Punjab Announces Reservation For Women, Dumps VIP Culture

The new Punjab Cabinet in its maiden meeting here on Saturday announced reservation for women in jobs and urban and rural local bodies and an end to use of red beacons on official vehicles by the Chief Minister, ministers, legislators and officers. ....

 

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Maharashtra Presents Farm-friendly Budget For 2017-2018

Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar presented a farmer-friendly Rs 4511 crore deficit budget for the year 2017-2018 here on Saturday.....

 

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Wouldn't Rate My Knock As A Good Innings: Vijay

Opening batsman Murali Vijay did not want to rate his innings highly saying he could have pushed himself harder as India ended day three on 330/6 trailing by 91 runs against Australia here on Saturday.....

 

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Good Institutions Will Flourish, Bad Will Go: Javadekar

Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday that educational institutions, government or private, will have to improve their standards to survive in future.....

 

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Flood Alert For Amazon River

Continuing intense rains in Peru have increased the water flow in the Amazon River to a critical level which could cause further flooding, according to the national weather service. ....

 

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15 Illegal Slaughter Houses, Meat Outlets Shut In Ghaziabad

The Ghaziabad administration sealed on Tuesday 15 slaughter houses operating illegally in the city. ....

 

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Pujara Gains No.2 Slot; Jadeja Pips Ashwin To Top ICC Test Bowler's Chart

Indian players continued to rule the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Test rankings as Ranchi double-centurion Cheteshwar Pujara gained four spots to a career-best No.2 spot while his teammate Ravindra Jadeja consolidated his stay on top of the bowler's list after pushing fellow tweaker Ravichandran Ashwin to the No.2 spot. ....

 

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The Incredible Journey From Dalip Rana To The Great Khali

"The Man Who Became Khali," written in seemingly simple language, is a short memoir of the journey of Dalip Singh Rana who later went on to become the The Great Khali.....

 

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Social Media Makes People Depressed: David Gandy

British model David Gandy says social media is a source of depression for people.....

 

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Call To Help Farmers Increase Income Levels

Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Y.S. Chowdary on Thursday called for finding ways and means to help farmers increase their income levels and reduce the cost of living.....

 

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