‘Ghar Vapsi’ not unconstitutional: Togadia

BELAGAVI: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) head Praveen Togadia said 'Ghar Vapsi' (Home Coming) is not unconstitutional according to supreme court order and it will be continued across the country.He was speaking to the media persons here on Wednesday. According...

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J&K govt formation: BJP awaits 'formal initiation of dialogue with PDP'

NEW DELHI: With positive signs emerging from the PDP over government formation in J&K, the BJP on Wednesday said it is awaiting the formal initiation of dialogue with the former.READ ALSO: PDP split on alliance with BJP, fears valley backlashThe...

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Govt will not unilaterally bring anti-conversion law: Venkaiah

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After mooting the idea of an anti-conversion law following the raging controversy over religious re-conversions, government on Wednesday made it clear that it would not bring the legislation unilaterally."Bringing an anti-conversion...

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J&K: Four Pak rangers killed in retaliatory BSF firing

JAMMU/NEW DELHI: Four Pakistani rangers were killed in BSF's strong retaliaton after a jawan of the force lost his life in heavy firing from the other side on a patrol today along the International Border in J&K's Samba district.The retaliation which...

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MP Congress attempts to hold flock together with bond paper

BHOPAL: Fearing more anti-party activities by disappointed tickets aspirants before the January 31 urban civic body polls, the Madhya Pradesh Congress on Wednesday made it mandatory for all candidate hopefuls to sign on an oath form. Tickets aspirants...

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Hindu outfits vandalize halls screening 'PK' in Silchar

SILCHAR (Assam): Bajrang Dal and other Hindu fundamentalist groups on Tuesday vandalized and stopped screening of the Aamir Khan-starrer 'PK' in two cinema halls here for allegedly hurting the majority community's sentiment.Police said they have arrested...

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No signs of govt formation in Jammu & Kashmir yet

SRINAGAR/JAMMU: There were no signs of either PDP, the largest group, or BJP, the close runner-up, getting the requisite numbers to stake claim to forming a new government in Jammu & Kashmir as the deadline set by governor NN Vohra for discussions...

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Sexual harassment case: Sun TV COO remanded in police custody

CHENNAI: A court in Chennai on Tuesday remanded Sun TV chief operating officer (COO) C Praveen Kumar, who was arrested on a sexual harassment complaints filed by a former woman employee of the TV network, to one day police custody.The central crime branch...

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Hindu outfits vandalize halls screening 'PK' in Silchar

SILCHAR (Assam): Bajrang Dal and other Hindu fundamentalist groups on Tuesday vandalized and stopped screening of the Aamir Khan-starrer 'PK' in two cinema halls here for allegedly hurting the majority community's sentiment.Police said they have arrested...

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Row over Salman Khan campaigning for Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakasa

CHENNAI: After MDMK, DMK on Tuesday criticized Hindi cinema superstar Salman Khan for allegedly campaigning in support of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakasa, saying it was not just the issue of Tamils in that country, but also that of the Indian...

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Bengaluru blast victim's body to be cremated in Chennai on Tuesday

CHENNAI: The dead body of a 37-year-old woman who was killed in a blast in Bengaluru on Sunday was being brought to Chennai by road on Monday evening.An ambulance carrying the body of B Bhavani was expected to reach her house in the Boobegum Street at...

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Govt approves ordinance to ease Land Acquisition Act to push reforms

NEW DELHI: The government on Monday approved an ordinance to amend the Land Acquisition Act to remove barriers in a range of sectors like power, housing and defence to kick-start stalled projects.At a news briefing, finance minister Arun Jaitley said...

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India, South Korea shore up strategic ties

SEOUL: In boost to their strategic ties, India and South Korea on Monday decided to enhance cooperation in sectors like shipbuilding, electronics, defence production, infrastructure and energy besides outlining mutual interest in areas of nuclear energy...

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Gujarat Police may get five super bikes soon

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Police has initiated a process to procure five super bikes to carry out various tasks related to security of citizens as well as of VIPs, official sources said here on Monday.Before finalizing any make or model, the technical committee...

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Person claims to be behind blast on Twitter, handle suspended

BENGALURU: A day after the Church Street blast, a Twitter handle — @LatestAbdul — went berserk claiming responsibility for the blast, warning of more blasts in the next two days and even challenged Bengaluru Police to try and catch him/her.Bengaluru...

