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Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Tuesday the decision was based on mutual consent between the Andhra Pradesh State government and the Singapore consortium.

Mahesh came home drunk on Tuesday night and started thrashing his parents. Unable to bear the harassment, they tied him to a pole and burnt him alive.

In January, the Goa cabinet had passed a law banning consumption of alcohol in public places and assured a crackdown on 'boozing' on beaches and other tourist sites in the coastal state.

Anil Kumar (40), hailing from Palakkad and working with BSNL for the last 24 years, had not been paid his wages since the past six months, his relatives said.

Police raided Fulenagar area, where the marriage was supposed to take place, after some local residents tipped them off, and arrested six people.

The journalists demanded immediate restoration of the services to facilitate the media persons to discharge their professional duties.

The United Nations is facing a severe liquidity crisis, reaching its deepest deficit of the decade. Several emergency measures have been put in place by the world organisation to tide over the financial crunch.

The minor was allegedly sexually assaulted by a local Muslim cleric and later by an electrician in July. Both the accused are absconding.

This will be the Prince of Wales' 10th official visit and will celebrate enduring British-Indian ties, with a focus on shared global challenges such as sustainability and climate change.

The amendment, awaiting the nod of Governor Tathagata Roy, will take the form of an ordinance and the government wants to regularise it in the next session of the Assembly

The trawler had capsized on Saturday midnight 50 metre off the island when it was caught in the severe cyclone which made its landfall between Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas and Khepupara in Bangladesh.

State Labour Commissioner Javed Akhtar said though it’s in a preliminary stage, the government is planning to sign MoUs with other states to ensure the safety and security of workers from the state

The tension between police personnel and lawyers had been building up since November 2 when a clash over a parking dispute led to at least 20 security personnel and several advocates being injured.

The elevated corridor, passing through BKC, Babubhai Compound, Central Railway (near Sion), Duncan Colony, Harbour Line (Chunabhatti station), Somaiya ground and lands at EEH, is expected to greatly reduce traffic jams.

The Supreme Court exercised caution in making deductions out of historical context, saying interpreting history is an 'exercise fraught with pitfalls'.

The party's attack came even as National Herald, run by Associated Journals Limited (AJL) that is managed by senior Congress leaders, pulled down the article from its website.