Amit Shah takes stock of political situation in Bihar

PATNA: A day after sounding poll bugle for Bihar Assembly elections, BJP national president Amit Shah today discussed the political situation in the state in a closed door meeting with senior party leaders.Besides, Shah met over 100 BJP leaders and workers...

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Jayalalitha's DA case: SC gives split verdict prosecutor

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict in the disproportionate assets case against Jayalalitha that will now be heard by a larger bench, a decision that has come as a dampener on her hopes for an early verdict from the Karnataka...

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China praises Modi's leadership, sees likely resolution of border dispute

BEIJING: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit here next month, China on Wednesday said the border dispute has "good prospects" of resolution if it is backed by "strong political will" from both sides.Huang Xilian, deputy director general of...

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CPI(M) has given up the idea of Third Front: Karat

VISAKHAPATNAM: The CPI(M) has abandoned the idea of formulating a third alternative (non-Congress and non-BJP) at the central level given the political situation in the country, the party's outgoing General Secretary Prakash Karat said.Speaking to media...

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BSF seizes gold biscuits, CFC cylinders in Bengal

KOLKATA: Over the last couple of days the Border Security Force (BSF) has succeeded in foiling attempts to smuggle in gold biscuits and Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) cylinders into India. Two motorcycles and automobile parts were also seized while being smuggled...

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'Advani missing' posters emerge in Gandhinagar

AHMEDABAD: Posters saying that BJP leader L K Advani was "missing", appeared in his Lok Sabha constituency Gandhinagar.Similar posters, taking a dig at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, had recently appeared in Amethi, his constituency in Uttar Pradesh.The...

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Actor Roopa Ganguly alleges attack by TMC supporters

KOLKATA: Actress and BJP leader Roopa Ganguly's convoy was today attacked allegedly by ruling TMC supporters in the city's upmarket Alipore area, where she had gone to campaign for the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation election.Ganguly alleged that...

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LeT planning attacks in India: Intelligence agencies

NEW DELHI: Days after Lashker e Taiba commander and 26/11 attacks accused Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi walked free, Indian intelligence agencies have warned all states and union territories about LeT's plans to launch fresh attacks at hotels, railway stations...

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Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav form new group, call it ‘Swaraj Abhiyan’

NEW DELHI: Rebel Aam Aadmi Party leaders, Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav have formed a new non-political group 'Swaraj Abhiyan'."It's a new beginning. If today we announce of forming a new political party, then dangers will be the same which AAP...

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Prisoners play T20 cricket, Satyam fraudster Ramalinga Raju keeps away

HYDERABAD: If 20:20 is the flavor of the season, it's just that even at the Central Prison, Cherlapalli where jail birds played a limited overs match for the first time on Tuesday. And no, cricket did not seem to interest Satyam fraud convict B Ramalinga...

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Injured STF jawans in Chhattisgarh had alerted about ambush via tracker device, got no help

JAGDALPUR: Even as the Maoists ambushed a team of Special Task Force (STF) in the forests of Pidmal on Saturday, the beleaguered security personnel had timely sent alerts on tracker device, seeking help but it took too long time for additional reinforcements...

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Geelani emerging as most powerful separatist in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Pro-Pakistan hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani is emerging as the most powerful and influential separatist in Kashmir, with six members of the Mirwaiz led Hurriyat Conference, ready to join him.At the moment, Geelani's Hurriyat has 10 member organization...

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Syed Ali Shah Geelani emerging as most powerful separatist in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Pro-Pakistan hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani is emerging as the most powerful and influential separatist leader in Kashmir, ​with six members of the Mirwaiz led Hurriyat Conference ready to join him.At the moment, Geelani's Hurriyat has 10 member...

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Anna Hazare plans another anti-Land Bill protest

PUNE: Social activist Anna Hazare, who is opposing the controversial Land Acquisition Bill, is said to be keen on undertaking a fast in Delhi on the issue, but he is being dissuaded by activists from doing so on health grounds."Anna is very keen on undertaking...

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Amit Shah, Rajnath to launch BJP Bihar poll campaign tomorrow

PATNA: BJP president Amit Shah and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh would attend a party workers convention tomorrow to sound the bugle for Assembly elections to be held later this year."Our leaders Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh will launch the campaign...

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PM Modi meets top German business leaders in Hannover

HANNOVER: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met top German business leaders here and told them about steps being taken by his government to ensure the ease of doing business in India.The Prime Minister outlined the steps at a roundtable where the business...

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Centre postpones recovery of farmer loans by a year

DEHRADUN: In a major relief to the farmers in Uttarakhand, the Central government today agreed to postpone recovery of loans from them by a year.The announcement came after Chief Minister Harish Rawat called up Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan...

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Telangana CM orders probe into killing of undertrials

HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday ordered a probe by Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the killing of five undertrial prisoners by police in a gunfight.Rao instructed chief secretary Rajiv Sharma to issue orders on...

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J&K govt rejects Engineer Rashid's statement

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government today rejected the remarks made by independent MLA Engineer Rashid who had called for an apology from the Kashmiri Pandit community for "leaving Kashmir"."I don't agree with that (Rashid's statement), we don't...

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Centre committed to cleaning all rivers: Javadekar

UDAIPUR: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the Centre was committed to cleaning the country's rivers on the lines of project on Ganga taken up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi."Prime Minister Narendra Modi took up the initiative...

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Modi takes selfie with Indian students in France

TOULOUSE:(France): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday clicked a selfie with Indian students who gathered around him during his visit to the French Space Agency here."Took selfies with young friends at CNES. We were all trying to take the best selfie...

