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New Delhi, Jul 13: Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy returned to the Congress fold on Friday, four years after quitting the party. Congress' communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala announced Reddy's return to the party after the former chief minister met party president Rahul Gandhi at his residence on Friday. Reddy joined the party in the presence of AICC Andhra Pradesh

United Nations, Jul 13: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has voiced support for the UN human rights chief's call for an independent international investigation into the human rights situation in Kashmir, saying his action "represents the voice of the UN" on the issue. "As you can imagine, all the action of the Human Rights High Commissioner is an action that represents the voice of the UN in

Peshawar, Jul 13: The iconic Buddha of Swat, carved on a cliff in the 7th century, has been restored to its almost original form with Italian assistance in the troubled northwestern Pakistan, nearly 11 years after it was dynamited by the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan during their control over the area. Buddha seated in a meditative posture, which is considered one of the largest rock

New Delhi, Jul 12: A group of 87 minor boys were rescued from suspected traffickers on board the Dhanbad-Allapuza Express in Bokaro today, less than ten days after 26 girls were recovered from a Mumbai-bound train. This, officials said, was one of the highest number of children that were rescued in one go from a train. Six suspected traffickers,who were accompanying the minors, were detained by

New Delhi, Jul 12: The Supreme Court today said the social stigma and discrimination attached to the LGBTQ community would go if criminality of consensual gay sex is done away with, while maintaining that it would scrutinise the legal validity of section 377 of the IPC in all its aspects. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, hearing a clutch of petitions challeging the

Patna, Jul 12: BJP national president Amit Shah today had a brief meeting with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over breakfast, during which the two leaders are understood to have discussed the prevailing political situation in view of the Lok Sabha polls due next year. Shah arrived here from Ranchi this morning and was given a warm welcome at the airport by BJP workers and senior leaders

Udhampur, July 12: As many as 13 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured on Thursday after the tempo they were travelling in crashed into a parked truck near Birma Bridge in Udhampur. Three of the 13 passengers were seriously injured while the rest sustained minor injuries. The injured passengers were immediately shifted to District Hospital, Udhampur for treatment and they are now out of danger

Thiruvananthapuram, July 12: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins 2019 Lok Sabha elections it will create a condition leading to the formation of a 'Hindu Pakistan'. Addressing an event in Thiruvananthapuram, Tharoor further stated that the BJP will write a new Constitution which will pave the way for a nation, much like Pakistan, where rights of

New Delhi, July 11: The Telecom Commission today approved net neutrality rules which bar service providers from discriminating against Internet content and services by blocking, throttling or granting them higher speed access. Some mission critical applications or services like remote surgery and autonomous cars will however be kept out of the purview of net neutrality framework. "The Telecom

Thiruvananthapuram, July 11: Congress leader Shashi Thraoor on Wednesday said that by not taking a 'clear stand' on scarring of section 377, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 'betrayed Hindu values, as the issue is about freedom and not sex. "This is an issue which I keep explaining to people. It's not about sex, it's about freedom. Our constitution grants every citizen of India certain rights