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New Delhi, Aug 30: The government has decided to allow the land acquisition ordinance to lapse tomorrow and include 13 points in the rules to provide direct financial benefit to the farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today. "We had brought in an ordinance (on land acquisition) which is lapsing on August 31, and I have decided to let it lapse," the Prime Minister said in his radio programme

New Delhi, Aug 30: Cracking the whip on dissidents, AAP has suspended two of its Punjab MPs -- Dharamvira Gandhi, who had supported expelled leader Yogendra Yadav, and Harinder Singh Khalsa -- for anti-party activities and alleged that they had joined hands with ruling BJP-SAD combine in the state. The decision was taken at the party's Political Affairs Committee (PAC) in which Chief Minister

Ahmedabad, Aug 29: After the Gujarat High ordered a CID probe, nine policemen including two inspectors and a sub-inspector have been booked for the alleged custodial death of a 32-year-old man detained during Patel quota agitation. Hardik Patel, who is leading the agitation by Patel community for reservation under OBC quota, today said he is likely to attend funeral of the victim, Swetang Patel

Ahmedabad, Aug 29: Normalcy is gradually returning to Gujarat where authorities today lifted curfew from all affected parts of the state as no major incident of violence was reported for two days after the Patel quota agitation turned violent early this week. "As no violence was reported in the state, curfew has been lifted from all the parts of the state, where it was clamped on August 25,"

Srinagar, Aug 29: Fourteen soldiers were injured on Saturday in an explosion inside an army training camp in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, authorities said. A defence source said media: "Fourteen soldiers were injured inside the Corps Battle School (CBS) in Khrew area today (Saturday) in an explosion." "The explosion occurred due to mishandling of an explosive device and there are no reports

New Delhi, Aug 29: A prominent filmmaker has claimed that his documentary film on the high-profile electoral battle for Varanasi seat in the recent Lok Sabha elections has been denied the Censor Board's go ahead on the pretext that it "did not fit into its guidelines". National Award-winning director Kamal Swaroop said his film 'Battle for Benaras' on the high-profile Lok Sabha poll battle, which

Mumbai, Aug 29: Investigations into the Sheena Bora murder case picked up pace on Friday as police recovered the 24-year-old’s skeletal remains as well as her passport while Sanjeev Khanna, former husband of Indrani Mukerjea, confessed to his complicity in the crime. Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria told reporters late on Friday about Khanna’s confession and the recovery of Sheena’s

New Delhi, Aug 28: Aurangzeb Road in Lutyen's Delhi will soon be known as APJ Abdul Kalam Road with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) today giving its nod in this regard. "There were requests from certain sections of the society for changing the name of the road as a tribute to the former President. The matter was placed before the council today which unanimously gave a go ahead for the same

Islamabad, Aug 28: Pakistan today summoned Indian High Commissioner TCA Raghavan and lodged a strong protest over alleged ceasefire violations after the army here claimed at least six civilians were killed in firing by Indian troops. Pakistan Foreign Secretary summoned Raghavan to convey that today's ceasefire violations by the Indian side were not acceptable, sources said. The High Commissioner

New Delhi, Aug 28: On the 50th anniversary of the 1965 war with Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid a rich tribute to the brave soldiers and stated that they had triumphed over every obstacle to protect India's unity and integrity. However, veterans of the war will gather at Jantar Mantar to observe the golden jubilee of the war. The veterans have decided to boycott the government's