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New Delhi, Oct 17: AAP MLA and party's Gujarat affairs in-charge Gulab Singh surrendered on Sunday before Surat police and was arrested by Delhi police after a non-bailable warrant was issued against him in connection with an extortion case. Singh's arrest has come hours ahead of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal's public rally in Surat. He is the 14th AAP leader to be

New York, Oct 17:Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah said he was stoppedat a New York airport for two hours on Monday for extra immigration checks. "Another `random' secondary immigrationcheck upon landing in the US. Thrice in three visits, the randomness is growing tiresome now," Abdullah, 46, tweeted shortly after midnight. "I just spent TWO hours in a holding area and this happens EVERY

Benaulim (Goa), Oct 16: Talking tough on Pakistan at the BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the "most serious" direct threat to regional security was terrorism, whose "mothership" was a country in India's neighbourhood. The Prime Minister also said that country nurtures a mindset that loudly proclaims that terrorism is justified for political gains. Addressing Russian President

Benaulim (Goa), Oct 15: India and Russia today affirmed the need for "zero tolerance" for terrorists and their supporters even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed to President Vladimir Putin his appreciation of Kremlin's unequivocal condemnation of the Uri attack during their talks on terrorism, including that emanating from Pakistan. "Russia's clear stand on the need to combat terrorism

Mumbai, Oct 15: India's Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers intercepted two passengers - both holding UAE passports - carrying 199 live turtles in four trolley checked-in bags on Thursday night. A case has been registered against both of them, according to officials. The two passengers M.A and S.I bought the turtles in Mumbai and were planning to smuggle them to the UAE. A senior official said

Benaulim, Oct 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks in which India is expected to raise concerns over growing Russia-Pakistan military ties besides looking at ways of ramping up their "privileged partnership" in areas of defence and nuclear energy. Putin, who arrived in Goa after a delay of nine hours due to fog, held restricted talks with Modi after

New Delhi, Oct 15: The Pakistan Army on Friday confirmed for the first time that sepoy Chandu Babulal Chavan, who went missing near the Line of Control (LoC) on September 29, is in its custody. Though India said the sepoy “inadvertently” crossed the LoC, Pakistan had so far refused to acknowledge his presence. The Pakistani side accepted it during a conversation between the Directors-General of

New Delhi, Oct 14: Ruling NDA constituent Shiv Sena today pitched for a second term for President Pranab Mukherjee even as the Congress said the party high command will take a call on it. Sena leader Sanjay Raut said he will meet Mukherjee next week, insisting he has proved to be "best President" and that nobody can doubt his capabilities. "In the last five years, he has shown that he is a capable

Mumbai, Oct 14: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has opened up about his much publicised simple attire, saying he is uncomfortable in western clothes like suits but his dresses are much better than his predecessors. Parrikar, who addressed an event in suburban Bandra, was asked about his dressing sense. The questioner said a section of government machinery thinks that the attire of Parrikar

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 14: In a big blow to the five-month old CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala, Industries minister E P Jayarajan today resigned from the Cabinet in the wake of the raging appointment row. His resignation from the Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet came after a CPI(M) state secretariat meeting, which permitted him to take the decision. Coming out of the meeting, Jayarajan told reporters