NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, about violent demonstrations over Kashmir outside the Indian embassy in London, the foreign ministry said. Thousands of people, many waving Pakistani and Kashmiri flags, protested outside the embassy last week, on India’s Independence […]
Hundreds of political leaders and activists, many of them separatists seeking Kashmir’s secession from India, have been incarcerated and the appeal to the public came through posters that appeared overnight in the region’s main city of Srinagar. “Every person, young and old, men and women, should march after […]
Puducherry, Aug 21: Opposition AIADMK on Wednesday requested the Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi to take steps to institute a CBI probe into the alleged scandalous practice and corruption in disposing of river sand imported from Malaysia and kept in Karaikal port. Addressing reporters here, the leaderof the legislature […]
Bhopal, Aug 21: BJP veteran Babulal Gaur, who started his career as a trade unionist, went on to become a tall figure of the party in Madhya Pradesh, holding several key positions, including that of the chief minister, during his decades long political career. Gaur, 89, who died here […]
Mumbai, Aug 21: Mohnish Bahl says he is careful about selecting projects as he believes the audiences today demand better content and don’t shy away from trashing a film or show they dislike. The actor called the 1980s and 1990s a more “forgiving” era in cinema and TV. “I […]
Hyderabad, Aug 21: A suspected Maoist was killed in an exchange of fire with police in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district on Wednesday, District Superintendent of Police Sunil Dutt said. He said the incident occurred during search operations conducted this morning in a forest area based on a tip-off. “We are suspecting […]
Mumbai, Aug 21: Benchmark equity index Sensex slumped 268 points on Wednesday, dragged by losses in ITC, HDFC, L&T and ICICI Bank as investors remained wary of an economic slowdown. After plunging 305 points, the 30-share Sensex settled 267.64 points, or 0.72 per cent, lower at 37,060.37. It hit […]
New Delhi, Aug 21: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday gave businessman Robert Vadra four weeks to file a rejoinder to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) reply to his petition seeking quashing of certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). A bench of Justices Manmohan and Sangita […]
Mumbai, Aug 21: A day ahead of Raj Thackeray’s scheduled appearance before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here in connection with an IL&FS probe, the MNS chief seems to have found an unexpected support from his estranged cousin and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday. Sena is the ruling […]
Washington, Aug 21: US President Donald Trump has said that he would discuss with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the situation in Kashmir and help ease the Indo-Pak tensions when they meet at the G7 Summit in France this weekend. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday while […]
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