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Lakhvi affair to affect Modi visit to China, Xi visit to Pakistan

BEIJING: India expects China to use its influence over Pakistan to resolve the delicate situation thrown up by the release of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai attack from prison, informed sources said."Any gesture from China...

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Wrote a mail to Rahul Gandhi, asked him to come back, Amarinder Singh says

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday said Sonia Gandhi must continue to lead the party.The former Punjab chief minister suggested that Sonia Gandhi must continue as the president of Congress. "Rahul should continue as vice president....

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Modi pays homage at war memorial for Indian soldiers in France

PARIS, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid homage at the Indian memorial at the Neuve Chapelle in France that commemorates Indians who sacrificed their lives in World War I.The memorial on the outskirts of Neuve Chapelle in the department of...

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V K Singh apologizes to media for 'presstitutes' tweet, with a caveat

NEW DELHI: Under fire for using the word "presstitutes" for the media, Union minister V K Singh on Saturday said he apologizes to journalists barring a small section of mediapersons who were carrying out a "motivated campaign" against him. Arguing...

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3 women allege rape by Armymen in Assam, 11 injured during protests

DIPHU (Assam): Eleven people, including nine security personnel, were on Friday injured when a protest against alleged rape of three women by Armymen in Assam's Karbi Anglong area turned violent with the protestors pelting stones at police prompting...

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Lakhvi's release: India lodges strong protest, Pakistan blames New Delhi

NEW DELHI: India on Friday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over the release of 26/11 mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi from jail even as Islamabad tried to put the blame on New Delhi.Indian envoy in Islamabad met Pakistan foreign secretary to protest...

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Lakhvi's release not good for world, France tells Modi

PARIS: Terming the release of Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi by Pakistan as "unfortunate", France on Friday said the development was not good for either India or the world.The issue came up when Prime Minister Narendra Modi met a delegation...

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DGCA identifies seven key safety action plan to mitigate identified risks

PUNE: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has identified seven key safety priorities and developed corresponding safety action plan to mitigate the identified risks. One of the key safety priorities is to reduce "runway excursions and overruns".The...

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Centre Plans To Upgrade 300 Medical Institutions to Colleges: Nadda

NEW DELHI: The Centre plans to strengthen medical education in the country by upgrading 300 medical institutions, Union health and family welfare minister JP Nadda said on Friday.He added, 100 such institutions will be upgraded as medical colleges, which...

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AAP leader Atishi Marlena's letter to Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party's former spokesperson Atishi Marlena wrote a letter to some senior party leaders on Monday in which she has virtually declared a parting of ways with Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav.At a time when the party stands sharply...

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"I may be thrown out of AAP soon," says Yogendra Yadav

LUCKNOW: Apprehending that he might be thrown out of party soon, dissident Aam Aadmi Party leader Yogendra Yadav on Thursday said that ills of traditional politics have infected the AAP which was founded to bring transparency and democracy in political...

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Karnataka to implement internal reservation among Dalits

BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday promised to implement the justice A J Sadashiva inquiry commission report on internal reservation and send it to the union government for approval.He made this assurance after some dalit activists...

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WSO urge Canadian PM to raise their concerns with Modi

AMRITSAR: While a few Sikh organizations have announced to hold parallel rally and protests during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Canada others have called upon Canadian government urging to raise their concerns with Modi.Legal Counsel,...

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Ramalinga Raju gets number 4148 in jail

HYDERABAD: Satyam scam convict B Ramalinga Raju is Khaidi no. 4148 in the Central Prison, Cherlapalli.Ramalinga Raju who was convicted to seven years imprisonment on Thursday was taken to the jail on the city outskirts much after the time of admissions....

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Indian, Chinese defence officials hold preliminary talks

BEIJING: Amid fresh reports of incursions by Chinese troops, top defence officials of India and China on Wednesday held preliminary talks to improve relations between the two militaries ahead of their Annual Defence Dialogue (ADD).A high-powered Indian...

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Congress seeks V K Singh's dismissal

NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday demanded immediate sacking of Union minister V K Singh for his controversial "presstitutes" remarks against newsmen and targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not taking any action against him."We are not going to...

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TN fishermen stage protest against move to implement Meena Kumari panel recommendations

KANYAKUMARI: Around 3,000 deep sea fishermen from the coastal villages of Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu staged a demonstration in front of the collectorate in Nagercoil on Wednesday to protest against the central government's move to implement the...

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HAL's operations to be expanded: Manohar Parrikar

KANPUR: Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the operations of the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) would be expanded to compete with global aerospace and defence equipment manufacturing companies.He inspected the defence...

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Modi thanks Sharif after Pak forces evacuate 11 Indians from Yemen

YEMEN: As Pakistan ferried 11 Indians whom it evacuated from strife-torn Yemen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked his counterpart Nawaz Sharif for the "humanitarian gesture" and remarked that "service to humanity knows no borders"."I...

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India evacuates 232 foreigners including Americans, Europeans from Yemen

NEW DELHI: India has evacuated 232 nationals of 26 countries including US, UK, France and Sweden from strife-torn Yemen, foreign ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said on Tuesday.India has evacuated nationals of almost all its neighbours (Pakistan has...

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Smugglers killing: NHRC issues notice to Andhra Pradesh government

NEW DELHI: Hours after 20 alleged red sanders smugglers were killed in an encounter in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district, the National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to Andhra Pradesh government and police seeking explanation.The alleged...

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Fresh summons issued to Fabindia MD and CEO in Irani voyeurism case

PANAJI: After failing to adhere to the summons issued by the crime branch of Goa police, crime branch on Tuesday issued second summons to Fabindia managing director (MD) William Bissell and chief executive officer (CEO) Subrata Dutta to appear before...

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