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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 ...

The cases of rape against girl child are increasing in the country. A Gangrape case has surfaced from Rewari, a recipient of the President’s Award in Haryana was allegedly the victim. The girl was abducted when she was returning from coaching. Police have started investigations by registering this case. According to the police, the girl was preparing for the railway ...

The government banned 328 medicines containing combinations. The list includes common medicines like painkiller Saridon and skin cream penderm. The Ministry of Health says that these are medicines which do not benefit people’s health. They have been banned in the public interest. According to media reports, the production, marketing and sale of these drugs has been stopped with immediate effect. ...

The President of India has appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India. He will assume the office of Chief Justice on 3rd October, 2018 after the retirement of the current Chief Justice, Justice Dipak Misra. Born on 18th November, 1954, Justice Gogoi was enrolled as an advocate in 1978. He practised in the Gauhati High Court ...

In view of the importance of water resources management in India, the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has instituted National Water Awards with the objective to encourage all stakeholders to manage their water resources efficiently and create a water consciousness in the country. The entries for National Water Awards 2018 are now invited in 13 categories ...

The Supreme Court Wednesday extended the house arrest of five rights activists who were arrested in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case till September 17. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud adjourned the hearing on the plea filed by historian Romila Thapar and four others to September 17 after it ...

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is absconding with crores of rupees loan from India’s banks, gave a big statement on Wednesday, outside a London court that he had met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving the country. Mallya said that he wanted to resolve the matter with them but due to objections of the banks the matter could not be ...