Jayalalithaa wins big in RK Nagar by-poll, defeats CPI’s Mahendran by...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa trounced her nearest rival and CPI candidate C Mahendran with a huge margin of over 1.5 lakh votes as the results for Radha Krishnan Nagar assembly seat by-election was declared on Tuesday. As per reports, Jayalalithaa polled 160,432 votes... read more »
Over 100 students fall ill after consuming mid-day meal
More than 100 students of a government school in Bihar fell ill on Monday after consuming a mid-day meal in the state’s Jhanjharpur town. Students started fainting, vomiting and complained of diarrhea about half an hour after consuming the meal. The children were reportedly admitted to the... read more »
People running the show shouldn’t write history books: APJ Abdul Kala...
The controversy over rewriting of history textbooks notwithstanding, former President APJ Abdul Kalam says fair research is needed in this regard and any such rework attempt should not be made by “people running the show” but by people of academic excellence.He is also of the view that... read more »
Fadnavis leaves for official visit to U.S.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday left for a week-long official trip to the U.S. He is accompanied by Industry Minister Subhash Desai. Fadnavis is expected to attend a series of meetings with trade, commerce and industry houses which have been lined up. read more »
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