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Madras HC directs Tamil Nadu govt to provide details on Jayalalithaa's health

Chennei, 4 Oct 2016:Official release with regard to the health condition of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who has been undergoing treatment at a hospital since 22 September, will reduce the anxiety of the people, the Madras High Court observed on Tuesday while asking the government to get back on t

One jawan killed in attack on Army camp near J&K's Baramulla

Militants mount a suicide attack; two of them killed Militants mounted a suicide attack on an Army camp outside Baramulla town late on Sunday night, less than a week after the Indian Special Forces smashed seven terror launch pads during a surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC). When

Mohammad Bin Zayed chief guest for Indian Republic Day

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces has been invited as the chief guest to India's 2017 Republic Day celebrations. The official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Vikas Swarup extended the i

Vanzara, ex-IPS officers to launch NGO to help terror victims

Ahmedabad: D G Vanzara, a key accused in the Ishrat Jahan and Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter cases and currently out on bail, will be launching an NGO to “protect the human rights of the victims of terrorism.” Apart from Vanzara, former Gujarat DGP S S Khandwawala and former Maharashtra DGP K

Coimbatore: Miscreants hurled four crude bombs near Masjid

Coimbatore: As many as four crude bombs hurled by unidentified persons near a mosque at Podanur in south Coimbatore.Coimbatore: As many as four crude bombs hurled by unidentified persons near a mosque at Podanur in south Coimbatore. As per The Hindu reports, the incident took place in the early h

All attempts to secure release of Indian soldier from Pakistan: Rajnath

NEW DELHI: All attempts are being made to secure the release of an Indian soldier, who inadvertently crossed over to Pakistan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. Singh said the government has taken note of the reports which stated that an Indian soldier is in Pakistan’s captivity. “All attem

Katju Booked for sedition for his irresponsible comments on Bihar

Patna: As the row over his remarks on Bihar raged on, former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has been booked on sedition charge following a complaint by a JD(U) MLC againt his online post that Kashmir should be offered to Pakistan on the condition that it takes Bihar too. Another complaint wa

Heart rending incident, Youth commit suicide after his childhood friend died

In a heart rending incident, a youth committed suicide after his childhood friend died before his eyes in a road accident here on Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred in the early hours at Moosapet in Kukatpally when the two friends, who were on a motorbike, met with an accident. Kukatpall

'Ban Gau Rakshaks' Owaisi tells Modi Govt

Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said that if the Narendra Modi government is really concerned about the empowerment of Muslims, it should take concrete steps like providing reservation and demand-driven scholarships to the community. “Let the Modi government ban ‘gau rakshaks

Floods: 17 NDRF Teams, 550 Personnel Deployed in AP, Telangana & Karnataka

New Delhi, 25 Sep. 2016: A total of 17 NDRF teams comprising over 550 personnel have been deployed by the Centre in the flood-affected regions of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. The central force has also deployed about 60 boats and teams of paramedics to help those stranded after the heav

Curfew Lifted From All Parts of Kashmir

Srinagar, 25 Sep. 2016:: Curfew was lifted from all parts of Kashmir on Sunday but restrictions on assembly of people remained in force in most areas as a precautionary measures. The entire Kashmir Valley is curfew-free today but restrictions are in place in many parts as a precautionary measure,"

Muslims 'Not Object of Hate', Should be Treated as 'Own': PM Modi

Kozhikode: In an attempt to reach out to Muslims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told a BJP meet here that they are "not object of hate" nor should they be considered as "items of vote market" but should be treated as "your own". He invoked BJP ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay to make these

Pregnant Dalit Woman, Family Beaten Up For Not Disposing Of Cow Carcass

Palanpur: A Dalit family, including a pregnant woman, was allegedly assaulted at Karja village in Gujarat's Banaskantha district after the members refused to dispose of a cow carcass, police said on Saturday. Six persons were arrested under the Indian Penal Code and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocit

Mushawarat to hold four days conference in Mumbai

Mumbai, 24 Sep. 2016: Considering the shifting socio-political situation of the country, All India Muslim Majlis e Mushawarat (AIMMM), an oldest advocacy group of Indian Muslims, has decided to hold series of meetings in a four day program and reflect on key issues facing the community. The progr

ISRO begins countdown for Monday launch of eight satellites

Decks have been cleared for the September 26 morning launch of India’s weather satellite SCATSAT-1 and seven other satellites – five foreign and two domestic – with its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). According to ISRO, the Mission Rea

Ram Jethmalani to represent RJD MLA Mohammad Shahabuddin in Supreme Court

Patna: Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani is set to represent criminal-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin in the Supreme Court on 26 September after the apex court on Monday issued notice to former RJD MP on a plea challenging grant of bail to him in a murder case. "Jethmalani has accepted Shahabuddi

Pak Man Trying to Cross Border in J&K Electrocuted, Arrested

The Border Security Forces (BSF) arrested a Pakistani man who was trying to cross the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor sector on Friday Abdul Kayum, who claims to be a resident of Pul Bhagawa in Pakistan’s Punjab province, was arrested in the wee hours in the Pargwal area.

Pakistan on high alert, cancel flights, Airforce put on stand by, amid reports of attack by India

Pakistan’s state-run airline cancelled all flights to Gilgit-Baltistan on Wednesday after airspace over the region was closed by the aviation regulator against the backdrop of a spike in tensions with India. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) spokesperson Danyal Gilani attributed the cancellat