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New Delhi, Jan 2: The 12-hour nation-wide stir called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to protest a proposed legislation seeking to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body, was called off on Tuesday after the Bill was referred to a parliamentary standing committee. The committee has been asked to give its report before the Budget session. The National Medical Commission

Mumbai, Jan 2: Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) leader Prakash Ambedkar has called for Maharashtra bandh tomorrow to protest the state government's "failure" to stop the violence at Bhima Koregaon village in Pune district yesterday. Ambedkar alleged that Hindu Ekta Aghadi was responsible for the violence. He said Maharashtra Democratic Front, Maharashtra Left Front, besides 250 organisations, have

Palwal (Haryana), Jan 2: A retired Army captain, believed to be mentally ill, today allegedly bludgeoned six persons to death with a rod in a killing spree here that lasted about two hours, police said. The accused, identified as Naresh Dhankhad (45), went on the rampage between 2 to 4 am in a two km stretch between Agra Chowk and Camp Colony, taking advantage of low visibility due dense fog. He

Mumbai, Jan 2: The anger over marking the 200th anniversary of Bhima Koregaon battle in Pune district of Maharashtra continued today as protestors disrupted suburbs and local train services on the Harbour Line. The protesters blocked roads in several areas of Mumbai, forced shops to shut down and also attacked a journalist of a television news channel. In a latest development, the central railway

New Delhi, Jan 2: The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017 seeking to criminalise instant divorce, triple talaq, is set to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The Bill, last week, was passed in the Lok Sabha with most of the leading parties in the Opposition, including the Congress, voting in favour, but with caveats. It was passed after the House rejected a string of

New Delhi, Jan 1: The Ayodhya title dispute case of Ram Janmabhoomi and Babri Masjid and validity of Aadhaar cards would be the two most important cases whose outcome will be keenly watched in the Supreme Court. As the apex court is set to reopen on January 4, all eyes would be on it, as a five-judge bench would deliver its judgement delineating the power to be exercised by the AAP-led Delhi

Mumbai, Jan 1: Police on Monday arrested two managers of the '1 Above' pub, where a fire claimed 14 lives last week, an officer said. Gibson Lopez (34) and Kevin Bawa (35) were arrested by a team of sleuths from the N M Joshi Marg police station, he said. Both Lopez and Bawa were working as the managers of the pub, located at the Kamala Mills compound in Lower Parel area here. They were present in

Srinagar, Dec 31: Opposition National Conference (NC) today expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of lives in a militant attack on a CRPF camp in Pulwama district of south Kashmir and called it a reminder of how bad things were in the Valley. "As the year draws to a close we get a terrible reminder of how bad things are in the valley. My condolences to the families of the CRPF personnel killed

New Delhi, Dec 31: Making of history, break from tradition, repeated disruptions along with entry and exit of political heavyweights made 2017 a year to remember in the history of Indian Parliament. For the first time, the presentation of the Union budget was advanced to February 1 and the Railway budget was also merged with it. The government termed it as a big financial reform so as to make full

New Delhi, Dec 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged youths, who turn 18 on Monday, to register as electors and said their votes would prove to be the bedrock of New India. In his last 'Mann ki Baat' address of the year, he suggested that 'mock Parliament' be organised around August 15 in Delhi, comprising a young representative selected from every district of the country who would