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  • CBI scaling walls of Chidambarams home an insult to India

    Aug 22, 2019

    Chennai Aug 22: DMK President M K Stalin on Thursday lashed out at CBI officials for scaling the walls of Congress leader P Chidambaram's bungalow at Delhi on Wednesday to gain entry, saying he considered it as an "insult to India". Stalin, whose DMK is an ally of the Congress, backed Chidambaram, reiterating his charge of "political vendetta" behind the former Union Minister's arrest.

  • No immediate plan to withdraw troops from J&K: Union Minister

    Aug 22, 2019

    Hyderabad, Aug 22: The Centre has no immediate plans to withdraw security forces from Jammu and Kashmir, where Article 370 has been revoked, in view of the continued tension in the region, Minister of State for Home G Kishan has said.

  • Opposition parties protest, demand release of leaders detained in JK

    Aug 22, 2019

    New Delhi, Aug 22: Opposition parties, including the Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the DMK, protested on Thursday to demand the release of political leaders under detention in Jammu and Kashmir. Congress leader P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram also joined the protest at Jantar Mantar. P Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI on Wednesday night in connection with a money laundering case related to INX Media.

  • Raj Thackeray reaches ED office with family in tow

    Aug 22, 2019

    Mumbai, Aug 22: MNS chief Raj Thackeray, summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, on Thursday reached the agency's office in south Mumbai with his family members in tow. The MNS leader reached the ED office around 11.30 am, accompanied by wife Sharmila, son Amit, and daughter in law Mitali. After Raj entered the office alone, his family members camped at a nearby hotel.

  • Yamuna floods: Pregnant woman, family spend entire night perched on tree

    Aug 21, 2019

    New Delhi, Aug 21: A pregnant woman and her family spent an entire night on a tree to save themselves from the waters of the overflowing Yamuna that submerged their hut in Usmanpur area of New Delhi. Scared witless when the floodwaters entered her house, Noorjahan used a pile of wood to climb the tree to save herself and her two children.

  • Chidambaram fails to get immediate relief in SC, case to be put before CJI

    Aug 21, 2019

    New Delhi, Aug 21: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who is facing the threat of arrest in the INX Media case, on Wednesday failed to get any immediate relief from a Supreme Court bench which said his petition will be put before the Chief Justice of India for considering urgent listing.

  • Fresh landslides block Manali-Leh Highway

    Aug 21, 2019

    Shimla, Aug 21: Fresh landslides struck Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Wednesday, blocking traffic on the Manali-Leh Highway, the police said. Landslides occurred at Marhi between Manali and Rohtang on the Manali-Leh Highway at around 11.30 am, Kullu Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh said. The Manali-Leh Highway has again been blocked for traffic following fresh landslides at Marhi, he added. The highway was opened for vehicles on Tuesday itself after remaining blocked for some days following heavy rains

  • ED issues fresh look out circular against P Chidambaram

    Aug 21, 2019

    New Delhi, Aug 21: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a fresh lookout circular against former finance minister P Chidambaram in connection with the INX Media money laundering case, officials said Wednesday. They said the alert notice against the Congress leader, whose anticipatory bail was canceled on Tuesday, has been sent to all land, air and seaports and law enforcement agencies at these facilities.

  • Helicopter crashes in rain-hit Uttarkashi, three on board

    Aug 21, 2019

    Dehradun, Aug 21: A helicopter engaged in relief and rescue operations in rain-ravaged Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand crashed on Wednesday, an official said. Three persons were on board the helicopter and their fate was not immediately known. The helicopter crashed near Moldi while returning after distributing relief material among the affected people, Uttarkashi Disaster Management officer Devendra Patwal.

  • Rajnath Singh holds telephonic conversation with US Def Secretary

    Aug 21, 2019

    New Delhi, Aug 20: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a telephonic conversation with his US counterpart Mark T Esper on Tuesday during which he raised the issue of cross-border terrorism directed against India, officials said. Singh also conveyed to Esper that issues relating to the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution are internal matters of India.

