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In a virtual disapproval of China's recent devaluation of yuan that triggered shocks in the global economy, world's 20 big economies, including India, today called for moving towards market-determined currency rates and resist from competitive devaluation. The G20 group of economies also...
22:41
Thousands of migrants streamed into Austria from Hungary today, with another column of refugees setting out on foot as Budapest ruled out bussing any more the 175 kilometres to the border. Austria's interior ministry said 6,500 people had crossed the frontier since Friday night when Hungary...
21:45
Hillary Rodham Clinton says her use of a private email system at the State Department wasn't the best choice and acknowledged she didn't stop and think about her email set-up when she became President Barack Obama's secretary of state in 2009. The Democratic presidential front-runner said in...
20:37
With the death of four more persons the toll in the Assam floods today increased to 37 even as the number of affected people rose to 16.5 lakh in 21 districts. One person each died in Darrang, Dibrugarh, Morigaon and Nalbari district taking the total in the second wave of floods in the state...
20:15
Gujarat government today denied permission to Hardik Patel's reverse Dandi march over the Patel quota issue, less than a fortnight after violence erupted during his stir claiming 10 lives, but the defiant leader vowed to carry out the protest programme tomorrow. Navsari District Collector...
19:23
Noted Hindi author Uday Prakash has decided to return Sahitya Akademi award as a mark of protest against the murder of Kannada scholar and researcher Prof M M Kalburgi. Murder of Kannada researcher Prof Kalburgi has shaken me to the core. I will return the cash prize and citation to the...
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Thai police today said they were seeking an arrest warrant for a 10th suspect - a foreigner - in Thailand's deadliest bombing at a Brahma temple as a court approved to extend the detention by 12 days for a man who was arrested after a massive raid with bomb-making materials. Police spokesman...
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The UAE bombarded Yemeni rebels with air strikes today as it mourned 45 soldiers, among 50 killed in the deadliest day yet for a Saudi-led coalition fighting the insurgents. Emirati officials vowed that the deaths in a missile attack in the battleground eastern oil province of Marib would...
17:37
A lawyer for jailed former Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed has been stabbed in Male in an attack by four masked men, ahead of a visit by his international legal team including human rights lawyer Amal Clooney. Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party lawyer Mahfooz Saeed was stabbed in...
16:09
Just In: Police custody of all accused in Sheena Bora murder case extended till September 7.
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Major General Satbir Singh responds to OROP announcement:* OROP approval is welcome and we are satisfied.* Parrikar announced that personnel who retire voluntarily will not be covered under OROP scheme. This is a big setback. 40 per cent of retired defence officials get pension. Not including...
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The government on Saturday announced the 'One Rank One Pension' scheme for ex-servicemen. This is what Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told a press conference:* OROP has been in languishing for over 4 decades. Subsequent governments have dragged their feet on the issue citing administrative...
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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to address the media shortly about 'One Rank One Pension'.
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Major General (retd) Satbir Singh addressing ex-servicemen at Jantar Mantar: * The concept of OROP has been accepted by the government broadly.* Defence minister realised our point on VRS issue. We told the minister there is no VRS in army. There is only premature retirement* The government...
14:08
A Correspondent in New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi does not want to become the Congress president right now.Meanwhile, the Congress Working Committee is meeting on September 8. According to sources, the CWC meet is aimed at preventing a possible walkout by few party elders, who now feel that Rahul...
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A Correspondent in Delhi: Prior to his meeting with ex-servicemen over the One Rank One Pension issue, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday had a telephone conversation with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who is Turkish capital Ankara to attend the G-20 finance ministers and central bank...
13:08
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government wants to develop Bodh Gaya as a spiritual capital of the Buddhist world.We want to develop Bodh Gaya as a spiritual capital of the Buddhist world, said Prime Minister Modi.I consider this Hindu Buddhist conference on conflict avoidance...
12:06
An Army jawan was injured as Pakistani troops today violated the ceasefire by firing on forward posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and resorted to unprovoked firing in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district around 0745...
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The ex-servicemen protesting for the implementation of One Rank, One Pension scheme on Saturday said that they won't accept the government's decision if the United Board of Ex-servicemen is not taken into confidence.If any decision is taken without taking us into confidence, then it will not be...
11:05
The last rites of Bollywood singer-composer Aadesh Shrivastava, who passed away battling cancer, will be held this afternoon at the Oshiwara crematorium in Mumbai.51-year-old Shrivastava, who was fighting a relapsed cancer, passed away post midnight at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital.The...
10:08
Two international flights were called back while one which was preparing for departure from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi was taken to an isolation bay due to a bomb scare early Saturday, sources said. At 01.30 am a threat call was received at the Delhi Airport's call...
09:47
In a move that might douse the long standing protest of defence veterans, the Narendra Modi government is likely to announce the One Rank One pension scheme on Saturday.Media outlets, citing sources, said the scheme is expected to be announced by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at around 3 pm...
09:46
Indrani Mukerjea, wife of ex-TV honcho Peter Mukerjea, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyam Rai will appear before court on Saturday as their police custody in connection with the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora is due to end today.Mumbai Police is likely to seek custody...
09:41
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday visit the historically-significant site of Bodh Gaya in Bihar where he will attend the concluding ceremony of International Buddhist conclave.Early Saturday morning, PM Modi tweeted that he was feeling 'blessed' to be visiting Bodh Gaya as he is the...
02:51
NASA's rockets are astounding machines, capable of blasting into space at thousands of miles per hour and withstanding temperatures twice the melting point of steel.But they can't take off underwater.Rising sea levels caused by melting ice caps threaten to disrupt a handful of NASA launch...
02:39
Infant death toll mounts to 63 in Cuttack hospital Indrani 'admits' to role in Sheena murder; Peter quizzed again PM to interact with students on eve of Teacher's dayEx-DCW chief calls for ban on condom ad starring Sunny LeoneInternal security issues dominate RSS meetThat's comfort: Rs...
02:05
Music composer Aadesh Shrivastava who was battling cancer passed away post midnight. He was 51. Aadesh had been in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Andheri for over 40 days for cancer treatment.Mr Aadesh Shrivastava 51 years old expired at 12.30 am on 5th September 2015 in Kokilaben...
01:54
A sergeant in the Netherlands Royal Air Force recently left for Syria and probably connected with ISIS, the Dutch Defense Ministry said Thursday, citing evidence officials have uncovered.The Dutch public prosecutor's office has opened a criminal investigation as officials are looking into any...
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Europe is in the midst of an unprecedented human migration. Fleeing war, fearing for their life and dreaming of a better life far from the poverty and upheaval of their unstable nations, hundreds of thousands are flocking to Europe's shores. The migrants and refugees risk their lives in...
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A double suicide bombing has killed 19 people and wounded 143 in northern Cameroon, where soldiers are battling Boko Haram fighters from Nigeria, officials say.The first bomb exploded in the morning in a market in Kerawa, followed by another soon after near a camp housing infantry soldiers...
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