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New Delhi, Apr1: In a dramatic move, China has once again blocked India' bid at the UN to ban JeM Chief Masood Azhar, the mastermind of the Pathankot terror attack. According to highly placed sources here, just hours before the deadline earlier today, China requested the UN Committee, which is considering a ban on the chief of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad(JeM), to keep on hold

United Nations, Apr 1: China has once again blocked India’s bid at the United Nations to ban Pathankot terror attack mastermind and Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar. Out of 15 countries, 14 have strongly supported India’s bid. However, China has alone opposed the bid without stating any reason, ANI quoted sources. The fourteen countries include the US, UK and

Raipur, Mar 30: Seven CRPF men were killed today and their weapons looted after Naxals carried out a deadly landmine blast on their vehicle in the jungles of the worst Naxal-affected Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. Officials said the incident occurred near the Basaras-Kuakonda axis in the Melawada village in the said district when a Tata-709 mini-truck of the force went over a landmine at

New Delhi, Mar 30: Liquor baron Vijay Mallya and Kingfisher Airlines Ltd today submitted in a sealed cover a proposal for repayment of Rs 4000 crore out of the loan amount of Rs 6903 crore to the consortium of banks led by State Bank of India by September this year. Along with Mallya and Kingfisher, the proposal was also submitted by United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd and Kingfisher Finvest (India)

New Delhi, Mar 30: India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for not giving its diplomats consular access to former Indian Navy officer Kul Bhushan Yadav, accused of fomenting terrorism in Pakistani soil. New Delhi also dismissed a video released by Pakistan in which Yadav confesses to working for India’s external intelligence agency the Research and Analysis Wing (R & AW) and was assigned to foment

Nainital, Mar 29: The Uttarakhand High Court today ordered a floor test in the Assembly on March 31, giving a new turn to the political events in the state where President's Rule was imposed on Sunday. All MLAs, including the nine ruling Congress rebels, can participate in the trial of strength but the votes of the disqualified legislators will be kept separate. They will be taken into account

Kottayam, Mar 29: The reports about the crucifixion of Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Salesian priest who was abducted from an old-age home run by the Missionaries of Charity in Aden in strife-torn Yemen, remain to be confirmed by official sources. Confusion reigned over the priest’s fate on Monday, with conflicting versions being aired by different Church segments. Father Paul Thelakkat, spokesperson

New Delhi, Mar 28: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of surrendering to Pakistan by allowing investigators from that country to probe the January terror attack on the Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Pathankot. Kejriwal told the media that Pakistan had been harbouring anti-India terrorists and asked how its security and intelligence officials were

Chandigarh, Mar 28: The Haryana Cabinet today passed a Bill to provide reservation in government jobs and education to Jats who had set an April 3 deadline for their demand to be met following their violent agitation last month. The draft Bill on reservation to Jats and four other castes was cleared at a Cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here, official

New Delhi, Mar 28: In a stern warning to wilful defaulters like Vijay Mallya, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said they should settle their dues honourably with the banks or else be ready to face "coercive action" by lenders and investigative agencies. "I don't want to make any comments on individual cases but I think it's a responsibility of large groups like his (Vijay Mallya's) to honourably