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Sukma, Nov 30: Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district are continuously fine-tuning their strategies and tactics to maintain their relevance in the region. On Friday, a group of Naxals installed scores of effigies in the forest area to mislead and confuse security personnel about their presence. The forces recovered Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 7 kilograms near one of the effigies

New Delhi, Nov 30: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj would be leading a delegation of senior officials to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next week for the the 12th session of the India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting for economic and technical cooperation. The two-day visit beginning December 3 will see Indian delegation being led by Ms Swaraj and Foreign Minister of UAE Sheikh Abdullah bin

Male/New Delhi, Nov 30: The Maldives Government has strongly denied media reports stating that India had offered USD 1 billion to Maldives in exchange for the deployment of Indian troops in the island nation. The Minister for Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid said that the Maldivian territory would not be used for the establishment of any foreign military bases. Taking to Twitter, Shahid said,

New Delhi, Nov 30: It was a sea of red at Ramlila Maidan where thousands of farmers from across the country converged on Thursday after journeys that took some as long as 36 hours to complete. The historic ground, known for hosting big political events over the years, resonated with slogans like ‘Ayodhya nahi, karz maafi chahiye’ as farmers wearing red caps and carrying red flags started to gather

Hyderabad, Nov 30: Farm loan waiver up to Rs two lakh, free laptops to degree students, regulation of liquor sale, free distribution of cows to one lakh people every year are some of the main promises in the BJP's manifesto for the December 7 Telangana Assembly polls. The manifesto, released Thursday by state BJP president K Laxman, also promised a legislation to prevent "forcible religious

New Delhi, Nov 29: Former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government Arvind Subramanian on Thursday called the demonetisation move a massive, draconian, monetary shock and 'in one fell swoop, 86 per cent of the currency in circulation was withdrawn'. Mr Subramanian, in his book Of Counsel: The Challenges of the Modi-Jaitley Economy, said the real GDP growth was clearly affected by demonetisation. He

New Delhi, Nov 29: Blaming Reliance Jiofor financial woes of the telecom sector, employee unions of BSNL on Wednesday alleged that the government was favouring the latest entrant over other firms and said they will go on an indefinite strike from December 3. The employee unions claimed that the government has not allotted spectrum for 4G services to BSNL in order to prevent it from competing

Jaipur, Nov 29: A right-wing group in Rajasthan has sent a legal notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asking him to apologise within three days for allegedly calling Hanuman a Dalit. During a poll rally in Malakheda of Alwar district on Tuesday, Mr. Adityanath had said, “Hanuman was a forest dweller, deprived and a Dalit. Bajrang Bali worked to connect all Indian communities

New Delhi, Nov 29: In a fresh turn of events, Mumbai special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Thursday rejected Vijay Mallya's plea seeking a stay on hearing of Enforcement Directorate's (ED) application to declare him a fugitive. The decision from the judicature came after five parties, including a family member of Mallya, sought court dossiers with regard to the ED seeking to

New Delhi, Nov 28: The Delhi High Court Wednesday upheld the conviction of around 80 people and awarded them five year jail term for rioting, burning houses and violation of curfew during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Justice R K Gauba dismissed their 22-year old appeals against conviction by a trial court and asked all the convicts to surrender forthwith to undergo the prison term. The convicts had