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Easy Passport

There are five Passport Seva Kendras (PSK) in the capital, which handle 2,000 applications per day

BJP NATIONAL EXECUTIVE

Modi divides Pakistan government and people

Narendra Modi with BJP leaders at the National Executive meet in Kozhikode

A fire-breathing Prime Minister hits Pakistan hard, saying that the country’s people will rise against their government.

Education

Post-Uri, free education for martyrs' kids

The decision on the backdrop of the recent attacks in Uri where many soldiers lost their lives.

Vector battle

NDMC zones out mosquito bite from VIP Delhi

At least 250 people have been deployed to carry out the mosquito control drive

The NDMC was all prepared and started taking preventive measures in January

Power Politics

Rising RSS clout in rural Punjab took Gagneja down

RSS activities were always viewed with suspicious by a section of Sikhs and their widening influence in the rural belt added to SAD’s insecurities.

Bouncy turf

Price fall, production cost and politics drive last nail in the rubber plantation coffin of Kerala

Rubber Board said that in states such as Jharkhand and Odisha where the production costs is very cheap, the price fall will not become a volatile poli...

Medical support

International standards for 19 new AIIMS

All India Institute Of Medical Sciences in Delhi

The first round of bidding will be on September 29, and selected firms will begin making presentations on October 14

ILL WILL

Hiding illness enough to part ways: HC

While granting divorce, court also took note of the fact that the couple was living separately for six years.

Delhi views

City has things to inspire potters

But the metro city of Delhi has always been the perfect inspiration for me.

'Fine' problems

Civic bodies not fine with Rs 500 mosquito fine

The demand to increase the fine was raised in a meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)

River politics

Fury flows as Karnataka,TN fail to find a river sutra

Karnataka legislature’s resolution stating the government’s inability to implement the SC order

King maker

Dravidian politics: the old man and the seesaw

Incidents in the recent past show that the war of attrition between the patriarch and his protege

Alliance bindings

TMC-DMK alliance worries Congress

While grassroots functionaries entertain huge expectations about the civic polls

Heritage Status

Mylapore blending with old world charm to get UNESCO status

Shiv Kumar, president of MIPR and the author of the paper, said that in Mylapore, worship, architecture, music and preaching

Bad Docs

Quacks galore make Tamil Nadu sick

Even the health department officials have to think a lot before acting on them.

NEW LAUNCH

Beckoning to enjoy the best of both worlds

If you decide to eat at Veda, do try the Sutli Raan which is a whole leg of lamb.

Happening

Telling tales of artistic legacies

Though the artiste enjoys his role as a dancer, being a choreographer is something he feels most content with.

SP feud

SP-lit sealed: Netaji shores up Shivpal's cause to mollify party

Mulayam Singh Yadav does a delicate balancing trick between his warring brother and son. For now, it seems to be advantage Shivpal.

Interview

Raiding shops in Mewat for beef was wrong: Manohar Lal Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar talks to Harpreet Bajwa about khap panchayats and more

Permission bureaucracy

Delhi cops to fetch permission before flying off to nab criminals

Delhi Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar Verma

Verma’s directions irk officers deployed in the special cell and crime branch

Airplane Issues

Risk strands Rahul's aircraft

Sources close to Rahul claimed that since he was the first among the passengers to board the aircraft.

Patent leader

IIT-Madras is patent king

According to the HRD ministry IIT-Madras has filed 248 patent applications

Hand of help

Automobile activist pledges to help 2,000 cheated customers

Engineer Sanjeev Gupta, who lives in Ghaziabad

Two years ago when engineer Sanjeev Gupta bought a new silver Honda Amaze, his joy was boundless. But it soon vanished as the machine, which cost him ...

Pocket pinch

Delhi babus holiday while diseases bite the common man

Ignoring the mosquito by the rulers in Delhi has come back to bite its citizens with a vengeance.

Censure

Frivolous PILS draw CJI flak

Thakur’s remarks indicate a toughening judicial stance against frivolous PILs.

Delhi Views

Art is a language for all to learn

On the other hand, in Delhi, this has just become a commodity and business for many event managers.

Poll possibilities

Punjab braces for new poll order

With four political fronts and a ‘fed up’ electorate, the state looks at a fascinating contest in 2017

Publicity approach

Railways bank on Bollywood celebrities to publicise luxury trains

Countless Hindi movies and songs have been shot on trains and now Railways is banking upon Bollywood celebrities to publicise its luxury trains.

Buzz

Insider-Out

Whats been happening in the world of politics

Eye spy

Fly on the wall

Whats been happening in the corridors of power

Strategy

India steams into Afghan border to counter Pakistan

Rail tracks from Khaaf in Iran reached zero point at the Afghan border and now the track-laying on Afghan side will begin

NEW NOTE

Assam MP wants Dimapur from Nagaland

Sharma, who represents BJP from Assam’s Tezpur Lok Sabha seat, touched a raw nerve

Terror network

India gets ASEAN to counter world wide web of terror

Terrorist groups such as the Islamic State (IS) have become sophisticated at creating dense,

evangelisation

Faith's revenge of the east

Earlier, Western missionaries were coming to India to preach gospels,

Cage issues

After leap of fate, tiger gets cage

The authorities say that they are taking precautions of not letting out the tiger in the wake of two-year-old incident

Rise to fame

Pawan Kalyan does what Naidu couldn't: Slamming the centre

Tollywood actor Pawan Kalyan was at Tirupati and Kakinada, slamming the Centre for denying Special Category Status (SCS)

TN I

Work to defeat Karuna dynasty: Jayalalithaa

AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa welcomes new recruits to the party

Meanwhile, 91,308 cadres and many functionaries, including 10,000 women, from various parties joined the ruling AIADMK.

