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In a fresh salvo against Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav's family, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushil Kumar Modi today alleged that it had amassed 'benami property' worth Rs 115 crore in a posh area of New Delhi through a shell company.The RJD, however, dismissed the...
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Actress and Bharatiya Janata Party member of Parliament Hema Malini has said she will take action against Bacchu Kadu, an independent MLA from Maharashtra, for his derogatory comments.Kadu courted controversy last week with his comments over farmer suicides.Hema Malini drinks everyday, but does...
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Two terrorists have been gunned down by security forces in an encounter in Budgam's Hayatpura area of Jammu and Kashmir.The encounter is still underway.More details awaited.Representative image only.
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Canada's Minister for National Defence Harjit Singh Sajjan visited the Western Naval Command headquarters in Mumbai today.Sajjan interacted with Vice Admiral Girish Luthra,Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command, a Defence spokesperson said.The minister highlighted areas of...
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam working president M K Stalin today urged the farmers from Tamil Nadu staging a protest in Delhi to defer their agitation and take part in the April 25 bandh called by the opposition parties in the state in support of the drought-hit farmers.They (the farmers protesting...
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United Airlines says its Chief Executive Officer Oscar Munoz lost the opportunity to be promoted to the post of chairman after his handling of the forced removal of a doctor from a flight which was overbooked.According to CNN Money, Munoz will not take broader control of the company as previously...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his advice to bureaucrats asking them not to use social media for self-promotion, saying he should lead them by example.'Leading by example is clearly overrated,' the Congress vice-president said on Twitter,...
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader T T V Dinakaran today appeared before police in New Delhi for questioning in connection with an alleged attempt to bribe an Election Commission official for retaining the 'two-leaves' party symbol.Dhinakaran arrived after 3 pm at the Crime Branch...
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A local Bajrang Dal leader was found dead close to an estuary at Alivebagilu near Mangaluru, police said.The body of Jagadish Suvarna, 35, convenor of Bajrang Dal's Bengre unit was found with injuries yesterday and he was suspected to have been killed, police said.He is survived by his wife, two...
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Grabbing eyeballs with their novel way of protest, Tamil Nadu farmers today drank urine in another desperate bid to draw the government's attention towards their plight.Over the last 39 days, they have shaved half of their moustache and head, kept mice and snakes in their mouth, conducted mock...
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The death toll from Friday's Taliban-led terror strike on an Afghan military base in Mazar-i-Sharif is said to have risen from 50 to about 140 soldiers, local media reports said.The Express Tribune quoting other media said many others have been wounded and that the toll is likely to be higher.The...
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Pro-Kannada activists have withdrawn protests and called off bandh against movie Baahubali 2, Vattal Nagraj of Karnataka Rakshine Vaikeke informed on Saturday.However, in a veiled warning to actor Sathyaraj, whose alleged comments had triggered the protests, Nagraj said, Ensure you don't use...
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Newly appointed Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Sulkhan Singh on Saturday said strict action will be taken against those indulging in vigilantism in the name of 'gau raksha'.Addressing his first press conference, DGP Singh assured people that the state police would work with total...
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Archis Mohan/Business Standard reports:Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet all the 13 chief ministers of the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states and five deputy chief ministers.The meeting is expected to discuss the party's preparations for the upcoming Presidential polls, besides the need for...
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An Islamic State terrorist, linked to the deadly New Year's eve attack on Istanbul's Reina nightclub, was killed in Syria last month by the American forces, United States' Middle East command confirmed.Abdurakhmon Uzbeki was killed by American forces near the eastern Syrian city of Mayadin on...
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At least five people including a nine-year-old girl have been injured in an attack by 'gau rakshaks' in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.The incident took place when a nomad family was moving with their livestock at Talwara area. They were intercepted by a large group of gau...
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India-US ties have significantly improved over the last few decades, becoming more stronger and matured and defying changes in governments in both the countries, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. Jaitley, speaking at a reception hosted by India's Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condemned the terror attack on a military base in northern Afghanistan. Strongly condemn the cowardly terror attack in Mazar-i- sharif. Our prayers and condolences to the families who lost loved ones, he said in a tweet. Over 50 Afghan soldiers were killed...
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Setting the stage for a unified AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, the two rival factions in the party are said to have agreed upon a deal to reinstate rebel leader O Panneerselvam as the chief minister while current CM E K Palaniswami will take charge as the organisation's general secretary in...
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US'surgeon general Vivek H Murthy was on Friday dismissed by the Trump administration, and replaced by his deputy, Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams.The US department of health and human services issued a statement saying Murthy was asked to step down after assisting in a smooth transition into the...
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The makers of Rajinikanth's 2.0 have postponed the film's release date from Diwali this year to January 25, 2018. We are working on world class VFX, and it is taking time. An extensive portion of the visual effects work will be carried out in the USA, and our team is working in full swing...
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Two FIRs were registered against 12 persons and over 300 unnamed people in connection with two incidents of violence in Janakpuri on Friday late night, police said. SSP Love Kumar said a FIR was registered against over 300 people in connection with the stone-pelting by members of two...
08:49
A massive power outage threw San Francisco into chaos for most of the work day, knocking out traffic signals, paralysing businesses and halting the city's famed cable cars.The power outage, which was triggered by a fire in a PG&E Corp utility substation, disrupted San Francisco's normally...
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AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran leaves for Delhi to appear before the police in the bribery case. The Delhi Police had on Wednesday night served summons to him in the case. Assistant commissioner Sanjay and another official served the summons to Dinakaran at his Besant Nagar residence in...
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Dozens of Afghan soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday when Taliban gunmen disguised in Afghan army uniform talked their way past checkpoints and attacked a military base, officials said.A United States official in Washington put the toll at more than 50 killed and wounded. Afghan officials...
