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The selection of the candidates will be done on the basis of Competitive Exams

In its latest affidavit, the government cited rules and provisions of the Lokpal Act to highlight the procedure but failed to suggest any time frame for appointing the anti-corruption ombudsman.

Under the existing legal regime, a candidate is allowed to contest from up to a maximum of two constituencies in Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly polls.

The issue figured during 15th round of Foreign Office Consultations between the two countries during which a host of other issues including implementation of Chabahar port project also figured.

Interested and eligible candidates must apply for the post on or before 31st July 2018 at newindia.co.in.

On July 11, the Supreme Court observed that industrial units operating in Agra should be shut down.

The Vikas Engine is the workhorse liquid rocket engine used to power the second stage of the ISRO's trusted Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

Before the funeral ceremony, when the body in coffin wrapped in the tricolour arrived at his village, the girl sat on the coffin and lay on it.

The district administration had refused permission at first for taking out his wedding procession from Nizampur village after objection from people of the Thakur community, but Jatav refused to back down.

The incident took place at 11:30 pm after an argument between the restaurant owner and the delivery agents over parking motorcycle near the restaurant, 'Dilli 19'.

Twenty-eight-year-old Mohammad Azam was beaten to death while three others were injured after a mob attacked them suspecting them to be child-lifters, near Bidar in Karnataka.

The Prime Minister said that the NDA government is working hard to improve the lot of farmers and cited the recent increase in minimum support price (MSP) for kharif crops and easy availability of fertilisers.

Among the 26,708 women who had gone missing, 21,652 women were above 18 years, of which 19,686 have been found.

Sister Konsalia and Anima Indwar were arrested last week in connection with the alleged "sale" of babies at Nirmal Hriday, a shelter home run by the Mother Teresa-founded Missionaries of Charity.

Allowing an application from two lawyers representing the panel, seeking to visit the hospital, Justice Arumughaswamy, heading the one man commission, allowed them and two advocates from Sasikala's side to inspect the room on July 29.

Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for the legal heirs of original litigant M Siddiq, also questioned the locus of the Shia Central Waqf Board in the case.