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New Delhi, Aug 19: Heavy rains lashed northern parts, leaving at least 28 people dead and 22 missing in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab on Sunday, while a flood alert was sounded in parts of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Haryana has asked the Army to remain on standby after 8.14 lakh cusec water was released from the Hathini Kund barrage in the Yamuna river. At least 22 people

Srinagar, Aug 18: Restrictions were tightened in some parts of Srinagar on August 18 following incidents of violence a day earlier, even as the first batch of Haj pilgrims returned to Kashmir from Saudi Arabia, officials said. They added restrictions continued in many parts of the Valley for the 14th day on August 18. Restrictions were reimposed in certain areas which witnessed trouble on August

Kalka, Aug 18: Defence minister Rajnath Singh here on Sunday said there would be no talks with Pakistan unless it acts against terrorists and stops supporting terror activities. He further said if talks were held with Pakistan in future, they would be only on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Singh said this while addressing a public rally ahead of the flagging off the BJP's Jan Ashirwad Yatra for

Srinagar, Aug 18: Thousands of people have been detained in Indian Kashmir over fears of outbreaks of unrest after New Delhi stripped the restive region of its autonomy two weeks ago, government sources told news agency. A magistrate speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity said at least 4,000 people were arrested and held under the Public Safety Act (PSA), a controversial law that allows

Seoul, Aug 18: A group of people raising anti-India slogans and using abusive language for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday in South Korea’s Seoul were taken head-on by a group of BJP and RSS leaders including Shazia Ilmi who was visiting the city. A video accessed by news agency shows a group of people holding Pakistan flags chanting anti- India and anti-Modi slogans. The 3 minutes 25

New Delhi, Aug 18: With the abrogation of Article 70 in Jammu and Kashmir already gaining political momentum in the country and abroad, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and popular singer Hans Raj Hans sparked a row by stating that Jawaharlal Nehru University should be renamed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The singer-turned-politician while expressing his opinion on the recent decision of Modi

Aug 18: India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy was evident on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering holding wide-ranging talks in Thimphu to further energise ties and Modi declaring that India was honoured to have a friend like Bhutan. The two countries signed 10 MoUs after the talks in the field of space research, aviation, IT, power and education

Srinagar, Aug 17: Restrictions on the movement of people in the Kashmir Valley were eased on Saturday, with landline services restored in some areas of the city, even as stringent security arrangements continued to be in place, officials said. The restrictions were eased on Saturday morning to facilitate the movement of government employees towards their offices, they said. The officials said the

New Delhi, Aug 17: Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) since August 9, has been put on life support, officials confirmed on Saturday. Mr. Jaitley has been put on ECMO (Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation), also known as extra-corporeal life support. This is an extra-corporeal technique of providing prolonged cardiac

New Delhi, Aug 17: Former minister in the Arvind Kejriwal government and disqualified MLA Kapil Mishra along with AAP women's wing chief Richa Pandey joined the Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP in Delhi today. The two leaders were welcomed by BJP national vice president Shyam Jaju and Delhi unit president Manoj Tiwari at the party's office on Pant Marg. "I welcome Kapil Mishra and Richa Pandey into