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A special court for heinous crimes against women in Hisar has sentenced a 68-year-old man to five-year imprisonment for attempting to rape a 10-year-old girl last year. The crime took place on August 7 last year. Additional District and Sessions Judge Dr Pankaj Tuesday sentenced Ram Kumar and also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on him. In case of ...

The central government has approved the ordinance on triple talaq. According to sources, this bill was approved in the cabinet meeting on Wednesday. The triple talaq bill has been cleared from the Lok Sabha, but this bill is currently pending in the Rajya Sabha. Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said that the Modi government is not making issue of justice for ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala has demanded immediate withdrawal of “steep hike” in 65 types of stamp duty services in Haryana. He said recently “massive hike” has been effected in agreement deed, power of attorney and partnership deed. “By effecting massive hike in the stamp duty rates for 65 types of deeds, the Khattar government has ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today spent nearly ninety minutes in close interaction with young schoolchildren in his constituency, Varanasi. At a primary school in Narur village, he was greeted enthusiastically by school children on arrival. He too, greeted the children on Vishwakarma Jayanti, and said it is important to learn various skills. As students, it is ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A Delhi court Monday summoned RJD chief Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav as accused in connection with the IRCTC hotels allotment money laundering case. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Arun Bharadwaj took cognisance of the charge sheet filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) and directed all the accused to appear before the court on ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C42) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched two satellites — NovaSAR and S1-4– from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota today. The PSLV-C42 lifted off from the First Launch Pad of SHAR at 10.08 pm (IST). Both satellites were injected into the Sun Synchronous Orbit, about 17 minutes ...

Candidates participating in a competition examination held on Sunday for the clerical posts in Gandhinagar Municipal Council in Gujarat were asked questions related to Patidar leader Hardik Patel. The 19-day long hunger strike by the 25-year-old leader of the Patel community ended on Wednesday. Hardik fasted for the debt forgiveness of Gujarat farmers and demanding reservation for his community. The ...

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C42) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched two satellites — NovaSAR and S1-4– from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota yesterday. The PSLV-C42 lifted off from the First Launch Pad of SHAR at 10.08 pm (IST). Both satellites were injected into the Sun Synchronous Orbit, about 17 minutes later, at an ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate his 68th birthday on Monday in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi where he will interact with school children. Modi will reach Narur village this afternoon where he will interact with children of a primary school, which is aided by a non-profit organisation, Room to Read. Later, at the Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) campus, the prime ...

The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) released the report HIV Estimations 2017 at a function, in New Delhi today. The HIV Estimations 2017 is the 14th round in the series of HIV Estimations under National AIDS Control Programme (NACP). NACO undertakes HIV estimations biennially in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – National Institute of Medical Statistics ...