  • "Our heart was almost stopping", ISRO Chairman after lunar orbit insertion

    Aug 20, 2019

    Bengaluru, August 20: "Our heart was almost stopping", was how ISRO Chairman K Sivan described the tense moment when team Chadrayaan-2 attempted to inject the spacecraft into the lunar orbit on Tuesday. As ISRO scientists started firing Chandrayaan-2's onboard liquid engine to put the spacecraft in an orbit around the Moon, Sivan said "our heartbeat increased".

  • Chandrayaan 2 successfully enters orbit around Moon

    Aug 20, 2019

    Bengaluru, August 20: In a major milestone for India's Moon mission, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft successfully entered the lunar orbit on Tuesday. Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) maneuver was completed successfully at 0902 hours as planned, using the onboard propulsion system, the Bengaluru headquartered space agency said in a statement. "The duration of maneuver was 1,738 seconds.

  • If talks take place with Pakistan, it will be on PoK: Rajnath

    Aug 18, 2019

    Kalka (Haryana), August 18: Asserting that dialogue with Pakistan is not possible till it stops aiding and abetting terrorism, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that if talks are held with Pakistan they will be only on Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Singh was addressing a public rally ahead of flagging off the BJP's Jan Ashirwad rally for the assembly polls.

  • Harsh Dev petitions PM seeking enactment of domicile law for J&K

    Aug 18, 2019

    New Delhi, August 18: Seeking enactment of appropriate legislation to protect the interests of the educated unemployed youth as well as the poor farmers and land owners in the state of J&K, Harsh Dev Singh JKNPP Chairman and Former Minister submitted a memorandum in Prime Minister’s Residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi.

  • Trump asks Imran to reduce tensions with India through bilateral dialogue

    Aug 17, 2019

    Washington, Aug 17: US President Donald Trump on Friday conveyed the importance of India and Pakistan reducing tensions through bilateral dialogue during a phone call with Prime Minister Imran Khan, the White House said. The phone conversation between Trump and Khan took place before the close-door-consultation of the 15 members of the UN Security Council on Kashmir.

  • Article 370 had become shield for terrorists: Prasad

    Aug 17, 2019

    Nagpur, Aug 17: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday that Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, had become a platform to "shield" terrorists and their patrons.

  • India suspends Thar Link Express

    Aug 16, 2019

    Jaipur, Aug 16: India on Friday suspended the weekly Thar Link Express which connects Jodhpur in Rajasthan to Karachi in Pakistan, a railway official said. The train's scheduled journey on Friday will not take place, North Western Railway's Chief Public Relations Officer Abhay Sharma said. He said the train services on both up and down lines have been suspended till further orders.

  • Sengar shares space with PM Modi in advt by BJP leader

    Aug 16, 2019

    Unnao (UP), Aug 16: Rape accused MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar may have been expelled from the BJP but he found a prominent place along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an advertisement given by a party leader on the occasion of Independence Day.

  • Shah Faesal sent back to Kashmir from Delhi, detained under PSA in Srinagar

    Aug 14, 2019

    Srinagar, August 14: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal on Wednesday was sent back to Kashmir from the Delhi airport and detained here under the Public Safety Act (PSA), officials said. Faesal, who was bound for Istanbul, was detained at the airport on Wednesday morning, they said. The former bureaucrat from Jammu and Kashmir had floated a political outfit after resigning from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

  • Pak celebrates its 73rd I-Day at High Commission in Delhi

    Aug 14, 2019

    New Delhi, Aug 14: Pakistan's 73rd Independence Day was celebrated at the country's High Commission here on Wednesday, during which its acting high commissioner read out a message sent by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

  • Demolition of temple reflects casteist mentality : Mayawati

    Aug 14, 2019

    Lucknow Aug 14: BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday alleged that the demolition of the Ravidas temple in Delhi's Tughlaqabad area was a result of a collusion between the Centre and Delhi government and reflected a "casteist mentality". She also demanded that the temple be reconstructed.

  • Accept invite to visit JK without any conditions, when can I come, asks Rahul Gandhi to Gov

    Aug 14, 2019

    New Delhi, Aug 14: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday repeated his demand to visit Jammu and Kashmir and asked Governor Satya Pal Malik when he could come. He said he had accepted Malik's invitation to visit J&K and meet people without any conditions and termed the governor's reply "feeble". "Dear Maalik (sic) Ji, I saw your feeble reply to my tweet.

