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Ahmedabad, Sept 30: The abrogation of Article 370 is a true tribute by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to nearly 35,000 jawans who lost their lives fighting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday. The steps taken by the government will bring ever- lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir and enable it to head towards development, Shah said here after inspecting a

Sept 30: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday alleged that the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh is stopping her party's march in support of the law student who has accused Swami Chinmayanand of rape and arresting its leaders. The opposition party added on its official Twitter handle that district borders in Shahjahanpur have been blocked from all sides and Congress leaders such as Jitin

Panaji, Sept 30: Over two months after the BJP in Goa inducted 10 Congress MLAs, with three of them being made part of the Pramod Sawant-led cabinet, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said "new people" becoming ministers and traditional supporters not getting their dues was "temporary". He also said that the BJP is "keen" to see the entire country coming under its rule. Swamy was in Goa to

United Nations, Sept 30: Pakistan has accused India of "denuding" secularism as it exercised its right to reply to India's reaction to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's use of hate speech and war threat, avoiding questions about Islamabad's terror links. Muhammad Zulqarnain, a Second Secretary in Pakistan's UN Mission, failed to respond directly on Saturday to questions India had asked of

New Delhi, Sept 28: The Delhi Police has filed a supplementary charge sheet before a city court against cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir and several others for alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating flat buyers. Over 50 flat buyers have filed a complaint alleging that they booked flats in a real estate project in Ghaziabad's Indirapuram in 2011 but it did not take off. Gambhir, a

New Delhi, Sept 28: India had a "worrisome" debt burden of over ₹88 lakh crore at the first financial quarter of 2019 with the government apparently having no inkling to deal with the country's economic slowdown, the Congress said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate also said the debt has risen by 4 percent compared to the last quarter. “India's debt

New Delhi, Sept 28: Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday appointed Rohan Gupta as the chairman of the All India Congress Committee's (AICC) social media department. "Congress President has appointed Rohan Gupta as chairman of Social Media Department, All India Congress Committee with immediate effect," said the party in an official statement on Saturday. Earlier, Gupta was heading the

Batote, Sept 28: An exchange of fire took place between Army and two suspicious individuals who tried to stop a civilian vehicle in Batote on Saturday. The search operation was disrupted due to heavy rain in the area, the sources said, adding the two-three terrorists have entered a home and taken a hostage. They fired at the security forces before entering the home. A hostage situation is likely

United Nations, Sept 28: Strongly hitting back at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's rant at the UN General Assembly, India has said its citizens do not need anyone else to speak on their behalf and "least of all those who have built an industry of terrorism from the ideology of hate." Khan delivered his maiden speech at the 74th UN General Debate on Friday and in his almost 50-minute address

Lucknow, Sept 27: A special CBI court here on Friday framed charges against former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh in the Babri Masjid demolition case after he surrendered before the court. Singh was charged under sections 153 A (promoting enmity or feelings of hatred between different groups on the grounds of religion), 153 B (imputations and assertions prejudicial to national