-high speed rail project


The order was issued by the Ministry of Railways and conveyed to Kerala Chief Secretary Tom Jose, Vijayan wrote. It's joint venture of the Kerala government and the Ministry of Railways. SHSR, named Silver Line, is envisaged to cut travel time between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod from 12 hours to 4 hours. Kerala Rail Development...

MP Assembly’s Winter session begins, stormy part ahead


The current session, scheduled to run till December 23, is expected to be stormy. The House will have five sittings during week-long session. According to Principal Secretary, Assembly, A.P. Singh as many as 2,125 questions have been received by the Assembly Secretariat. The opposition, led by BJP that held its legislature party meeting,...

Cong flays Union Minister’s ‘shoot at sight’ remark


If people in power talk in such language to curb the protest then its fascism, the Congress said, here on Tuesday. Congress spokesperson Rajiv Tyagi told IANS, In any civilised society, there is no place for violence. When people in power speak about violence to curb protests and agitations then its fascism. The Minister...

Anti-CAA protests: UN chief concerned about violence, police action


We very much call for restraint and urge full respect for the rights of freedom of opinion and expression and peaceful assembly, he said while answering a question about the protests at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi. On the CAA, he said that he would refer to the very strong words from...

Infosys settles visa payment dispute with California


Our agreement concludes the California Attorney General's investigation into allegations related to the payment of state payroll taxes for some employees travelling on B-1 visas dating back to 2006, Infosys Company Secretary A.G.S. Manikantha said in a regulatory filing on the BSE. The agreement will result in the case being dismissed with prejudice...

Sensex, Nifty trade near record levels (Lead)


PC Jewellers fell over 7 per cent on the BSE after market regulator SEBI ordered impounding of alleged unlawful gains of more than Rs 8 crore made by two promoters and related entities of the company in an insider trading case. At 10.14 a.m. the Sensex was up 63.12 points at 41,415.29. It...

Veteran actor Shreeram Lagoo passes away


He was 92 and breathed his last at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital.The film industry and political circles condoled the demise of Lagoo, including actor Ashok Saraf and state Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant.A qualified ENT surgeon, Lagoo ventured into acting and made a big name for himself in the world of cinema and...

Four FTII students on hunger strike against fee hikes


Addressing the media here on Tuesday evening, FTII Students Association (FTIISA)President A.V. Sathvin and General Secretary Rajarshi Majumdar said that there has been a 10 percent hike in fees implemented every year since 2013."From the annual fees of Rs 55,380 for the 2013 batch, the amount for the upcoming 2020 batch has...