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DAINIK NATION BUREAU Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of removing CBI Director Alok Verma in a bid to stop him from investigating the Rafale “scam”. He also alleged that the prime minister “broke the law” and “bypassed” the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Opposition, who were part of the panel that selected ...

Train 18, the country’s first engine-less train which is being regarded as a successor to the 30-year-old Shatabdi Express, is set to hit the tracks for trials on October 29. Driven by a self-propulsion module sans a separate locomotive, the train, capable of running at a speed of up to 160 kmph, comes with technical features for enhanced quick acceleration. ...

A constable posted at Mardan Naka police outpost here allegedly consumed poison over denial of leave to visit his ailing mother, police said Tuesday. Arun Kumar Verma (28) consumed some poisonous substance Sunday night as he was depressed over not being allowed to go home, Sub Inspector Ajay Kumar Singh, in-charge of the police outpost, said. Verma was admitted to ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU If you are under stress about your crackers due to pollution then be happy because apex court has allow use and sale of crackers. this decision is big relief for the businessmen and user because both were under stress about the guidelines.

The BJP government of Himachal is going to rename Shimla to Shyamala. According to news agency Bhasha, some Hindu organizations have been campaigning for some time to change the name of Shimla. In the Himachal government, Health Minister Vipin Singh Parmar says that many cities in the country have been named on mythological basis. On this basis, if people are ...

A Rs 35,000 crore plan has been drawn up for electrification of all railway lines across the country, Railway Board Member Ghanshyam Singh said here Sunday. Electric energy was cheaper and Railways made a saving of Rs 13,500 crore per annum by using it instead of diesel on several routes, Singh, who is Member (Traction), said. He said it was ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana (PMAY) was his government’s endeavour to eradicate poverty and urged the beneficiaries of the scheme to empower their next generations through education. He was interacting with the PMAY beneficiaries from Maharashtra through video-conferencing from the temple town of Shirdi in Ahmednagar district. Modi said those who ...

Former Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Narayan Datt Tiwari breathed last at Max Hospital in Saket today. Tiwari, 93 was bed ridden for more than 12 months suffering brain hemorrhage and kidney failure. ND Tiwari was one of the most prominent leaders of congress holding many important portfolio’s throughout his career. He remains as the only Chief Minister of ...

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday seized assets worth over Rs 218 crore, including diamonds and flats abroad, in the nearly Rs 13,000 crore loan fraud case probe, the agency said. It said three provisional orders under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) were issued by the central investigative agency’s zonal office in Mumbai for attachment of the properties. The ...

In the Gurugram shootout case, the police claimed that the gunner, who attacked the judge’s wife and son, has accepted his offense. Four days after the incident, the police who came in front of the media on Wednesday said that Gunner Mahipal shot the judge’s wife and son in rage. Deputy Commissioner of Police Sumit Kumar said that there was ...