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Guwahati, Aug 21: Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju is likely to meet chief ministers of Assam and Nagaland on Thursday as the border row between the two states intensified and two people were killed in police firing after curfew was clamped in Golaghat on Wednesday. After Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi blamed the central government for not taking the situation seriously, Rijiju refuted

New Delhi, Aug 20: The Gujarat government has been asked to explain in four weeks why nearly 100 children are forced to swim a river every day to get to school. The explanation has been sought by the National Human Rights Commission which cited media reports on the children. The rights group said that the children's right to education and safety are being violated. Last month, media reported that

Srinagar, Aug 20: The body of an Indian Army soldier, which was found 18 years after he went missing from the Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir, was sent to his home in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday, police said. Police sources said that Havaldar Gaya Prasad of the 15 Rajput Regiment had gone missing from the Siachen Glacier in 1996. "The body of Havaldar Gaya Prasad was found a few days back buried

Pune, Aug 20: World-renowned yoga guru and founder of the Iyengar School of Yoga B K S Iyengar passed away here early this morning following illness. 96-year-old Iyengar had been ailing since some time and was admitted to a private hospital here a week back. He was put on dialysis after his condition worsened two days back.He breathed his last at 3.15 AM. Iyengar, honoured with Padma Vibhushan, is

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday backed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s comment that India is a Hindu nation, saying the remarks were absolutely right. “I support the comments made by Mohan Bhagwat. What’s wrong with it, if he calls it (India) a Hindu nation,” asked Mr. Thackeray, while speaking to reporters, at his residence Matoshri in Mumbai. Mr. Thackeray

New Delhi, Aug 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invited suggestions on the new institution that would replace Planning Commission through a special “Open Forum” that has been created by the government. “Inviting you to share your ideas on what shape the new institution to replace the Planning Commission can take. A special Open Forum has been created on my government for suggestions on

Hyderabad, Aug 19: Hyderabad and all towns in Telangana went totally deserted Tuesday with the state government declaring a holiday to enable people to remain at home and participate in the household survey. The usually busy roads in Hyderabad were empty as public transport and even autorickshaws went off the roads. Government offices, educational institutions, shops, petrol bunks, hotels, cinema

New Delhi, Aug 19: 20 people died in flood-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh on Monday with several rivers flowing above the danger mark and posing a threat to more than 1,000 villages in the affected districts. So far, 48 people have died from flood-related incidents in the state. Floods have hit the districts of Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Gonda, Lakhimpur, Barabanki, Sitapur, Faizabad and

Meerut, Aug 19: Muzaffarnagar has witnessed a 157% rise in rape cases in two years - from 19 cases in 2011 to 49 in 2013 - says data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). 27 rapes were reported from the area in 2012. Data further suggests that the figures rose rapidly following the riots in the area in September 2013. "The fact is that more and more cases are now being registered by the

New Delhi, Aug 18: India called off foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan on Monday. The decision was reportedly taken to signal displeasure with Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit’s engagement with Kashmiri separatist groups. Though the Pakistan High Commission often holds talks with separatists, the timing of Basit's engagement had not gone down well with the Government. Details are