Thanks to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, residents of Goa can now buy and drink alcohol up to 4 a.m.


Now, buy liquor in Goa till 4 a.m.


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A court in Thailand Wednesday approved an arrest warrant for anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban on charges of murder and attempted murder for ordering the crackdown on Red Shirt protesters in April-May 2010, when he was the country's deputy prime minister.


Thai court approves arrest warrant against protest leader


The Goa government has delayed filing complaints against those involved in the Rs.35,000-crore mining scandal because of the complicated nature of the scam, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday.


Mining scam: Goa CM defends delay in filing complaints


The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Wednesday took suo moto cognizance of the ongoing strike of doctors in the state and ordered a judicial probe into the matter.


Doctors' strike: Allahabad HC orders probe


Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday welcomed the announcement for the Lok Sabha polls while separatists said it has no bearing on the resolution of the Kashmir issue.


Parties welcome poll announcement in Kashmir


Reigning Bengali matinee idol Dev, film personalities Moon Moon Sen and Satabdi Roy, and former Indian soccer skipper Bhaichung Bhutia figure in the list of Trinamool Congress candidates for the April-May Lok Sabha polls, party chief Mamata Banerjee announced Wednesday.


Bhutia, Dev, Moon Moon, Sugata to contest on Trinamool ticket


In recent days President Pranab Mukherjee made it clear he was not going to be the Congress-led UPA government's "yes man" or, for that matter, anyone else in power at the centre.


President to play the role of neutral umpire (Comment: Special to IANS)


As political risk is emerging as the crucial factor in determining investment and business decisions for companies looking at India, public affairs and marketing communications firm SPAG Asia Wednesday launched a risk analysis service.


SPAG Asia launches political risk analysis service


Film personalities Moon Moon Sen, Deb, Shatabdi Roy, and former Indian soccer skipper Bhaichung Bhutia figure in the list of canidates of the Trinamool Congress for the coming Lok Saba polls, party chief Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday.


Bhutia, Deb, Moon Moon to contest on Trinamool ticket


The centre has accepted the Kerala government's recommendations to keep agricultural land, plantations, and habitations out of the ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) identified by an expert committee on the conservation of the Western Ghats.


Environment ministry clears Kerala demand on Western Ghats


An opponent of Manju Goel, a Republican  Indian-American Congressional candidate in Illinois, has accused her  campaign and supporters of putting up fake web and social media sites to disparage him.


Indian-American Congressional candidate accused of mudslinging


The union environment ministry Tuesday accepted the Kerala government-appointed expert committee's recommendation to keep agricultural land, plantations and habitations out of ecologically sensitive areas identified by a high-level working group on Western Ghats but the Left opposition and the protesters demanded a notification.


Environment ministry accepts Kerala government's demands


With healthcare services badly affected across Uttar Pradesh for the fifth consecutive day Tuesday, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav met a team of doctors protesting the arrest of 24 junior physicians following a scuffle with a Samajwadi Party leader.


Akhilesh meets striking doctors as health services in UP hit


Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday said the country's education system needed to be "revolutionized" so that the next generation of children from the weaker sections can compete with their affluent counterparts without reservation.


Need to revolutionize country's education system: Kejriwal


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned here Tuesday evening after a two-day visit to Myanmar where he attended the third BIMSTEC Summit.


Manmohan Singh back from Myanmar


A court here Tuesday granted bail to former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, who was in jail for the past 18 months after being accused of abetting the suicide of a former air hostess.


Kanda gets bail in air hostess suicide case


Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday said what happened in Ukraine could only be described as an anti-constitutional coup and armed seizure of power even as a delegation of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) arrived in Kiev Tuesday to monitor the security situation in Ukraine.


Events in Ukraine a coup: Putin (Roundup)


Himachal Pradesh Tuesday decided to sign a memorandum of understanding with the central government for establishing two medical colleges in the state, an official said here.


Himachal to sign pact for setting up medical colleges


Jharkhand assembly speaker Shashank Shekhar Bhokta has been accorded Z category security and the legislators of the state have been kept above the chief secretary in protocol, it was announced Tuesday.


Jharkhand assembly speaker given Z category security


A delegation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) arrived in Kiev Tuesday to monitor the security circumstances in Ukraine, with special focus on Crimea, an autonomous region that is the new epicentre of the ongoing crisis.


European mission in Ukraine to monitor security situation


More than half the budget of the minority affairs ministry is spent on scholarships, Minority Affairs Minister K. Rahman Khan said Tuesday.

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