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Amritsar, Dec 4: Pakistan Premier's foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz along with foreign ministers of four countries Saturday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who told them that it was important to end terrorism and violence for fostering stability in Afghanistan and the region. The Foreign Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Afghanistan, and Slovakia, which holds the European Union Presidency

New Delhi, Dec 3: Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with India over its diplomats in the High Commission here allegedly not being allowed to withdraw their salaries, which is paid in US dollars, by the bank. Asserting that not allowing its officials to withdraw their salaries was in breach of Vienna Protocol, Pakistan has also threatened that in case the matter is not resolved soon, it may

Amritsar, Dec 3: As Afghanistan faces the resurgence of Taliban, a conference of major regional and global powers began today in this holy city to explore ways to effectively deal with threat of terrorism in the region, its complex security matrix and help the war-ravaged nation in its transition. Being attended by nearly 40 countries and leading groupings like the European Union, the annual

Kolkata, Dec 3: Mamata Banerjee left Nabanna at 6.20pm on Friday, after spending 30 hours and 14 minutes in the CMO, easily the longest time a Bengal chief minister has spent at the government headquarters since 1977. An hour earlier, around 5pm, the last of the Army trucks accused of "surveillance" by the Bengal government left its toll booth posting at Ghoshpukur in Jalpaiguri, about 600km away

New Delhi, Dec 2: In a major crackdown on bank employees involved in irregularities post demonetisation, as many as 27 senior officials of various public sector banks have been suspended and six others transfered to check corrupt practices. The suspensions comes amid reports of Income Tax authorities conducting search and seizure places at many places, including one at Bengaluru where Rs 5.7 crore

Kolkata, Dec 2: Trinamool Congress MLAs and ministers today staged a protest dharna outside Raj Bhavan here demanding immediate withdrawal of army from toll plazas in the state. TMC legislators and some ministers marched to the Raj Bhavan from state assembly and sat outside carrying placards and posters criticising the Narendra Modi government besides raising slogans like 'Modi haaye haaye'. "We

New Delhi, Dec 2: The row over Army taking over road toll plazas in West Bengal today echoed in Parliament with TMC seeing "sinister" designs behind the move and the government vehemently denying the charge, saying it was a routine exercise conducted in full knowledge of the local authorities. The issue was raised in both Houses of Parliament with main opposition Congress too seeking clarification

New Delhi, Dec 2: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said PM Modi is a prisoner of his own image and he is interested in doing only TRP politics. Rahul was addressing the Congress parliamentary party meet in New Delhi. "India has suffered tremendous damage as a result of vanity and TRP based policy making of our PM," he said. Congress never gave India a PM who based his entire policy

Kolkata, Dec 2: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continued to stay put at the state secretariat today protesting against army presence at toll plazas in several parts of the state and asked whether it was an "army coup". Army personnel, however, had left the toll plaza near the secretariat last night. Speaking to reporters late last night at 'Nabanna', the state secretariat, she said, "I

Chennai, Dec 2: Cyclonic storm Nada today further weakened into a depression as per expectations, with making its land fall between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu, the MeT Department said. "A large chunk of the depression has crossed coast early morning. However, over 25 percent of the system is yet to make the land fall which will happen soon," a MeT official here said. He said mild to