SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI – Foreign diplomats visited Kashmir on Thursday for the first time since New Delhi stripped the region of special status in August, but some European nations and others declined to go after being refused permission to travel independently. India’s portion of the Muslim-majority Himalayan region, also […]
Mangaluru, Jan 9: Dakshina Kannada (DK) deputy commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh has filed a complaint with the city police here against those who forged a fake order purportedly issued by her and circulated on Wednesday. The fake order was that the DC had issued a circular, declaring a holiday […]
New Delhi, Jan 9: The HRD Ministry on Thursday said the removal of Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar was not a solution. HRD Secretary Amit Khare said officials of the ministry will talk to Kumar again on Friday over the students’ claims of revised fee not being […]
Chennai, Jan 9: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Thursday assured strong action in the State Assembly to bring to book those who shot to death a police special sub-inspector, when he was on duty at a checkpoint bordering Kerala. As many as four teams have been set […]
Vapi (Guj), Jan 9: A gang of armed robbers descended on a financial services company and decamped with gold and other valuables worth crores of rupees here in Gujarat’s Valsad district on Thursday morning, said police. The robbery took place at a gold loan branch of IIFL, in the […]
Panaji, Jan 9: The Goa government plans to encourage upgradation of private jetties, which can be used to off-load cargo transported through inland waterways, a state minister said on Thursday. This will not only decongest the highways, but it will also revive the barge business, which has been lying […]
New Delhi, Jan 9: Former Congress MLA and ex-deputy speaker of Delhi Vidhan Sabha Shoaib Iqbal on Thursday joined the Aam Aadmi Party in presence of Chief Minister and AAP’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal. Apart from Iqbal, the five-time MLA from Matia Mahal, two Congress MCD councillors — Aley […]
New Delhi, Jan 9: In a last ditch effort to escape the noose, Vinay Kumar Sharma, one of the four men sentenced to death in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court on Thursday. A curative petition is the last legal […]
Serena Williams rallied from a set down to beat journeywoman Christina McHale at the WTA Auckland Classic on Thursday, and said it was just the workout she needed. With her focus on winning a 24th Grand Slam at the Australian Open, Williams said she needs all the court […]
Iranian authorities have said a Ukrainian airliner, which crashed outside Tehran with the loss of all 176 people on board, had turned back after suffering a problem, as Ukrainian experts joined the investigation Thursday. Both Canada and the United States called for a full investigation to determine the […]
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