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India, China hold dialogue, agree to step up military exchanges

NEW DELHI, Nov 15 (Agencies): Top officials of India and China held the ninth Annual Defence and Security Dialogue here after a one-year gap due to the Doklam standoff, as both countries agreed to enhance military exchanges and interactions. The dialogue on November 1...

Kejriwal named as accused in FIR filed by Manoj Tiwari

NEW DELHI, Nov 15 (Agencies): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been named as an accused in a First Information Report (FIR) lodged by the Delhi Police on the complaint of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit chief and Member of Parliament Manoj Tiwari in con...

Ahead of right-wing groups’ arrival in Ayodhya, land dispute litigant Iqbal Ansari raises alarm, recalls 1992

LUCKNOW, Nov 15 (Agencies): A litigant in the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi land dispute case, Iqbal Ansari, has raised an alarm over convergence of various political groups and right-wing organisations in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya on November 25. Equating the situation with t...

Fashion designer Mala Lakhani, domestic help found dead at Delhi residence; 3 arrested

NEW DELHI, Nov 15 (Agencies): A Delhi-based fashion designer and her domestic help were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Vasant Kunj area of the national capital on Wednesday night. The 53-year-old fashion designer, Mala Lakhani, and her domestic help were ...

Maneka orders probe after #MeToo cases surface in All India Radio

NEW DELHI,Nov 15 (Agencies): Reacting to a letter by the All India Radio Casual Announcer and Comperes Union (AICACU) regarding sexual harassment complaints, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi asked the Ministry of Information and Br...

Punjab on high alert after terrorists 'sneak in'

CHANDIGARH, Nov 15 (Agenies): The Punjab state is on high alert after the counter intelligence wing of Punjab Police on Thursday reported the presence of at least half-a-dozen terrorists belonging to Pakistan-based group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). The reports suggest tha...

AP CM stresses need for trade with China through stillwell road

ITANAGAR, Nov 14 (Agencies): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister has pitched for increased border trade with China using a Second World War highway built by the allies in 1944. Chief Minister Pema Khandu advocated using the 3057 kilometre Stillwell Road for cross-border ...

ISRO launches India's heaviest rocket GSLV-Mk III carrying cutting-edge communication satellite GSAT-29

SRIHARIKOTA, Nov 14 (Agencies): India`s heaviest rocket GSLV-Mk III, carrying cutting-edge communication satellite GSAT-29, was launched into the outerspace from Sriharikota on Wednesday evening. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III) is 43.4 metre...

Delhi HC extends interim relief to Asthana till Nov 28

NEW DELHI, Nov 14 (Agencies): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday extended the interim relief to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special director Rakesh Asthana till November 28. Notably Asthana had been sent on leave after bribery allegations were levelled against...

6 BSF personnel injured in blast by Naxals in Chhattisgarh, firing underway

BIJAPUR, Nov 14 (Agencies): Six jawans of the Border Security Force (BSF) were on Wednesday injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxals exploded in Bijapur Ghati in Chhattisgarh. All the injured have been admitted to a hospital in Bijapur. Two ...

Mamata vehemently criticises Centre for delay in clearing proposal to rename West Bengal

WEST BENGAL, Nov 14 (Agencies): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday came down heavily on the Centre for allegedly causing delay in clearing a proposal to rename West Bengal to "Bangla", a proposal unanimously passed by the state assembly in July thi...

Delhi court convicts 2 persons for killing 2 men in South-Delhi

NEW DELHI, Nov 14 (Agencies): A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted two persons for killing two men here during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey held Naresh Sherawat and Yashpal Singh guilty of killing Hardev Singh and Avtar Singh in Mahi...

Modi is non-resident PM: M K Stalin

CHENNAI, Nov 14 (Agencies): DMK chief M K Stalin lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, saying he did not like socialism, democracy and secularism and also took potshots at his foreign trips, describing him as the "non-resident prime minister". Stali...

It's because of Nehru that a 'chaiwala' is PM of India: Tharoor

NEW DELHI, Nov 14 (Agencies): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who recently triggered a controversy with ‘scorpion’ jibe on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has said that it is because of former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru that a ‘chaiwala’ is the PM today. Speaking a...

Rafale jets could have saved lives in Kargil war

How Centre defended deal in SC
NEW DELHI, Nov 14 (Agencies): The Central government on Wednesday defended the Rafale deal in Supreme Court and listed out the benefits of the fighter jets. Attorney General KK Venugopal told the apex court that lives of several soldiers could have been saved if these ...

