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resident Xi Jinping today awarded China's first friendship medal to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as the two leaders firmed up their alliance amid mounting US diplomatic and economic pressure on them.Xi presented the medal described by the official media as the 'highest state honour of...
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An Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet developed a technical snag during landing at the Jamnagar Air Force base and the pilot's seat got 'ejected automatically', an IAF official said.The pilot of the aircraft was safe, said the official.At around 9:20 am, the pilot of a Jaguar aircraft, on a...
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A Dalit woman was allegedly attacked by a mob for sitting on a chair at a school in a village in Ahmedabad district, police said today. The incident took place at Valthera village two days ago.Pallaviben Jadav, 45, who works at an Anganwadi (government-run nursery school), had been entrusted the...
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The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that 'forcible sexual intercourse' and 'adoption of unnatural means' which are forced upon the other spouse are grounds for divorce.The high court recently allowed a Bathinda woman's plea for dissolution of her marriage, almost four years after the lower...
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Clashes were reported between protestors and security forces after Friday prayers in Nowhatta area of Jammu and Kashmir today, police said.There were no reports of anyone getting hurt in these clashes, the police said.After the prayers culminated at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, a group of youth took...
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Union Minister Ramdas Athawale today condemned an alleged plan by Maoists to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but said the Elgaar Parishad and subsequent violence at Bhima-Koregaon near Pune had no Naxal connection.Followers of Dalit icon Dr B R Ambedkar can never be Naxals, Athawale, a...
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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh today blamed 'divisive political forces' for first trying to make former President Pranab Mukherjee 'refrain' from attending its event and then for posting a morphed photograph showing him in a prayer position identified with the organisation.'Some divisive...
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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his family members have received a death threat from Maoist organisations in connection with Gadchiroli encounters, wherein 40 Maoists were killed by security forces in April.According to sources in the Maharashtra home...
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Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt recently wrapped up his shooting schedule for Torbaaz in Kyrgyzstan. Directed by Girish Malik, the film stars Dutt as an army officer and features Nargis Fakhri, Rahul Dev and Rahul Mittra in key roles. Reported to be the first Indian film to be shot...
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ABC Studios, the executive producers of Quantico have issued a statement apologising for offending audiences. ABC clarified that Priyanka Chopra had no role in writing or directing the show.ABC Studios and the executive producers of 'Quantico' would like to extend an apology to our audience who...
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Anthony Bourdain, a gifted storyteller and writer who took CNN viewers around the world, has died. He was 61. CNN confirmed Bourdain's death on Friday and said the cause of death was suicide.It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain,...
17:06
Haryana CM M L Khattar reacts to his government's notification asking its sportspersons to deposit one third of their earning from professional sports and endorsements to the Haryana Sports council for development of sports in the state. Khattar told ANI, I have asked for the relevant file of the...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has received two threat letters allegedly from Maoist organisations which were handed over to the police, sources in the state Home Department said today. The letters were received by the chief minister's office a week ago, they said. The letters came...
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Tushar Gandhi @TusharG These are the two sides of the two faced Statue of Bapu at Peitermaritzburg Station. It's best melted!Yesterday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj went on a a train journey from Pentrich to Pietermaritzburg, a railway station where a young Mahatma Gandhi was thrown...
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BJP veteran LK Advani today described former president Pranab Mukherjee's visit to the RSS headquarters and his illuminating exposition of the noble idea and ideals of Indian nationalism as a significant event in our country's contemporary history. Advani lauded Mukherjee, who has had decades of...
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Major changes in Tamil Nadu politics are expected by July. On July 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami are expected to meet in New Delhi. Political discussions and future formulations with the AIADMK will be discussed. The Centre wants the TN CM to...
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US President Donald Trump will travel directly to Singapore from Canada to attend the meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday, the White House has said. Trump and Kim are scheduled to meet at the Capella Hotel on Singapore's Sentosa Island on June 12. Trump is scheduled to leave...
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India's Ambassador to China, Gautam Bambawale, on Friday said the countries have left the last year's Doklam flare-up behind and have moved forward to better bilateral ties.There is no doubt that India-China relations have gone through a transformation after...
