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New Delhi, Feb 19: Pakistan has failed to satisfy minimum due process in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case and is using the Indian, detained on alleged grounds of terrorism, as a propaganda tool, India said at the latest hearing at the International Court of Justice on Monday. "Pakistan's story is solely based on rhetoric and not facts," said counsel Harish Salve, arguing India's case. He demanded India

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 18: The Kerala High Court on Monday initiated contempt proceedings against Youth Congress president Dean Kuriakose and two others for calling a flash hartal to protest against the twin murders of party workers in Kasaragod district. Observing that the hartal by the Youth Congress amounted to the contempt of court, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy and

New Delhi, Feb 18: Darbhanga MP Kirti Azad, who was suspended by the ruling BJP for anti-party activities, joined the Congress on Monday. Azad, a former India cricketer and a member of the 1983 World Cup winning team met Congress president Rahul Gandhi in the morning and was inducted into the party. "Today in front of Rahul Gandhi I joined the Congress, I felicitated him in traditional Mithila

Chennai, Feb 18: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has batted for a plebiscite in Kashmir and questioned the government as to what they are "afraid of". At an event here on Sunday, the Makkal Needhi Maiam leader Haasan said, "Why India is not holding a plebiscite in Kashmir? What are they (government) afraid of?" Referring to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) as 'Azad Kashmir', he said: "In Azad

New Delhi, Feb 18: After drawing flak for allegedly posting a selfie with the mortal remains of a slain CRPF soldier, Union Minister KJ Alphons alleged that some miscreants circulated his photograph on social media to reduce his reputation. In a letter written to Kerala's Director General of Police (DGP), the Union Minister said that he was attending the last rites of Vasantha Kumar at Wynad on

Srinagar, Feb 18: Four Army personnel, including a major, and two Jaish terrorists were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday, three days after a suicide bomber from the group drove his explosives-laden vehicle into a CRPF bus in the area, defence officials said. A civilian was also killed in the exchange of fire in Pinglan area of south Kashmir's Pulwama

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 18: The dawn-to-dusk hartal in Kerala, called by Youth Congress (YC), in protest against the double murder of its activists in Kasaragod district on Sunday night began on Monday. Youth Congress State President Deen Kuriakose said the hartal will be observed peacefully and urged its activists not to indulge in violence. Hospitals, banks, marriage functions, tourist centres

New Delhi, Feb 17: The CRPF on February 17 cautioned people against “fake pictures” being circulated online of body parts of its 40 jawans killed in the Pulwama attack, the deadliest terrorist strike on security forces in Kashmir Valley in three decades. “It has been noticed that on social media some miscreants are trying to circulate fake pictures of body parts of our martyrs to invoke hatred

Chennai, Feb 17: Popular Tamil actor Rajinikanth, who had already confirmed his entry into politics, but was yet to launch his own political party, on Sunday announced that his Rajini Makkal Mandram (fans club) will not contest the ensuing Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu. In a statement here, after holding a meeting with district office bearers of the mandram, he said he would not support any party

Dehradun, Feb 17: Major Chitresh Bisht, who was killed while defusing a landmine along the LoC in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, was all set to get married next month. Major Bisht was leading a bomb disposal squad team for sanitisation when mines were detected on the track in Naushera sector on Saturday. The team defused one of the mines successfully but while neutralizing