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New Delhi, Aug 22: In yet another face-off with Indian Army similar to the one in Ladakh, Chinese troops reportedly intruded more than 20 kms into Indian territory last week in Chaglagam area of Arunachal Pradesh and stayed there for about four days. A contingent of Peoples Liberation Army reportedly intruded into the Indian territory on August 11 and stayed put there, Defence sources said in

New Delhi, Aug 21: Taking a step towards greater transparency in governance, the government today launched an exclusive portal to enable citizens to file RTI applications online for all central government ministries. The portal--www.rtionline.gov.in-- was launched today by Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions V Narayanasamy here. "This is a very important initiative by

Mumbai, Aug 21: The rupee hits fresh all-time low, trading around 64.40 per dollar as heavy dollar buying from large state-run banks along with demand from custodian banks hurt the local currency on Wednesday. The partially convertible rupee was trading at 64.30/40 per dollar, after hitting a record low of 64.40 and down around 1.7 percent on the day. Traders said there was no signs of RBI's

New Delhi, Aug 21: Chinese troops reportedly intruded into Arunachal Pradesh last week and stayed for a few days, in a repeat of the standoff at Depsang in Ladakh four months ago. NDTV has learnt that Chinese troops entered eastern Arunachal Pradesh's Chaglagam area and stayed put for three to four days before going back. The latest incursion has emerged as India sent a strong message to China on

Pune, Aug 21: Political parties and social organisations have called for a bandh in the city on Wednesday to protest the murder of anti-superstition crusader Narendra Dabholkar here. A protest march was taken out by students and citizens against the murder of the activist, who spearheaded the anti-superstition movement in Maharashtra and pressed for an enactment of law to ban black magic and

New Delhi, Aug 21: The legal right to food security is "unparalleled" in the world and will ensure that no poor in India remains hungry, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said here Tuesday while launching the ambitious food security programme in Delhi. Delhi is among the first states to launch the programme that is expected to provide cheap staple food to two-thirds of the nation's population. The

Pune, Aug 20: Activist Narendra Dabholkar, who was in the forefront of a campaign to persuade Maharashtra government to pass an anti-superstition and black magic bill, was shot dead here this morning by unknown assailants. Dabholkar was found dead in a pool of blood at Omkareshwar bridge of the city. Dabholkar, who was also editor of "Sadhana" magazine devoted to propagation of progressive thought

New Delhi, Aug 20: Under attack over missing files relating to coal block allocation, government today said in the Rajya Sabha that the issue was being looked into and no stone would be left unturned in tracing the missing documents sought by CBI. The opposition forced three adjournments before lunch over the issue, asking Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal to recuse himself from replying and

Mumbai, Aug 20: The BSE benchmark Sensex today tanked over 325 points to dip below 18,000 level in the early trade on sustained selling, extending losses for the third straight day, as rupee plunged to fresh lows amid a weakening trend overseas. The 30-share index slipped below 18,000 mark by plunging 325.64 points, or 1.78 per cent, to 17,981.88. All sectoral indices led by financials and realty

New Delhi, Aug 19: Opposition today vociferously raised in the Rajya Sabha the issue of crucial files of Coal Ministry going missing, alleging that it was a conspiracy to save the Prime Minister in the multi-crore coal block allocation scam being probed by the CBI. The opposition sought to corner the government by demanding a statement from Prime Minister or Coal Minister on the issue. Responding