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New Delhi: H1N1 influenza cases have increased in Delhi and parts of North India in recent weeks, with experts advising people, particularly those at higher risk of complications, to take precautions but stressed that there is no evidence of the virus becoming more virulent. Speaking...

New Delhi: New SIM card rules came into effect in India from Monday, and telecom companies have been instructed to stop issuing mobile connections to people who have already reached the permitted limit. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed telecom operators to identify customers...

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy Monday attacked the BJP and its-led NDA government at the Centre over denial of permission to him to visit the US, alleging that it was an insult to the four crore people of the state. On reports that...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) that has put the state of government schools at the centre of its ongoing campaign wrote to all state governments Monday, seeking data on school infrastructure, teacher vacancies and funding over the last five years. In identical letters addressed...

New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Monday called for a protest march in Delhi September 5, accusing the Centre of failing to honour the promises made July 25 to convince the outfit to withdraw its 36-day agitation against examination irregularities. The march, to be...

New Delhi: Sugar industry's apex body ISMA Monday asserted that there is no shortage of sugar in the country and prices in the retail market are expected to come down. Addressing a press conference, Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) President Niraj Shirgaokar said the prices...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday told the Tamil Nadu government that it can raise before the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) its grievance concerning the release of the proportionate share of Cauvery water from Karnataka. The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) had directed Karnataka...

New Delhi: The government has amended the export policy for several wheat products and shifted from the prohibited to the free category, according to a notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)Monday. Under the revised policy, exports of wheat or meslin flour...

New Delhi: The record Rs 92.35 crore bill spent for the upkeep of Union ministers' official residences last financial year could have paid for 10 new government schools, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has said, accusing the Centre of misplaced priorities. "Stop fixing your lavish...

New Delhi: At least 15 flights were diverted at the Delhi airport Monday due to inclement weather conditions, according to an official. Scores of flights were delayed and some were cancelled at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital due to the...