The BJP-PDP government is a people’s alliance: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti is seen as the power behind the new PDP-BJP government in Jammu & Kashmir. Speaking for the first time after the elections to TOI, Mehbooba admitted that even though she had been opposed to an alliance with the BJP during...

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Space department gets Rs 6,000 crore in Budget

NEW DELHI: The government has allocated Rs 6,000 crore for the department of space in the Union Budget for 2015-16, with a major thrust on launch vehicle technology projects.With the emphasis on launch vehicle technology projects, the government has...

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Just 3.8 percent budget for education sector

VIJAYAWADA: Students Federation of India (SFI) has said that BJP's true colours came out when the Union finance minister Arun Jaitely completely ignored the demands of education sector.SFI state president Y Ramu and general secretary Noor Mohammed said...

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Jitan Ram Manjhi floats ‘Hindustani Awam Morcha’

PATNA: Asking youths and common people to join politics and social service, former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and his supporters today floated 'Hindustani Awam Morcha' (HAM), a front to work for the public."A public movement is needed in Bihar....

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RK Pachauri was told to quit PM's council: Sources

NEW DELHI: A day after being asked to resign, the Teri chief R K Pachauri - accused in a sexual harassment case - on Saturday resigned from the Prime Minister's council on climate change. His resignation was accepted with immediate effect."The Prime...

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Seven Maoist cadres held in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district

RAIPUR: Seven Maoists, including two women, were today arrested from Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Sukma district here.The Maoist cadres were apprehended from separate places of the densely forested Gadiras police station limits this evening, Sukma additional...

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Navy concludes month-long Tropex exercise

NEW DELHI: Navy on Friday concluded its month-long annual Theatre Level Readiness and Operational Exercise (Tropex), which saw around 50 ships and submarines in action along with over 70 aircraft from three naval commands.The exercise also saw participation...

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I am not against minorities: Praveen Togadia

ROURKELA: Denied permission by Odisha government to visit communally sensitive Kandhamal district, VHP president Praveen Togadia on Friday clarified that he was not against the minorities but would continue to speak in favour of his Hindu brothers and...

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Capital of Jammu & Kashmir shifted to Nagpur, Omar Abdullah says

SRINAGAR: As BJP and PDP reached an alliance, former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said it was a tie-up between North and South Poles and questioned "where are the celebrations on the streets of Jammu & Kashmir".The NC leader also claimed...

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India placed orders worth Rs 83,858 crore for military purchases from 2011 to 2014

NEW DELHI: India have spent big from the 2011 to the last fiscal year on the Army, Air Force and Navy for procuring arms, weapons and other defence-related systems.Defence minister Manohar Parrikar said the three services have placed orders worth Rs...

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Tarun Vijay meets Parrikar, demands 'one rank, one pension' for forces

NEW DELHI: BJP MP Tarun Vijay, who is also member, parliamentary standing committee on defence and president, Uttarakahnd's Society to Help Armed Retired Personnel met defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday and gave him a memorandum demanding...

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When Rahul is elevated, you will know: Sonia Gandhi

NEW DELHI, Amid controversy over Rahul Gandhi's leave during the budget session and demands in the party that he be elevated, party president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said that everyone will get to know when such a decision is taken."When he will be...

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Jayalalithaa hails Railway Budget but says passengers had expected new trains

CHENNAI: AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa on Thursday hailed the Narendra Modi government's first full budget as it hasn't caused any additional burden for the common man."We welcome the Railway Budget as it has not caused any additional burden to the common...

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Centre bans ISIS as terrorist organization

NEW DELHI: The Centre has notified Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as a banned terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, stating that it is involved in radicalization and recruitment of vulnerable youth from...

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J&K govt to harness 111 GW solar power in Ladakh

JAMMU: The Ladakh region of Jammu & Kashmir also known as cold desert has a vast potential to produce 111 giga watts (GWS) of solar power and the state government is planning to harness it, a senior official said here on Thursday."The Ladakh region...

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Widows to play Holi in Vrindavan

AGRA/LUCKNOW: Thousands of widows living as recluse in ashrams in Agra and Varanasi will celebrate a special four-day Holi in Vrindavan beginning March 3, deviating from their prosaic day-to-day activities.At least 1,000kg 'gulal' (coloured powder) in...

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J&K govt formation: Modi-Mufti meeting postponed, last-minute hitches emerge in PDP-BJP deal

NEW DELHI: The postponement of an expected meeting on Wednesday between PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has triggered speculation about any last-minute hitches on key issues that could form the basis for the formation...

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Implementation of visa on arrival: Tourists' arrivals up by 1214 times

NEW DELHI: Number of tourists arriving in India has increased by several times as compared to previous year after the launch of visa on arrival (VoA) enabled Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme for 43 countries.A total of 25,023 tourists arrived...

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Smuggler killed in skirmish with BSF in North 24-Parganas

KOLKATA: A smuggler was killed and three Border Security Force (BSF) jawans of the South Bengal Frontier received serious injuries in three skirmishes along the Indo-Bangla border in North 24-Parganas early on Wednesday. According to the BSF, the border...

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J&K govt formation: Modi-Mufti meeting postponed, last-minute hitches emerge on PDP-BJP deal

NEW DELHI: The postponement of an expected meeting on Wednesday between PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has triggered speculation about any last-minute hitches on key issues that could form the basis for the formation...