Punjab police summon Badals, Akshay Kumar in Bargari Sacrilege Case

AMRITSAR, Nov 12 (Agencies): In the wake of the Bargari sacrilege incident, the Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing police firing incidents at Behbal Kalan has summoned actor Akshay Kumar, former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal along with his son Sukhbir Singh...

Polling ends for first-phase in Chhattisgarh elections, 70% voter turnout

CHHATTISGARH, Nov 12 (Agencies): Polling for all 18 seats in the first phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018 has ended. The voting began at 7 am in 10 out of the 18 Assembly constituencies on Monday. Voting in the 10 constituencies ended at 3 pm, and in remai...

Ramani's allegation destroyed Akbar's reputation, former woman colleague tells Delhi court

NEW DELHI, Nov 12 (Agencies): Joyeeta Basu, a former woman colleague of ex-Union Minister M J Akbar who has filed a criminal defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani, told a Delhi court that Akbar's reputation has been "destroyed" and "damaged irreparably" due t...

Yoga in schools, Sanskrit varsity find place in BJP manifesto

HYDERABAD, Nov 12 (Agencies): The BJP in its manifesto for the December 7 Assembly polls in Telangana, has proposed introduction of Yoga in schools and colleges and setting up a Sanskrit University in the state, besides establishment of a board for welfare of IT sector...

UP mulls declaring Ayodhya, Mathura pilgrim centres to enforce ban on meat and liquor

Lucknow, Nov 12 (Agencies): The Uttar Pradesh government is mulling declaring certain parts of Ayodhya and Mathura as pilgrim centres in order to enforce the proposed ban on the sale of meat and liquor. The 14 Kosi Parikrama Marg in Ayodhya and Lord Krishna's birthp...

Out of 1 lakh cows promised to Telangana voters in its manifesto, will BJP give me one: Owaisi

HYDERABAD, Nov 12 (Agencies): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) questioning if they will give him one out of the 1 lakh cows that they have promised to Telangana. "BJP in its mani...

Day after resigning from Congress, Ghanaram Sahu joins BJP

Raipur, Nov 12 (Agencies): Former Chhattisgarh Congress vice president Ghanaram Sahu on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of party chief Amit Shah. On Sunday, Sahu resigned from the membership of the Congress party. His move came barely hours...

Shiv Sena takes a dig at RSS, PM over ‘Hunkar’ rally for Ram temple

MUMBAI, Nov 12 (Agencies): The Shiv Sena on Monday took a jibe at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over the ‘Hunkar’ rally called by the latter on November 25. Questioning the call for the rally for construction on Ram temple in Ayodhya, Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saama...

PM inaugurates India's first multi-modal terminal on inland in Varanasi

VARANASI, Nov 12 (Agencies): Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Varanasi-Haldia multi-modal waterways terminal on river Ganga on Monday. This is his first trip to Varanasi since he became the Prime Minister in 2014. The waterways terminal is part of the Ce...

Delhi's air quality remains severe due to unfavourable weather conditions, stubble burning

NEW DELHI, Nov 11 (Agencies): Delhi's air quality remained in the "severe" category on Sunday owing to unfavourable weather conditions and a significant increase in contribution from stubble burning, authorities said. The overall air quality index (AQI) was recorded a...

Chhattisgarh set for first phase of election today amid maoist attacks

CHHATTISGARH, Nov 11 (Agencies): Amid threats of Maoist violence, 18 of the 90 constituencies in Chhattisgarh will go to the polls on Monday to elect a new Assembly in the first phase or 'semi-final' of a battle in which the Congress is desperate to end 15 years of BJP...

Cyclonic storm 'Gaja' over bay of Bengal likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm in next 24 hrs: IMD

CHENNAI, Nov 11 (Agencies): The Cyclonic storm 'Gaja' over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify further into a 'Severe Cyclonic Storm' in the next 24 hrs, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday. A cyclone alert has been issued for north Tamil...

Butchers acting as cow worshippers just for votes: BJP MLA slams Cong MP manifesto

BHOPAL, Nov 11 (Agencies): Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma on Sunday slammed the Congress saying it was only for the sake of votes that the party promised to protect cows in its manifesto for the state assembly elections. Speaking to news agency ANI, Sharma sa...

PM pays tribute to Indian soldiers who fought in WWI, reaffirms commitment to world peace

NEW DELHI, Nov 11 (Agencies): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to the Indian soldiers who fought in World War I nearly a hundred years ago and reaffirmed the country's commitment towards global peace. The PM took to Twitter to pay tributes to the I...

