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The government has appointed Sudhir Bhargava as the new Chief Information Commissioner. He will take charge on January 1. Four new members have also been appointed to the Central Information Commission (CIC), taking its total strength to seven. Four vacancies still remain. The CIC is the highest appeal body under …

People across the globe are now preparing to bid farewell to 2018 and welcome the new year 2019.  In India also, the people are in a festive mood.  Our correspondent reports that Delhites are ushering in the New Year with songs and dances in churches. Bangaloreans are gearing up for …

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday outrightly rejected allegation of corruption in the Rafale aircraft deal stating that a lie spoken many times cannot turn into truth.  He was responding to Congress charges on the issue during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha.  Mr Singh said the government has been …

Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar on Monday surrendered before a Delhi court to serve life sentence in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which he was convicted by the Delhi High Court.  He surrendered before Metropolitan Magistrate Aditi Garg. Former MLAs Kishan Khokhar and Mahender Yadav, who were …

Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day following repeated disruptions over Triple Talq Bill which seeks to ban instant divorce among Muslims.  After a brief adjournment post lunch over the bill, Congress-led opposition persisted with its demand that it should be referred to the Select Committee of the House for …

Aligarh: In a shocking incident occurred in a town of Aligarh, live cows were buried believing to be dead. The matter came to light when the locals saw the cows struggling to come out of the pit. A large number of people thronged the farm as the news broke out. …

The separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh will start functioning from January 1. Ministry of Law and Justice on Wednesday notified the constitution of the High Court in Amaravati.  President Ram Nath Kovind signed a notification in this regard.  Andhra Pradesh High Court will be the 25th High Court in …

The Lok Sabha has taken up the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill for consideration and passing.  The Bill makes all declarations of instant triple talaq void and illegal.  It seeks to make the practice a punishable offence with imprisonment of up to three years.  The Bill will …

KCR meets Modi, discusses about pending issues of Telangana Hyderabad, Dec.26 (PMI): Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. On becoming Chief Minister for second time and taken up tour for formation of Federal Front, KCR met Modi at the latter’s Kalyan Marg …

NIA has on Wednesday conducted searches at 17 locations in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in connection with a new ISIS-inspired module styled as ‘Harkat ul Harb-e-Islam’.  Briefing media in New Delhi on Wednesday evening, NIA Inspector General, Alok Mittal said the module was in an advanced stage of carrying out …