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Regulator Ask Insurers To Expeditiously Settle Claims In Flood-Hit Kerala

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

As rains and floods continued to wreak havoc in Kerala, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) today asked all insurance companies to set up special camps and make immediate payments against insurance claims.

Man Arrested For Planting Ganja On Navy's Land In Goa

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

A man has been arrested for allegedly growing ganja on a plot of land that belongs to the Navy in Goa's Vasco town, around 30 kilometres from Panaji, police said today.

Furniture Floated, Fridge Fell: A Journalist's Account Of Kerala Floods

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

Rains have been relentless for the past several days. Fear of rising water entering our home has snatched away sleep. The thought of rushing out of the house in the middle of the night is frightening.

Indian Man Convicted Of Groping Woman On US Flight, Wife Sat Next To Him

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

A 35-year-old Indian IT manager has been convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman aboard a Detroit-bound flight in the US, media reports said today.

"Will Stop Operations If Dues Are Not Paid," Warn Air India Pilots

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

A section of Air India pilots have threatened to stop operations if their flying allowance dues are not paid immediately.

Medical Students Demand Abolition Of Rs 10 Lakh Bank Guarantee Clause

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

The Himachal Pradesh Medical Officers' Association (HPMOA) has urged Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to repeal the mandatory Rs 10 lakh bank guarantee clause for students taking up medical education.

Delhi's Solid Waste Issue "Very Critical", Set Up Committee: Top Court

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

The problem of solid waste in Delhi is "very critical" and the cooperation of citizens was needed to deal with it, the Supreme Court today said and asked the Lieutenant Governor (LG) to set up an experts committee to look into it.

When Atal Bihari Vajpayee Asked For Pajamas At A Public Meeting

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

At election meetings, politicians usually just ask for votes. But at a public meeting here in 2006, Atal Bihari Vajpayee perplexed the audience when he also asked for some pajamas.

Kerala Floods: Flights From Trivandrum Instead Of Kochi, Says Air India

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

National carrier Air India today said its flights scheduled to depart from the Kochi airport, which has been shut down till August 26 due to floods, will operate from Thiruvananthapuram.

Navjot Singh Sidhu Arrives For Imran Khan's Oath Taking Ceremony In Pak

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu today arrived in Lahore to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his friend Imran Khan as Pakistan's prime minister.

Vajpayee Was Father Figure, Feel Orphaned By His Death: Shatrughan Sinha

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

BJP lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha today said that he felt like an "orphan" after hearing the death news of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, under whose guardianship he had learnt the "art of good politics".

"Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Stature Attracted Me To Public Life": President

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

President Ram Nath Kovind today described Atal Bihari Vajpayee's demise a personal loss for him and said it was the former prime minister's stature and dignity that attracted him to public life by giving up his legal profession.

Green Court Will Decide On Vedanta's Plant In Tuticorin: Top Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain Tamil Nadu government's plea against the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order allowing mining major Vedanta access to the administrative unit inside its closed Sterlite copper plant at Tuticorin and asked the NGT to "finally decide" the matter.

"Atal Bihari Vajpayee Was An Eloquent Supporter Of Tibetans": Dalai Lama

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has extended his condolences over the sad demise of India's former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said the country has lost an "eminent national leader".

Fire Breaks Out At Shopping Complex In Jaipur, No One Injured: Officials

Jaipur News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

A fire broke out today in a shopping complex in Haldiyon Ka Rasta in Jaipur in the walled city which damaged five shops, police said.