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The Congress leader's alleged detention came after she met some of the injured from the Gond community at the Banaras Hindu University Trauma Centre in Varanasi.

Priyanka Gandhi detained by police in Mirzapur

Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi was Friday detained after police stopped her while going to Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh to meet survivors of caste violence, party supporters said. As police led her away, a defiant Gandhi told reporters that she won't...

India for consular access to Jadhav

New Delhi/Islamabad: Maintaining that ICJ verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav is a vindication of its stand, India Thursday sought from Islamabad immediate consular access to its national as Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan contended that his government shall proceed in the matter as per law. Making...

Poor show by BJD women MPs in Lok Sabha

New Delhi: The women representation in the Parliament from Odisha has increased to 33 per cent but their participation in the daily proceedings of the Lok Sabha has not seen a substantial improvement as the Women MPs have rarely spoken in the House. The ruling...

ICJ directs Pak to stay Jadhav’s execution

The Hague: In a huge victory for India, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Wednesday ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence for Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, 49, who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on espionage and terrorism charges”....

Kathua rape case

Kathua rape case: HC to hear plea seeking death penalty

Chandigarh: Sensing the gravity of the matter, the Punjab and Haryana High Court here Wednesday decided to hear Thursday the Kathua rape victim father's plea seeking death penalty for the heinous act and murder of his eight-year-old daughter in Jammu and Kashmir last year. The...

History of Jadhav case; ICJ to deliver verdict

New Delhi: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will deliver its judgement Wednesday evening in the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by a military court in Pakistan on charges of spying, a claim rubbished by India. Jadhav, a...

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Govt takes 836 babus to task in rural housing scam

Bhubaneswar: The state government has finally admitted to rampant corruption in rural housing schemes in the state. Government officials are exploiting poor people who want to have shelter. This was revealed from a statement of panchayati raj & drinking water minister Pratap Jena in the...

Vigilance cases against 9 IAS, 227 OAS officers

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government keeps claiming that it provides transparent government and has ‘zero tolerance’ to corruption, but the reality is far from this. The babus do not seem to be adhering to one of the Ts (transparency) of the 3T/5T mantra...

 

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