Devesh Kumar

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  Won't Do Any Work Of Muslims, Yadavs: Nitish Kumar's Party MP Sparks Row

  A newly elected MP of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) on Monday found himself at the centre of a controversy for laments about "Muslims and Yadavs" not voting for the BJP-led NDA.

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  Nitish Kumar Snaps Again Over Use Of English, This Time In Assembly

  Bihar has witnessed yet another flare up from its Chief Minister Nitish Kumar against the use of English language, this time inside the state legislature.

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  2 Men Arrested For Raping, Killing 6-Year-Old In Uttar Pradesh

  Two persons were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly abducting, raping and killing a six-year-old boy here, police said. Inspector Devesh Kumar Sharma said the family had reported the minor to be missing on Monday.

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  "Never Touched Alcohol": Bihar BJP MLC Found Guilty Of Consuming Liquor

  A BJP MLC in Bihar has been found guilty of consuming liquor in violation of the prohibition law that has been in force in the state for over half a decade, police said in Patna on Tuesday.

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  Nitish Kumar's Party Leader Named Chairman Of Bihar Legislative Council

  JD(U) leader Devesh Chandra Thakur was on Thursday elected as the chairman of the legislative council in Bihar.

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  Nearly 1,000 Citizens Over Age Of 100 To Vote In Himachal Pradesh

  About 999 voters over the age of 100 will cast their votes for Himachal Pradesh's four parliamentary seats on May 19, Chief Electoral Officer Devesh Kumar said today

• Deputy National Security Advisor Nehchal Sandhu Resigns

  Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) Nehchal Sandhu, 63, today resigned from his post, citing "personal reasons." His resignation was accepted "with regret" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

• Let There be Peace, Says Supreme Court While Dismissing Tamil Nadu Government's Appeal Against MK Stalin

  The Supreme Court today dismissed the Tamil Nadu government's appeal against a Madras High Court order quashing a case of land-grab registered against DMK treasurer MK Stalin. "Let there be peace," a bench of Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice NV Ramana remarked.

• Yet Another Congress Resignation, This Time it is Haryana Power Minister Ajay Singh Yadav

  Haryana Power Minister Ajay Singh Yadav resigned from the government today, delivering a severe blow to the ruling Congress, which has its back to the wall ahead of assembly elections in the state.

• Most Top Jurors Want Collegium System to Be Changed, Attorney General Tells NDTV

  At a meeting convened today by the Centre, the predominant views among the jurists was that the collegium system of selection of judges of the Supreme Court and high courts had failed, and that it had to be changed.

• Katju Row: Government Seeks Review of Collegium System for Judicial Appointments

  Spurred into action following the controversy triggered by Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju's revelation that three former Supreme Court Chief Justices had made "improper compromises'' to grant extensions to an additional judge of the Madras High Court, the NDA government has hastened the process of seeking a review of the collegium ...

• Confrontation Looms Between Akali Dal and Haryana Government Over Decision to Split SGPC

  With the Parkash Singh Badal-led Akali Dal deciding to post armed guards outside the gurudwaras in Haryana to foil the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government's bid to take over the affairs of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, or the SGPC, in the state, stage is set for what could be a bruising confrontation between the two sides.

• Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan to Meet in Islamabad on August 25

  Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in Islamabad on August 25 to discuss the way forward in the dialogue process between the two nations.

• Enough Evidence to Prosecute Dayanidhi Maran in Aircel-Maxis Case, Attorney General Tells CBI: Sources

  Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi has, according to sources, told the Central Bureau of Investigation, or the CBI, that there was enough evidence to file a chargesheet against former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi Maran in the Aircel-Maxis deal, in news that could spell trouble for the DMK leader.

• Giving Everyone a Chance to Speak in Lok Sabha: Speaker Sumitra Mahajan

  Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today denied the Congress' charge that she was partisan in her dealings with the Opposition in the House, and said that she was "giving everyone a chance to speak and function as democratically as possible.''