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New Delhi, Jun 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has replied to the letter written by Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif last week, thanking Mr. Sharif for the sari he had gifted to his mother and saying that he looked forward to engaging Pakistan “in an atmosphere free from confrontation and violence in order to chart a new course in our bilateral relations.” In the letter dated June 11, Mr. Modi

New Delhi, Jun 13: In order to better equip police and paramilitary forces in the country, the Union Home Ministry has decided to seek doubling of the budgetary allocation for their modernisation. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today met officials to discuss issues "which need to be addressed on priority" vis-a-vis central paramilitary and other police forces. During the meeting, a ministry

Islamabad/New Delhi, Jun 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif, saying he looked forward to charting a "new course" in the bilateral relations in an atmosphere "free from confrontation and violence". Responding to Sharif's letter of June 2, Modi has said that "a relationship between India and Pakistan defined by peace, friendship and cooperation

Mumbai, Jun 13: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has issued an alert for tidal waves higher than 4.5 metres likely to hit Mumbai shoreline this week. The MCGM, in its circular, stated that tidal waves higher than 4.5 metres are expected to hit the Mumbai coast from Friday till June 18, for which the civic body has made arrangements to prevent citizens from venturing near the sea

Mumbai, Jun 11: Hitting back at NCP leader Sharad Pawar who blamed BJP's rise for the recent mob violence in Pune which left an IT professional dead, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today equated him with JuD chief Hafiz Saeed and said he has "lost his sense of proportion" after the poll debacle. "Pawar is speaking like Hafeez Saeed. After the violence following objectionable posts in social

New Delhi, Jun 11: Accusing ruling BJP of having "reaped benefits" of communal polarisation in the Lok Sabha elections, Congress today said the government should now focus on good governance and deliver on promises. Resuming the debate in Rajya Sabha on Motion of Thanks on President's Address, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said there was a "deliberate" communal polarisation on the ground by

New Delhi, Jun 11: Government today asserted that the appointment of Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag as next Army Chief is final as opposition Congress raked up a controversy involving minister and former Army Chief Gen V K Singh and demanded his resignation. "As far as government is concerned, appointment (of Lt Gen Suhag as Army Chief) is final and government stands by it," Defence Minister Arun

New Delhi, Jun 11: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has written to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi expressing satisfaction over his meeting with him recently and said he was looking forward to working with him in "harmony on all unsettled matters". In a letter which was delivered to the Prime Minister's Office over the weekend, Sharif, who was among the leaders from the neighbouring

New York, Jun 11: A US federal court in Brooklyn has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Sikh rights organisation accusing Congress party president Sonia Gandhi of shielding party leaders allegedly involved in violence against Sikhs in November 1984. US district judge Brian M. Cogan Monday granted Gandhi's motion to dismiss the case filed by New York based Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) for lack of subject

New Delhi, Jun 10: All ministers in the Narendra Modi government will have to submit details of their assets, liabilities and business interests to the Prime Minister within two months. They have also been directed to sever all connections, short of divesting themselves of ownership, with the conduct and management of any business in which they had interests before being appointed minister. This