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Idea of a 'homogeneous' nation is problematic: Hamid Ansari

NEW DELHI: Amid the raging controversy over Sangh Parivar's Hindutva agenda, Vice President Hamid Ansari on Sunday cautioned against connecting faith and history and propagating a "homogeneous" national identity when there are over 4,600 communities...

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Punjab govt plans to cut over 450 mango trees; BJP questions the move

AMRITSAR: Punjab government has decided to cut more than 450 mango trees planted across 28 acres out of 101 acres orchard and plant pear trees citing financial reasons.BJP's former national vice-president Luxmi Kanta Chawla has objected to the decision...

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President’s rule in Assam unacceptable, Congress says

GUWAHATI: The Assam Congress on Sunday said the opposition and some other organizations' demand for imposing President's rule in the state following the recent NDFB(S) killings is unacceptable.State Congress president Anjan Dutta told reporters that...

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Biting cold wave sweeps north, Delhi shivers under 2.6 degree

NEW DELHI: North India on Sunday shivered under biting cold as the mercury dipped in several places including Delhi where it settled at five years' lowest at 2.6 degrees Celsius, with dense fog adding to the woes by disrupting road, rail and air traffic.As...

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Man forced to work as bonded labour in Saudi returns

AMRITSAR: The ordeal of Punjabi driver, who was forced to work as bonded labour in Saudi Arabia, has finally ended as he returned home safely last week.But this is not an end to his predicaments as he is now caught deep into debt trap. The jobless driver...

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Assam violence: Army chief vows to intensify operations against militants

NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI: The Army on Friday vowed to intensify its operations in Assam in the aftermath of the massacre of tribals by Bodo militants, as authorities mulled coordinated action with armies of Bhutan and Myanmar to hunt them.Normal life in Assam...

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Jessica Lall murder case: Manu Sharma gets 30 days parole

NEW DELHI: Siddharth Vashisht alias Manu Sharma, undergoing life term for killing model Jessica Lall in 1999, was on Friday granted parole for 30 days by the Delhi High Court so that he can appear for his post-graduation exams.A vacation bench of Justice...

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PM2.5 levels this week were worse than Diwali

NEW DELHI: It's not just awfully cold; Delhites are also breathing in extremely poor quality air this week with levels of PM2.5 (fine, respirable pollution particles) peaking alarmingly. On Monday and Wednesday, PM2.5 levels were higher than those on...

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PM Modi to launch girl child empowerment programme in Haryana

BHIWANI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' programme, a key scheme that aims to address the dipping child sex ratio and empower girl child in the country, in Haryana in January next year.Chief minister Manhor Lal Khattar,...

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No respite from cold wave in north; 2 die in Haryana

NEW DELHI: Piercing cold wave conditions continued unabated across north India on Friday with the mercury dipping substantially in Haryana, where two persons died of cold, even as thick cover of fog severely affected road and rail traffic.Nearly 100...

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Uttar Pradesh CM asks girls to get trained in martial arts

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government is serious about security of women and has taken a clutch of measures, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday, and also asked women to come forward and get trained in martial arts.He said that directives...

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Modi launches mission for producing teachers, links Make in India with railway

VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed ambition to make India as the largest producer of teachers to meet the world's demand. He also cleared the `confusion' of railway employee unions and also opposition that railway will never be privatized...

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Woman who filed rape case against Asaram goes ‘missing’

AHMEDABAD: A 33-year-old married woman, who had filed a case of sexual assault against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, is mysteriously missing for over a week along with her son and husband, police said on Thursday."A victim of rape, who had accused...

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Babul Supriyo targets TMC, Mamata over Saradha scam

MUMBAI: Targeting Trinamool Congress (TMC) and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, Union minister of state for urban development Babul Supriyo said here on Thursday that the TMC was the "most corrupt"...

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'Sushaasan Express' flagged off from Vajpayee's birthplace

GWALIOR: Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar today flagged off 'Sushaasan Express' from the birthplace of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.The Sushaasan (good governance) Express would run between Gwalior and Gonda via Hazrat Nizamuddin and...