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841 deaths due to swine flu, matter of great concern: Govt

NEW DELHI: 841 people have died in the country due to swine flu since January 1 this year, which is a matter of "great concern" and the situation is being monitored closely, the government told Parliament today.Making a statement, Health Minister JP...

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Congress says Rahul will return in two weeks, Digvijaya says timing not right

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi has gone on two weeks' leave, Congress said on Tuesday frowning upon attempts to give various meanings to the action and virtually snubbed party general secretary Digvijaya Singh who had found fault with the "timing"."We have...

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One COBRA jawan killed, 15 injured in Maoist blast in Imamganj area

GAYA: In what appears to be a retaliatory action, members of the People's Liberation Gurellia Army, the armed wing of the Maoists, on Tuesday evening engineered a blast that blew up a vehicle carrying nearly one dozen COBRA personnel, the elite anti-Naxal...

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Land Acquisition Act: Shiv Sena boycotts NDA meeting

NEW DELHI: One of the oldest member of the National Democratic Alliance, Shiv Sena has opposed the Narendra Modi-led government's Land Acquisition Act and given the government a food for thought. Shiv Sena made its position clear on the bill by boycotting...

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Shiv Sena opposes Land Acquisition Act

NEW DELHI: One of the oldest member of the National Democratic Alliance, Shiv Sena has opposed the Narendra Modi-led government's Land Acquisition Act and given the government a food for thought. Shiv Sena made its position clear on the bill by boycotting...

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Congress jumps into damage control after Rahul Gandhi’s surprise sabbatical

NEW DELHI: With Rahul Gandhi's surprise sabbatical "for a few weeks" sparking speculations, the Congress on Monday jumped in to damage control asserting that Gandhi will actively take part in all party processes after he comes back from the leave in...

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100 years of Singapore Mutiny — a WWI crisis in the British Empire

The Indian subcontinent came to a standstill, well almost, on Sunday, February 15, as India and Pakistan battled over 22 yards in Australia. Shops were down, people stayed indoors watching the match, and nobody talked about anything else but the match.Social...

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Arvind Kejriwal to join Anna Hazare’s protest against Modi govt’s land bill

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will join Anna Hazare's protest at Jantar Mantar against Land Acquisition Bill in Delhi on Monday, according to reports. Earlier Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia said, "We told Anna we will join his protest...

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Passport rules on including father's name being revised: Centre

MUMBAI: The union government on Monday told the Bombay high court the passport authorities are compiling various judgements to re-formulate the mandatory rule regarding the inclusion of biological father's name by an applicant in the passport application...

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Russians top Visa on Arrival list in Goa

PANAJI: Over 10,000 foreign tourists, more than half of which are Russians, availed of the newly-introduced Visa on Arrival (VOA) facility at the Dabolim international airport in Goa, the state tourism department said Monday.In a statement here, the...

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Don’t return that missed call!

At around 1.35 am on Thursday, Ranita D'souza heard her phone ring. This woke her up and just as she was about to take the call, the caller disconnected. The caller's code was +216. Assuming it was important, Ranita returned the call. Although her call...

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Father of rescued Jesuit priest thanks Narendra Modi

CHENNAI/MADURAI: The father of Jesuit priest Fr Alexis Prem Kumar on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for securing the release of his son from the custody of Taliban militants in Afghanistan."The Prime Minister spoke to me to inform me about...

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Father of rescued Jesuit priest thanks Narendra Modi

CHENNAI/MADURAI: The father of Jesuit priest Fr Alexis Prem Kumar on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for securing the release of his son from the custody of Taliban militants in Afghanistan."The Prime Minister spoke to me to inform me about...

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Budget session starts on Monday, PM Narendra Modi appeals to opposition for cooperation

NEW DELHI: The government on Sunday made a vigorous bid to seek opposition's cooperation as it faces a torrid Budget session of Parliament starting on Monday but rival parties appeared to be in mood to relent on some thorny issues like the controversial...

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TN fishermen worried about delay in getting their boats back from Sri Lanka despite release order

MADURAI: Though Sri Lanka ordered the release of 81 boats of Tamil Nadu fishermen on February 12, ahead of President Maithripala Sirisena visit to India, the inordinate delay in repatriating the boats has become a cause of concern for the fishers in...

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Maoist regional HQ destroyed, 3 arrested in Bihar

MUNGER: Security forces on Saturday destroyed a regional headquarters of Maoists and arrested three rebels besides recovering a huge cache of arms in Bhimbandh forest area in this district.After getting intelligence inputs about the presence of East...

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Lalji Patel of Dharmanandan Diamonds brings home Modi Suit

SURAT: There were celebrations all round at Gotalawadi in Katargam when the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mannequin donning his personalized pinstripe suit passed in an open jeep from the main road towards the Dharmanandan Diamonds Private Limited's...

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2 Lashkar-e-Taiba commanders shot dead in encounter in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Two "commanders" of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were gunned down on Saturday in an encounter with security forces in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, army said.Numan and Abu Saad, both foreign nationals, were killed in a gunfight...

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No official record of Modi being tea seller: RTI reply

NEW DELHI: There is no record available that shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a tea seller on railway platforms or trains during his childhood, an RTI query has revealed.A Congress supporter and social activist Tehseen Poonawalla, had sought information...

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China summons Indian envoy over Narendra Modi’s Arunachal visit

BEIJING: Chinese vice-foreign minister Liu Zhenmin on Saturday called in India's ambassador to China, Ashok K Kantha, to lodge a "stern representation" over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, state-run...

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