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Jerusalem, Aug 17: Israeli police are again questioning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of their investigations into corruption allegations. Two police vehicles arrived on Friday at Netanyahu’s residence while protesters at the entrance waved a large banner reading "crime minister" and chanted slogans calling for justice. Media reported that Netanyahu is to be questioned over a

New Delhi, Aug. 17: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani paid his final tribute to "closest friend for over 65 years" Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Friday at BJP headquarters at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg. The mortal remains of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee reached the BJP headquarters earlier this morning on a decorated gun carriage. Along the seven-kilometer

New Delhi, Aug 17: The mortal remains of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee are being taken to the BJP headquarters from his residence on the Krishna Menon Marg here with people in large numbers joining the procession Amid chants of 'Atal Bihari Amar Rahe (Long Live Atal Bihari)', a decorated gun carriage carrying the mortal remains of Vajpayee, who passed away on Thursday evening

New Delhi, Aug 17: The US, Russia and Japan today condoled the demise of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Vajpayee, one of India's most charismatic leaders, who led the nation through several crises while holding together a tenuous coalition with his inclusive politics and superlative oratory, died here today at the age of 93. The American Embassy here, in a statement, said the US

New Delhi, Aug 16: In a video uploaded on social media, two men have claimed responsibility for the attack on JNU student leader Umar Khalid in an upmarket area in Delhi on Monday, and said they will surrender before police tomorrow. Police are on the lookout for the two men seen in the video uploaded on Facebook on Wednesday. In the video, the two men, who identified themselves as Darwesh Shahpur

New Delhi, Aug 16: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday at All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) following a prolonged illness. He was 93. "It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of former Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at 05:05pm on 16.08.2018. Shri Vajpayee was admitted in AIIMS on 11.06.2018 and was stable in the

New Delhi (India), Aug 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning spoke to Kerala Chief Minister Pinaryi Vijayan to discuss flood situation in the state. He also asked the Defence Ministry to step up the rescue and relief operations across the state. "Spoke to Kerala CM Shri Pinarayi Vijayan again this morning. We discussed the flood situation in the state. Have asked Defence Ministry to

Madikeri/Bengaluru, Aug 16, Torrential rains lased Karnataka's coastal and south interior districts, disrupting normal life and forcing the suspension of train and bus services. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus services were stopped on Thursday from Chamarajanagar district for Tamil Nadu's Ooty and Kerala's Kochi due to heavy rains. The KSRTC bus services for Kannur and

Mangaluru, Aug 16: Following to the heavy rainfall in coastal and other parts of Karnataka, 18 relief camps have been established and the over 700 persons have been rescued by the NDRF and SDRF personnel. In Dakshina Kannada district alone around 150 families, mostly from low-lying areas have been shifted to safe locations as a precaution. U T Khader, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister

New Delhi, Aug 16: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been put on life support system as his health deteriorated late on August 15, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences said in a statement. “Former Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee has been admitted for the last nine weeks at AIIMS. Unfortunately his condition has worsened over the past 24 hours. His condition is critical and