TN II

DMK scans leaders' performances

DMK leader M Karunanidhi and others during a meeting in Chennai

However, a section of the party is sceptical about it and think that the morale of local level leaders has dropped

TN III

TNCC Chief Wears Crown of Thorns

Newly appointed TN Congress Committee president Thirunavukkarasar

A senior TNCC leader said, “No doubt, he is an experienced leader.

Poll mantra

BJP's mantra: keep the cadre engaged

All the eight party general secretaries and four joint secretaries have been assigned three states each, apart from their existing responsibilities

Exchequers pay

Vala stumps predecessor, splurges Rs 2.8 crore on air travels

Vala travelled to different cities, including Mangaluru, Hubballi, Bidar, Dharwad and Mysuru by chartered aircraft.

Soumya Murder

Left goes against its grain, wants noose for killer

Public opinion forces a change in the CPI(M)’s ideology as the Supreme Court verdict awarding life imprisonment

Man Animal Conflict

Tuskers trumpet to reclaim lost turf

A villager tries to scare off tuskers at Kolapalli in Tamil Nadu

In an invasion only man can win, more than 100 elephants and 300 people have been killed in the last few years in south

Backlog cases

Maximum means, minimum mediation at HC Samadhan centre

The data reveals that in five years, 13,646 cases were referred to the centre, of which 7,644 were settled and 6,809 remained unresolved.

Copy paste

Pinch of plagiarism for Telangana

The MoEF’s expert appraisal committee found that chunks of paragraphs were lifted.

Strategy bouncer

Left's bid to hijack Sree Narayana Guru hits BJP wall

Taking a dig at the Left which has been running the ‘Namukku Jathiyilla’ campaign

Blood tales

Bloodied village wants its place in history

Three months before the liberation, the people of Gorta village.

skill empowerment

Accenture stands by the women, for the women

The initiative aims to boost confidence of women, enable them to take decisions and help them read and write

The handholding initiative at the rural community development centre aims to provide not just work-skills training in computers, local crafts,

Events

Dinner over diplomacy

Amir Singh Pasrich, Shivani Wazir Pasrich, Ameera Singh Pasrich and Jess Dutton

Happening

Irish humourist puts his funny foot forward

He promises to unleash his funniest self in the upcoming show called Jason Byrne is Propped Up

NEW LAUNCH

Music and more at this cafe central

Music and food pretty much sums up their life as they’re the most important aspects of their routine.

Success Story

Labourer's dropout son becomes startup millionaire

Varun Chandran The founder of Corporate360’s, a Kerala based startup has very humble beginning.

Criticism

Collegium system puts quality of justice at risk: Justice A K Patnaik

Justice Patnaik said selection of judges is too important to be left to the frailties of one human being.

Desi Education

Foreigners distance from desi campuses

Asian countries send the maximum students to India at 23,350, followed by Africa with 5,799 students.

no fixed director

That sinking feeling in the Ganga body

Three directors of the National Mission for Clean Ganga have changed in two years.

verma's diktat

Reduce pendency...

Delhi police commissioner Alok Kumar Verma

With over 1.2 lakh cases lying unsolved with Delhi Police for past three years, top cop orders a special remedial drive

DUSU Strategists

Brains behind DUSU victory

The strategists talk about the details of campaigning, and how they steered their respective parties towards victory

Delhi talkies

Young musicians need right 'mahaul'

Views about Delhi city and more

EYE SPY

Fly on the wall

What been echoing in the corridors of power

IND VS PAK

War Game

Military might

Insubordination

Poltical tussle

Easy Passport

BJP NATIONAL EXECUTIVE

Education

No Pendancy

cancer drug scam

Vector battle

Power Politics

Bouncy turf

Medical support

ILL WILL

Delhi views

'Fine' problems

River politics

King maker

Alliance bindings

Heritage Status

Bad Docs

NEW LAUNCH

Happening

SP feud

Interview

Permission bureaucracy

Airplane Issues

Patent leader

Hand of help

Pocket pinch

Censure

Delhi Views

Poll possibilities

Publicity approach

Buzz

Eye spy

Strategy

NEW NOTE

Terror network

evangelisation

Cage issues

Rise to fame

TN I

TN II

TN III

Poll mantra

Exchequers pay

Soumya Murder

Man Animal Conflict

Backlog cases

Copy paste

Strategy bouncer

Blood tales

skill empowerment

Events

Happening

NEW LAUNCH

Success Story

Criticism

Desi Education

no fixed director

verma's diktat

DUSU Strategists

Delhi talkies

EYE SPY