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Mumbai, Aug 9: NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika were prevented from leaving the country at the Mumbai airport on Friday. The two have return tickets to India for August 16, but were stopped from travelling abroad over alleged corruption cases filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) two years ago. Labelling the cases as "fake", the company said the Roys have been fully

New Delhi, Aug 8: A Muslim party on Friday objected in the Supreme Court five-days-a-week hearing of the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case in Ayodhya, saying it will "not be able to assist" the court if the hearing is "rushed through". The submission was made by senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who is appearing for a Muslim party, when the Supreme Court commenced

Kozhikode, Aug 9: Even as the furious downpour continued in Kerala and caused landslides and widespread flooding since Thursday, Meteorological Department issued a red alert in nine districts of the state on Friday. Red alert has been issued in Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod. The alert for Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Alapuzha is Orange

Wayanad, Aug 9: The heavy landslide that occured at Poothumala area near Meppadi in this district of Kerala has literally washed away a village in and around the hillock even as 30 to 40 people feared trapped underneath the soil. According to the officials and media crew who reached the spot by early this morning felt that about 100 acres is said to have been shaved off in the heavy landslide that

New Delhi, Aug 9: E-tickets bought through IRCTC will get more costly as the Indian Railways has decided to restore service fee charges, almost three years after they were withdrawn to promote digital payments, a pet project of the Narendra Modi-led BJP government. The Railway Board has given its approval to the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to restore the mechanism of

New Delhi, Aug 9: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday strongly defended his government's decision to revoke provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution for Jammu and Kashmir, a section of state residents alleged the way it was done was "extremely undemocratic". Some even claimed that the Centre just wanted to win lands and "not hearts of Kashmiris". From students to professionals

New Delhi, Aug 8: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that 2.80 lakh CCTV cameras will be installed across the national capital, along with 11,000 free WiFi hotspots. Speaking to reporters here, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief said in the first phase of the initiative, 15 GB data per month will be given to users for free. "One of our major electoral promises was of giving

Kargil, Aug 8: Several people were detained after they defied restrictions and took out a rally to protest against the revoking of Article 370 of the Constitution which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Defying restrictions imposed under Section 144 of the CrPC, over 300 people took out a rally here under the banner of Joint Action Committee. Some of the people were

Srinagar/Jammu, Aug 8: Jammu and Kashmir Governor on Thursday issued directions to officials to facilitate the return of outside students to their states who wish to go to their homes for Eid. Governor has also sanctioned Rs 1 lakh each to designated liaison officers for organising Eid festivities for J&K students who are studying in other states and are unable to come to their homes on the

Idukki, Aug 8: Heavy downpour in Kerala has triggered a flood-like situation in the Idukki district on Thursday. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has said it has deployed its five teams to carry out rescue operations in the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls at isolated places over West Madhya