  • UoH J-K students reject Eid lunch offer from liaison officer of J-K govt

    Aug 13, 2019

    Hyderabad, August 13: The students from Jammu and Kashmir in the University of Hyderabad (UoH) rejected a proposal for a lunch on the occasion of Eid with an official of the J-K administration in protest against the restrictions imposed in the state, a student leader said on Tuesday.

  • J&K special status scrapped in unconstitutional manner: Priyanka

    Aug 13, 2019

    Sonbhadra (UP), August 13: In her first reaction to the scrapping of the special status for Jammu and Kashmir, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday said it was done in an unconstitutional manner. The manner in which it has been done is totally unconstitutional and against the principles of democracy," she told reporters Umbha, the village where 10 tribals were killed in July in a land dispute.

  • Chidambaram only a burden on earth, says TN CM

    Aug 13, 2019

    Salem (TN), Aug 13: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on P Chidambaram, saying the veteran Congress leader was "only a burden" on the earth. The chief minister was responding to criticism of his party by Chidambaram who had reportedly said that if the Centre decided to make Tamil Nadu a union territory as it has done in Jammu and Kashmir, the ruling AIADMK would not resist any such move.

  • SC refuses to pass directions on lifting of restrictions in J&K

    Aug 13, 2019

    New Delhi, August 13: The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to pass any immediate directions to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government on a plea seeking lifting of all restrictions imposed after the abrogation of Article 370. The apex court said that it will wait for return of normalcy and take up the matter after two weeks.

  • Rahul says will visit J&K, don't need Guv's aircraft

    Aug 13, 2019

    New Delhi, August 13: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accepted Governor Satya Pal Malik's 'invitation' to visit Jammu and Kashmir but said he did not need an aircraft. Gandhi said he and other opposition leaders would visit Jammu and Kashmir and urged Malik to allow them the freedom to meet people, and soldiers.

  • Two tribal women hockey players found hanging

    Aug 13, 2019

    Ranchi, Aug 13: Two tribal women hockey players were found hanging from a tree in Jharkhand's Simdega district, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. The two women hockey players - Sunandini Bage (23) and Shraddha Soreng (18) - went missing on Saturday and their bodies were found hanging from a tree at Biru village in Simdega district on Sunday, the officer said. The families of Sunandini and Shraddha alleged that they were murdered.

  • Trump has made it clear mediation offer on Kashmir not on table anymore: Shringla

    Aug 13, 2019

    Washington, Aug 13: US President Donald Trump has made it clear that his offer of mediation on Kashmir is not on the table anymore, a top Indian diplomat said on Monday. India's Ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, said that America's decades-old policy on Kashmir has been no mediation but to encourage India and Pakistan to resolve their differences bilaterally.

  • Rly to mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniv as 'Community Day', asks officials to do 'shramdaan'

    Aug 12, 2019

    New Delhi, Aug 12: The railways will mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary as "Community Day", according to an action plan of the Railway Board that also includes "shramdaan" by officials and a special exhibition titled "From Mohan Das to Mahatma". In a set of instructions issued to all railway zones, the board has listed a slew of activities that they have to undertake in the run-up to October 2.

  • Property prices in J-K may see rise after abrogation of Art 370: Anarock

    Aug 12, 2019

    New Delhi, Aug 12: The decision to revoke special status for Jammu & Kashmir is likely to increase the property prices for locals as prices in Srinagar has been hovering very low in a range of Rs 2,200-4,000 per sq ft, property consultant Anarock said on Monday. However, the consultant said that security concerns may keep prospective property buyers at bay for now.

  • 1100 saplings planted in Gurugram to raise awareness on Swachh Bharat Swachh Gurugram

    Aug 12, 2019

    Gurgaon, August 12: Fortis Memorial Research Institute in collaboration with the residents of DLF – The Crest planted 1100 saplings in Gurugram to raise awareness on Swach Bharat Swach Abhiyan. The plantation drive was carried out by 250 residents in the ‘Aravali Hills’ to raise awareness on rapidly increasing issues of deforestation, rising health issues due to pollution and unhygienic surroundings. It is.Dr.

