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United Nations, Jan 10: The UN has asked India and Pakistan to de-escalate tension through dialogue and respect the ceasefire along the Line of Control, in the wake of the killing of two Indian soldiers during an attack by Pakistani troops. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's spokesperson Martin Nesirky told reporters here that,"the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) is

Kochi, Jan 10: President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said India sees its vast diaspora as a valuable contributor to its growth and is keen to expand the bonds further in building an inclusive and knowledge society. The president said the record remittance of $67 billion from overseas Indians was a testimony to both the emotional attachment and the fulfillment in investing in India's strong economy

New Delhi, Jan 9: In a rare decision just a month ahead of the Budget, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today affected an across-the-board hike in fares of all classes from midnight of January 21 to net an additional Rs 6,600 crore a year, the first such increase in a decade. The proposals will rake in an additional Rs 1200 crore between January 21 and March 31 this year, the minister said

New Delhi, Jan 9: A Delhi court today upheld a magisterial court order for in-camera proceedings in the case of December 16 gangrape of 23-year-old girl and restraining media from reporting it. District and Sessions Judge R K Gauba said there was nothing "illegal" or "improper" in the January 7 order of the magistrate. "The Metropolitan Magistrate was not only within her rights, rather duty-bound

New Delhi, Jan 9: An outraged India today summoned the Pakistan High Commissioner here to protest the "highly provocative" attack in its territory in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani troops, describing as "extremely distressing" and "inhuman" the mutilation of bodies of its two soldiers. As the Government closely monitored the situation after the attack, Pakistan High Commissioner Salman Bashir was

Hyderabad, Jan 9: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, facing multiple cases for his alleged "hate speech", was today remanded to 14 day judicial custody by a magistrate in Nirmal town of Adilabad district. Akbaruddin was reportedly questioned and produced before the magistrate at 5:30, after which he was sent to judicial custody. The Magistrate also asked the police to produce the

Jammu, Jan 9: In a gruesome attack, Pakistani troops today crossed into Indian territory and ambushed an Army patrol party killing two soldiers whose heads were reportedly then chopped off. The attack took place along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district when Pakistanis came about 100 metres into Indian territory and assaulted the patrol party. Besides killing two Lance Naiks, Hemraj and

Hyderabad, Jan 8: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, facing multiple cases for his alleged hate speech, was today arrested by Andhra Pradesh Police. Owaisi, who was subjected to medical examination at the Gandhi Hospital here for his fitness status, is expected to be taken to Nirmal town in Adilabad district, where a case was registered against him for the alleged

New Delhi, Jan 8: Self-proclaimed spiritual leader Asaram Bapu has now blamed the media for misquoting his statement about the Delhi gangrape case. He alleged that the media was trying to defame him but he was not afraid of such a slander campaign. Addressing his followers at Pandharpur in Maharashtra's Solapur on Tuesday he said the news channels were only interested in higher TRPs and so were

Raipur, Jan 8: Facing flak for the Kanker rape case, Chhattisgarh Home Minister Nanki Ram Kanwar has landed himself in a spot by saying that crimes against women were happening as their stars were in adverse positions, a remark termed as childish and vulgar by the state Congress. "We have no answer to this rising spate of crimes against women. Star are not in position," Kanwar told reporters here