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Srinagar, July 13: Curfew remained in force in some parts of Kashmir Valley, including Pampore and Kupwara towns, while restrictions on movement of people were imposed in the rest of the Valley today as the death toll in clashes between protestors and security forces climbed to 34. Authorities confirmed death of seven more persons in the clashes that erupted Friday evening following killing of

Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Jul 13: In what may come as an embarrassment for Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das, who recently fired a salvo at the neighbouring state of Bihar over the recent merit scam, an unflattering picture has come to the fore where the students of the R S More College in Dhanbad can be seen cheating during their Class 11 exams. Over 100 students were seen sitting close to each

Arunachal Pradesh, Jul 13: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Arunachal Pradesh Governor’s decision advancing Assembly session by a month was violative of the Constitution and liable to be quashed and directed status quo ante in the State as it prevailed on December 15, 2015. The Court said the Governor’s direction on conducting Assembly proceedings was violative of the Constitution. The

New Delhi, Jul 12: Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla, who had crossed 75 years, resigned today from the Union Cabinet along with Minister of State for Heavy Industries G M Siddeshwara. Announcing their resignations, a Rashtrapati Bhawan communique said these have been accepted. There was speculation last week when Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook the reshuffle that Heptulla and

New Delhi, July 12: In a big relief to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald Case, the Delhi High Court today set aside trial court's order summoning documents from the ministries of finance and corporate Affairs and other agencies and balance sheet of the party for 2010-2011. BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had moved the high court to get access

New Delhi, Jul 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a high-level meeting on the situation in Kashmir Valley which has been rocked by violent protests in the wake of the killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani. Back from a visit to four African countries, Modi convened a meeting of Union Ministers and senior officials. The Prime Minister was given a detailed presentation of the situation

New Delhi, Jul 12: The bureau of immigration has initiated an internal inquiry into a northeastern woman's allegation that an immigration official had made racial remarks against her at the Delhi airport on Saturday, when she was on her way to Seoul. According to a top immigration official, the official facing allegations is a sub-inspector level officer. On Monday, Union Minister of State for

New Delhi, Jul 12: With Kashmir on the edge, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has postponed his visit to the United States to attend the Indo-US Homeland Security Dialogue scheduled for next week. A Home Ministry official cited the busy schedule during the coming Monsoon session of Parliament beginning July 18 as the reason for the deferment of the visit. However, tension in Kashmir Valley in the wake

Mumbai, Jul 11: State Bank of India has expressed its inability to divulge details of loans given to Vijay Mallya and his now defunct Kingfisher Airlines in response to an RTI query, holding that the matter is sub-judice and being looked into by investigation agencies. Mumbai-based RTI activist Anil Galgali had asked SBI about the total amount of loans given to the beleaguered businessman and his

New Delhi, Jul 11: In mounting troubles for embattled Vijay Mallya, markets regulator Sebi has stepped up its probe into the fund diversion from his erstwhile listed group firms to other entities, including some abroad and his various sport ventures. With the latest disclosures taking total suspected fund diversion at United Spirits alone to over Rs 2,500 crore, the Sebi is also referring to the