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  Mrida: A new-age startup bringing hope to India's villages

  Aug 31, 2017, 05:27 PM

  Mrida, co-founded by Arun Nagpal, is a new-age startup that works only with underserved rural communities.

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  Trump's new Afghan policy: Tough stand on Pak, greater role for India

  World | Aug 22, 2017, 09:24 AM

  Donald Trump on Monday sought a greater role for India in helping rebuild Afghanistan while he slammed Pakistan for offering safe havens to terrorist groups.

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  70 years of Independence: How ‘Forest Man of India’ Jadav Payeng single-handedly planted 1,400 acres of forest

  India | Aug 11, 2017, 08:24 PM

  Payeng's quest began in 1979 when he was only 16 years old. During floods that year, a large number of snakes ashore on the sandbar.

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  Modernisation, preparedness: The challenges to overcome in India’s response to terrorism

  India | Nov 16, 2017, 07:38 AM

  As India gears up to celebrate 70 years of Independence, we take a look at how the menace of terror has haunted India and the challenges that lie in dealing with it

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  From ISIS to Lashkar, 5 groups leading the terror menace globally

  India | Nov 16, 2017, 06:42 AM

  The Islamic State, Taliban, Al-Qaeda are most dreaded terror groups of the world and are responsible for over 50 per cent of all the deaths from terrorism in 2015.

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  RBI cuts key rate: Five factors that triggered the decision

  Aug 02, 2017, 04:25 PM

  In first rate cut since October 2016, the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday slashed benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points from 6.25 per cent to 6.0 per cent.

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  OBC Commission Bill: Govt embarrassed in RS, amendment moved by Opposition passed as ruling MPs miss voting

  Politics | Jul 31, 2017, 10:32 PM

  An amendment moved by the Opposition to a bill granting constitutional status to the OBC Commission was passed because many members of ruling NDA were absent from the House.

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  6 Gujarat Congress MLAs quit within 2 days: How Shankersinh Vaghela could roil Ahmed Patel's RS bid

  Politics | Jul 28, 2017, 03:02 PM

  Two more Congress MLAs quit the party to join BJP today, taking the count of MLAs quitting the grand old party to five since yesterday. The development makes the road tougher for Ahmed Patel's entry to the Rajya Sabha

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  Uproar in Rajya Sabha over SP leader Naresh Agarwal's remarks on Hindu gods

  Politics | Jul 19, 2017, 04:48 PM

  Samajwadi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Agarwal quoted a verse he said he once read somewhere in 1991 that juxtaposed alcohol and Hindu gods.

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  There will be no shortage of beef in Goa, assures CM Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | Jul 18, 2017, 08:23 PM

  CM Manohar Parrikar assured the Assembly on Tuesday that there will be no shortage of meat in Goa and his government has kept open its option of importing it from Karnataka.

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  Venkaiah Naidu and his love for acronyms

  Politics | Jul 17, 2017, 11:01 PM

  A loyal Narendra Modi supporter, Naidu shares prime minister's penchant for acronyms.

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  Union Cabinet approves upgradation of road linking Manipur with Myanmar

  Politics | Jul 12, 2017, 07:32 PM

  The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved upgradation of a 65-km-long National Highway in Manipur that connects the state capital Imphal with the Myanmar border.

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  SC reprieve to Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman-Nicobar from liquor ban along highways

  India | Jul 12, 2017, 05:44 PM

  Supreme Court has exempted Arunachal Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands from its order banning liquor vends within 500 metres of the national and state highways.

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  ‘Modi’s policies have created space for terrorists in Kashmir’: Rahul Gandhi on Amarnath Yatra attack

  Politics | Jul 12, 2017, 04:12 PM

  Rahul Gandhi today targeted the BJP-led government at the Centre saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "policies have created space for terrorists in Kashmir."

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  Activists fume after Gujarat textbook terms 'roza' as 'infectious disease', board says 'printing error'

  India | Jul 11, 2017, 09:22 PM

  Class IV Hindi textbook of the Gujarat Board has defined Urdu word "roza" as "an infectious disease that causes diarrhoea."

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  Amarnath attack: Rs 5 lakh reward, bravery awards recommendation for bus driver Salim

  India | Jul 11, 2017, 07:56 PM

  While Guajarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said he would recommend Salim’s name for bravery awards, the J&K government and Amarnath Shrine Board separately announced rewards totalling Rs 5 lakh.

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  Amarnath attack draws international condemnation, countries pledge support in fight against terrorism

  India | Jul 11, 2017, 07:10 PM

  The international community on Tuesday stood united in condemning the horrific attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims.

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  Dispel graft charges within 4 days, JD(U) tells Tejashwi Yadav; no resignation, says RJD

  Politics | Jul 11, 2017, 11:14 PM

  JD(U) today asked the RJD to place facts before the public to dispel graft charges against Tejashwi Yadav.

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  Malabar 2017: US, India, Japan kick off naval exercise in a 'message' to China, others

  India | Jul 10, 2017, 08:52 PM

  The 21st edition of the three-nation Malabar Naval Exercise involving India, Japan and the US began today and will continue till July 17.

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  Family planning, diet, haircut, soap toilet: The many perks govt staff will soon part with

  India | Jul 10, 2017, 07:40 PM

  Many of the allowances allocated to Central government employees have been abolished after recommendations by the Committee on Allowances (CoA).