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New Delhi, Aug 26: Enunciating his vision to rapidly transform India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said there is a need to change laws, eliminate unnecessary procedures and speed up processes to go beyond "mere incremental progress". "If India is to meet the challenge of change, mere incremental progress is not enough. A metamorphosis is needed. That is why my vision for India is rapid

New Delhi, Aug 26: Australia's 'The Australian' newspaper on Thursday uploaded a fresh tranche of leaked documents relating to information about operating instructions of underwater warfare system of the six Scorpene submarines which are being built in India by French firm DCNS. However, a top defence analyst allayed fears that it could compromise the security of the strategically important combat

Beijing, Aug 25: The Chinese military today said India should not do anything "contrary" to the consensus reached between the two countries to maintain peace and stability in border areas, a remark which comes in the backdrop of reports that India plans to deploy BrahMos missiles along the border with China. "To maintain peace and stability along the India-China border is an important consensus

Srinagar, Aug 25: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today lost her cool and abruptly ended a press conference being addressed by her and union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here when journalists asked questions about her role in dealing with the current unrest. She suddenly got up, saying "thank you", after replying to a question even as Singh was seated. He also then got up

New Delhi, Aug 25: BJP MP Subramanian Swamy today continued with jibes at RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, calling them "micro minded" management degree holders "foisted" by America. While Swamy has been critical of Rajan for not lowering interest rates earlier to boost growth, he has targeted CEA for his 2013 stand on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

New Delhi, Aug 25: In a major development, December 16, 2012 Delhi gang-rape case convict,Vinay Sharma on Thursday attempted suicide in Tihar Jail. The Nirbhaya gang-rape convict was admitted to hospital by the prison authorities. The 23-year-old paramedic dubbed Nirbhaya (meaning fearless), was brutally assaulted and gang-raped by six persons in a moving bus in south Delhi and thrown out of the

New Delhi, Aug 24: A bill proposing a complete ban on commercial surrogacy and allowing only legally wedded Indian couples to opt for children through it was today approved by the government to check unethical practices. The Union Cabinet gave its nod to the introduction of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 in Parliament, seeking a bar on unmarried couples, single parents, live-in partners and

Kolkata, Aug 24: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale and epicentred in Myanmar today shook several parts of east and northeast India. According to National Centre for Seismology, a unit of Ministry of Earth Sciences, the epicenter of the quake was in Myanmar and it occurred at 4:04 PM at a depth of 58 kms. Tremors were felt in Bihar, West Bengal and northeastern states in

New Delhi, Aug 24: The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa for filing scores of defamation cases against political opponents, according to reports. The apex court said that public figure must face criticism and can't use defamation case to throttle democracy. The court also observed that "No other state misuses the state machinery like Tamil Nadu Government. Defamation

New Delhi, Aug 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that nationalism is the identity of BJP. Addressing core groups of state BJP units, Modi said the week-long 'tiranga yatra' by Union ministers and party leaders to mark the 70th Independence Day had made a good impact across the country. He also asserted that the 'yatra' played an important role in spreading the spirit of national