AP cabinet expanded with induction of 2 ministers

Amaravati, Nov 11 (Agencies): The Chandrababu Naidu cabinet in Andhra Pradesh was Sunday expanded with the induction of veteran TDP leader N Md Farooq and political debutant Kidari Sravan Kumar as ministers, filling vacancies caused by the resignation of two BJP member...

India ready and capable of countering threats from neighbours: IAF chief

NEW DELHI, Nov 11 (Agencies): The Indian Air Force is "very much alive" to emerging threats that could arise in the Indo Pacific region, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said on Sunday, and asserted that his force was prepared to deal with any challenge to protect India's n...

BJP releases manifesto in Chhattisgarh, promises Naxal-free state

CHHATTISGARH, Nov 10 (Agencies): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released the election manifesto in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, and came up with several projects and promises of a "Naxal free" state, ahead of the Assembly polls in the state. Speaking on the man...

Cong biggest hurdle in Ram Temple construction: UP Minister

LUCKNOW, Nov 10 (Agencies): Uttar Pradesh minister Shrikant Sharma accused the Congress for being a hurdle in the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Sharma asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi to be clear on his party's stand on the issue rather than visiting shri...

Change names of your Muslim leaders first: Rajbhar attacks BJP over renaming cities

FAIZABAD, Nov 10 (Agencies): Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Saturday attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over changing the names of the cities and towns and said that the party should first change the name...

BJP protesters detained for raising slogans, blocking roads at 'Tipu Jayanti' celebration

KARNATAKA, Nov 10 (Agencies): Several BJP protesters led by Member of Parliamemnt Prahlad Joshi were detained on Saturday morning in Kodagu district in Karnataka for raising slogans and trying to block the official celebrations of 'Tipu Jayanti', reported agencies. Th...

Rahul slams Modi, says he no longer talks about corruption

Rajnandgaon, Nov 10 (Agencies): Congress president Rahul Gandhi held a mega road show Friday in Rajnandgaon, the constituency of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, three days ahead of the first phase of assembly polls on November 12. Addressing a public meeting ...

Rahul 'entertainment' for people in Chhattisgarh

CHHATTISGARH, Nov 10 (Agencies): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday attacked Congress saying Rahul Gandhi is like an entertainment for the people in Chhattisgarh. "Rahul Gandhi 'sort of an entertainment' for people in Chhattisgarh, knows nothing about...

Adityanath mocks Cong, praises Chhattisgarh people for building Ram Temple in Raipur

CHHATTISGARH, Nov 10 (Agencies): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday lauded the people in poll-bound Chhattisgarh for building a Ram Temple in Raipur. Addressing a public meeting in Chhattisgarh's Lormi district, Adityanath once again promised tha...

Lalu stressed over Tej Pratap and Aishwarya Rai's divorce

RANCHI, Nov 9 (Agencies): Jailed former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad is under stress over his elder son Tej Pratap`s planned divorce. Lalu Prasad, serving a jail sentence in the Rs 950 crore fodder scam, is currently being treated fo...

Woman gang-raped by ex-husband & his friends, dies

Jamtara (Jhark-hand), Nov 9 (Agencies): A woman died after she was allegedly raped by three men, including her former husband, and a stick was inserted in her private parts in Jamtara district of Jharkhand, police said Thursday. Sub-Divisional Police Officer B N Singh...

Indian Army inducts K9 Vajra, M777 Howitzers, first guns since Bofors

NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (Agencies): Signalling a major milestone towards capacity building and enhancement of the Army, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday dedicated three top globally combat-proven weapons to the nation. They include the M777 A2 Ultra Light Howitz...

Hyderabad will be renamed Bhagyanagar if we win Telangana polls: BJP MLA

TELANGANA, Nov 9 (Agencies): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Telangana has said that the name of Hyderabad will be changed if the party wins Telangana Assembly elections 2018. The BJP MLA from Goshamahal Assembly constituency, Raja Singh, said that name of Hyde...

Indian, Chinese troops meet at Arunachal, vow to boost ties

Itanagar, Nov 9 (Agencies): A high-level meeting between Army officials and Chinese PLA troops was organised on Friday at Bumla, near Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, where the two sides reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen friendship and maintain peace along th...

Rahul promises farm loan waiver within 10 days of coming to power in Chhattisgarh

CHHATTISGARH, Nov 9 (Agencies): Launching a tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged both of them never do anything without seeking permission of their industrialist friends. ...

PM calls out Cong for backing 'urban Maoists', ruining lives of Adivasis

CHHATTISGARH, Nov 9 (Agencies): In a no holds barred attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused the Congress party of supporting naxals and ruining Adivasi's lives. Speaking at a rally in Chhattisgarh, the Prime Minister said, “Why is Congress backing urba...
 

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