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bs yeddyurappa to be next bjp cm: Shah

New Delhi: Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa will be the BJP’s CM face in the Assembly polls scheduled early next year, party president Amit Shah said on Friday.

interest rate cut in epf draws flak

New Delhi: CITU on Friday condemned labour Ministry’s proposal to reduce the interest rate on Employees Provident Fund from 12 per cent to 10 per cent.

snake venom worth Rs 250 cr seized in wb

New Delhi: The 41st battalion of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Customs Department in a joint operation seized two jars of snake venom estimated to be Rs 250 crore and arrested two persons in Darjeeling area of West Bengal. The venom jars, imported from France, were actually stolen from Bangladesh.

arthritis foundation releases book on bones

New Delhi: Arthritis Foundation of India, Indian member of International Osteoporosis Foundation and WHO, released a book ‘Bones and Breaks- An Easy to Understand Guide to Common Orthopedic Problems’ by Sushil Sharma, chairman of the Foundation here on Thursday.

dave wanted to do more for animals

New Delhi: late Union Minister Anil Madhav Dave not only wished people planted more trees but also wanted States to do more on the animal protection front. On May 16, he wrote a letter, his last official communication as Minister, to all Chief Ministers, asking them to set up animal welfare boards.