  • Amarinder hosts Kashmiri students on Eid, says situation will improve in Valley soon

    Aug 12, 2019

    Chandigarh, August 12: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday hosted 125 Kashmiri students on Eid and said he was confident that situation would improve in the Valley soon. The students belonged to various universities of Punjab. With curfew-like restrictions in place across the Valley, it was an Eid away from home for the students.

  • J&K students in AMU boycott Eid lunch invite to protest revocation of special status

    Aug 12, 2019

    Aligarh (UP), August 12: Kashmiri students at the AMU boycotted the lunch invite from the liaison officer of the central government on the occasion of Eid al-Adha on Monday to protest the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The issued a statement rejecting the invite and claiming that it was aimed at "rubbing salt on the wounds of the people of Kashmir".

  • Delhi-Lahore bus service cancelled: DTC

    Aug 12, 2019

    New Delhi, August 12: DTC on Monday cancelled the Delhi-Lahore bus service as Pakistan has decided to discontinue it in the wake of India revoking Jammu and Kashmir's special status, said a senior official of the public transporter. On Saturday, a senior Pakistani minister has announced to suspended the friendship bus service from Monday. A Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus was scheduled to leave for Lahore on Monday 6 AM.

  • Max Hospital, Vaishali inaugurates its first neurosciences OPD in Morena

    Aug 11, 2019

    Morena, August 11: Pioneer in providing in healthcare services across Western UP, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Vaishali, has now extended its services in Morena with the inauguration of its first Neuroscience OPD at Garg Nursing Home, today. This is aimed at benefitting residents of Morena and its neighboring areas.

  • Rajini hails Shah for Kashmir initiative

    Aug 11, 2019

    Chennai, August 11: Top film actor Rajini kanth on Sunday lauded Union Home Minister Amit Shah for abrogating Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and described the Narendra Modi-Shah duo as "Krishna and Arjuna." "My heartfelt congratulations to Amit Shah for Mission Kashmir. Hats off," he said here at the release of a book chronicling the two years of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu in office.

  • Art 370 removal will result in end of terrorism in Kashmir: Shah

    Aug 11, 2019

    Chennai, August 11: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that removal of special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution will lead to end of terrorism and progress of the region. Speaking at the launch of a book on Vice President M Venkiah Naidu here, Shah said he firmly believed that Art 370 that gave the special status to Jammu and Kashmir should be removed as it was not beneficial to the country.

  • Jaitley responding to treatment: VP's office after Naidu visits AIIMS

    Aug 10, 2019

    New Delhi, Aug 10: Former Union minister Arun Jaitley, who has been admitted to the AIIMS here after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness, is stable and responding to treatment, the Vice President's office said on Saturday after Venkaiah Naidu visited the hospital. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences to enquire about his former cabinet colleague's health.

  • Illegal international telephone exchange busted, seven held

    Aug 10, 2019

    Mumbai, Aug 10: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra police has busted an illegal telephone exchange and arrested seven persons from Mumbai and surrounding areas, a senior official said on Saturday. The exchange is estimated to have caused a revenue loss of Rs 37 crore to the government and telecom operators.

  • Petition in SC seeking removal of restrictions on media in J-K

    Aug 10, 2019

    New Delhi, Aug 10: A petition was on Saturday filed by an editor of a prominent daily from Jammu and Kashmir in the Supreme Court seeking the removal of restrictions imposed on the working of journalists in J-K after scrapping of provisions of Article 370. Anuradha Bhasin, the Executive Editor of Kashmir Times, has sought directions for the restoration of all modes of communication to enable the media to function in Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Artemis Hospital Gurugram North India's first centre to introduce ESG

    Aug 09, 2019

    Gurugram, August 09: Artemis Hospital, Gurugram has become the first hospital in North India to introduce Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG), a newer and revolutionary non invasive procedure to treat obesity. It’s performed to help one to lose weight and potentially lower the risk of serious weight-related health problems.

  • Pakistan suspends Samjhauta Express

    Aug 08, 2019

    New Delhi| In a dramatic turn of events, Pakistan has decided to suspend Samjhauta Express. Reportedly, hundreds of people are stranded at the Wagah-Attari border. Pakistan’s move comes two days after the Indian parliament passed the bills to abrogate Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. The bills also proposed to bifurcate the Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories. Since then, Pakistan seems to be rattled.

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