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An Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet today developed a technical snag during landing at the Jamnagar Air Force base, an IAF official said. The pilot of the aircraft is safe as he ejected in time, said the official. At around 9:20 am, the pilot of a Jaguar aircraft, on a routine mission from...
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The Pune Police has intercepted an internal communication of Maoists in which it has been revealed that they were planning a 'Rajiv Gandhi-type' assassination of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.It may be recalled that former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991 in...
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The Indian Commercial Pilots' Association, the pilots union of Air India said they would stop complete cooperation with the management in lieu of the delay in their salaries.In a letter to the ICPA's Central Executive Committee, the Regional Executive Committee said the non-cooperation would...
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The Haryana Sports and youth affairs department, in a notification dated April 30, has asked its sportspersons to deposit one third of their earning from professional sports and endorsements to the Haryana Sports council for development of sports in the state, the Economic Times reports.One-third...
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Pakistani authorities have suspended the national identity card and passport of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on the orders of a special court hearing a treason case against him, according to a media report. Musharraf, 74, was indicted in March, 2014 on treason charges for imposing...
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And that's Salman Khan with his father Salim Khan and union minister Nitin Gadkari.
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Mumbai: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari meets Salim Khan as part of the 'Sampark for Samarthan' initiative; Salman Khan (not in picture) was also present.
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An Army jawan, injured in a militant attack on an Army patrol near the Line of Control in Keran Sector of Jammu and Kashmir yesterday, has succumbed to injuries, the Army said today. Sepoy Sukhwinder Singh (26) and another jawan sustained bullet injuries during a standoff attack by militants...
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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, will be meeting people living near the border areas in Kashmir on Friday.Singh will be travelling to Kupwara, where ceasefire violation from across the border and other terrorist activities...
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The RSS has said that former president Pranab Mukherjee, in his speech at the organisation headquarters here, reminded the glorious history of the nation while highlighting inclusiveness, pluralism and unity in diversity as foundation of India. Mukherjee's address reminded the glorious history of...
11:18
Even as former President Pranab Mukherjee was delivering his speech, or may be minutes later, at the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh event in Nagpur on Thursday, morphed images of him giving an RSS-style salute started doing the rounds of social media.The photoshopped image shows him wearing a black...
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Pradhyumn Thakur murder case: School bus conductor Ashok taken by CBI to identify the role of local police who were involved in misleading the murder investigation initially.The seven-year-old boy was found with his throat slit and lying in a pool of blood in a washroom of Ryan International...
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Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Friday said if the five people, arrested by the Pune police in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence are followers of Ambedkar, then they should not be considered as Naxalites.He also said that he would try to help those arrested, if it is not found that...
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Sharmistha Mukherjee @Sharmistha_GK reacts to Subramanian Swamy's advice on coexistence despite differing opinions with her father, Pranab Mukherjee. Exactly! That's how I grew up, & that's why I don't have any problem expressing my differences with him on issues even in public. We are...
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Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Friday lauded former President Pranab Mukherjee for highlighting Congress' ideology during his speech at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh event held on Thursday.Happy that Mr Pranab Mukherjee told the RSS what is right about...
09:47
The Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a front outfit of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba has provoked Muslims to wage Jihad (holy war) during the holy month of Ramzan.The Indian government has called for a conditional ceasefire against militants in Kashmir during the holy month of Ramzan. However, the defence...
09:35
United States President Donald Trump said he would be willing to invite North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to the White House if their Singapore summit goes well. Trump made the remarks after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss the June 12 summit. Maybe we'll start with...
08:47
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav in New Delhi, after which the opposition leader in the Bihar assembly said their coming together was aimed at protecting Constitution, secular-democratic values and goals of social justice. The...
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Maharashtra Swabhimani Paksh chief Narayan Rane targeted the Shiv Sena and dared the Uddhav Thackeray-headed party to walk out of the BJP-led NDA government in the state as it announced its decision to contest elections on its own. You talk about fighting polls without an alliance...
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The International Monetary Fund said addressing the ongoing crisis in the banking sector was important for India to support investment and inclusive growth agenda. Addressing the banking sector balance sheet issues and improving the performance of particular public sector banks is a very...
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United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said that his much awaited summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is ready to go and his meeting next week in Singapore would be more than a photo-op. Singapore has designated a special event area of the...
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