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Snow fall in Gulmarg; slight respite from cold in the Valley

SRINAGAR: The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg, in north Kashmir, received snowfall, breaking the dry spell in the state, even as the minimum temperature in most places in the Valley and Ladakh region appreciated, providing slight relief from cold to the...

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7 killed in Bodo militant attack in Assam

GUWAHATI: At least nine people, including four women were killed when Bodo militants fired indiscriminately in two villages in Assam on Tuesday evening, police said.The attacks by militants of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) faction...

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Snowfall in Gulmarg; slight respite from cold in Kashmir valley

SRINAGAR: The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg, in north Kashmir, received snowfall, breaking the dry spell in the state, even as the minimum temperature in most places in the Valley and Ladakh region appreciated, providing slight relief from cold to the...

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Bodo militants kill 9, including 4 women in Assam

GUWAHATI: At least nine people, including four women were killed when Bodo militants fired indiscriminately in two villages in Assam on Tuesday evening, police said.The attacks by militants of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) faction...

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BSF jawan killed in accidental firing by colleague

NADIA (WB): A BSF jawan Rajesh Jadav (24) was killed when a bullet fired by another jawan and aimed at cattle smugglers accidentally hit him on Saturday, police said.The incident happened at Hanskhali-Baranberia border area in Nadia district, the police...

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Left leaders meet PM on Saradha scam issue

NEW DELHI: Expressing apprehension about attempts to "throttle" the probe into the Saradha chit fund scam, Left leaders on Monday asked Narendra Modi government to hold "coordinated" investigation by central agencies and sought action against anyone...

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Sri Lankan court releases 28 Indian fishermen

RAMESWARAM: A court in Sri Lanka on Monday ordered the release of 28 of the total 81 Indian fishermen lodged in the jails in that country.On December 9, the Sri Lankan navy apprehended 43 fishermen -- 29 from Karaikal in the Union territory of Puducherry...

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Protests over conversions set back reform agenda

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reform agenda suffered a setback on Monday as protests erupted in Parliament and in the streets over a campaign by Sangh-linked outfits to convert Muslims and Christians to Hinduism.Opposition members threw papers...

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Ram Temple should be birthday gift to Atal: Shiv Sena MPs

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena members in LokSabha on Monday sought rolling out of Uniform Civil Code, abrogation of Article 370 and construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya as a "birthday gift" to former Prime Minister AtalBihariVajpayee whose birth anniversary...

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Thick fog hits life in Punjab, Haryana

CHANDIGARH: Cold weather and thick fog affected normal life in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday.Officials said the fog hit air, rail and road traffic in the region.But there was some relief during the day as parts of Chandigarh, Punjab and...

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Dalai Lama expresses concern over violence around the world

TUMAKURU: Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Sunday expressed concern over violence witnessed in parts of the world and said the best thing to stop it is to give value based education to the next generation.Inaugurating the International conference...

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Magisterial inquiry ordered into custodial death case

MUZAFFARNAGAR: A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the death of a 50-year-old man in police custody at Budhana town in the district.Sub-divisional magistrate of Budhana J P Gupta will be conducting an inquiry into the death of Nawab Qureshi,...

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Rajasthan BJP MLA denies threatening voters

KOTA: After a video surfaced purportedly showing him threatening voters with consequences if they do not vote for BJP, party MLA Bhawani Singh Rajawat on Sunday said he was only asking the electorate to choose BJP over Congress as the latter had "done...

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Karunanidhi urges Modi to drop move to hold Good Governance Day programmes on Christmas

CHENNAI: DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to drop the Centre's proposal to hold various events on December 25, as a part of the Good Governance Day."I request the Prime Minister to ensure that the Centre drops the...

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Sonia Gandhi undergoes breathing exercises, to remain in hospital

NEW DELHI: The condition of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, undergoing treatment for lower respiratory tract infection, is improving and she went through breathing exercises without any problem on Sunday, doctors said."Mrs Gandhi is feeling better and...

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LCA naval version achieves milestone

BENGALURU: The first prototype of the light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas' Naval version — LCA NP-1 — completed its maiden flight as part of the carrier compatibility tests at the shore-based test facility INS Hansa in Goa at 12.34pm on Saturday.LCA-Navy...

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