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New Delhi, Sept 28: India had a "worrisome" debt burden of over ₹88 lakh crore at the first financial quarter of 2019 with the government apparently having no inkling to deal with the country's economic slowdown, the Congress said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate also said the debt has risen by 4 percent compared to the last quarter. “India's debt

Batote, Sept 28: An exchange of fire took place between Army and two suspicious individuals who tried to stop a civilian vehicle in Batote on Saturday. The search operation was disrupted due to heavy rain in the area, the sources said, adding the two-three terrorists have entered a home and taken a hostage. They fired at the security forces before entering the home. A hostage situation is likely

Washington, Sept 28: Indian-American lawmaker Pramila Jayapal along with 13 other US Congressmen have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address concerns over the human rights situation in Kashmir and lift the communications blackout. A statement, addressed to Prime Minister Modi, was issued jointly by Congressmen Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr, Judy Chu, Pramila Jayapal, Carolyn Maloney, Gerald

New York, Sept 28: Islamophobia has grown at an alarming pace after the 9/11 attacks and is creating divisions, with wearing of hijab becoming a "weapon" against the community in some countries, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said here on Friday. Khan, who is currently on a week-long visit to the US, delivered his maiden address to the United Nations General Assembly and touched upon several

Houston, Sept 28: An Indian-American Sikh police officer died after being shot multiple times from behind in a "ruthless, cold-blooded way" during a traffic stop in the US state of Texas, a senior official said Saturday. Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, Harris County Sheriff's deputy, was shot while conducting a traffic stop, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. Dhaliwal, who was in his early 40s, was the first

United Nations, Sept 28: Strongly hitting back at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's rant at the UN General Assembly, India has said its citizens do not need anyone else to speak on their behalf and "least of all those who have built an industry of terrorism from the ideology of hate." Khan delivered his maiden speech at the 74th UN General Debate on Friday and in his almost 50-minute address

Bengaluru, Sept 27: The bypolls to 15 Karnataka seats, which the Election Commission had decided to defer, will now be held on December 5, according to a new notification issued on Friday. The counting will take place on December 9. Citing proceedings in the Supreme Court on Thursday regarding the pleas filed by 17 disqualified MLAs of the state challenging their disqualification, the EC said that

Chennai, Sept 27: The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has said the precise location of India's moon lander Vikram on the lunar highlands is yet to be determined. "Vikram had a hard landing and the precise location of the spacecraft in the lunar highlands has yet to be determined," NASA said in a statement issued on Thursday. It was dusk when the landing area

Lucknow, Sept 27: A special CBI court here on Friday framed charges against former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh in the Babri Masjid demolition case after he surrendered before the court. Singh was charged under sections 153 A (promoting enmity or feelings of hatred between different groups on the grounds of religion), 153 B (imputations and assertions prejudicial to national

Pune, Sept 27: Social activist Anna Hazare has expressed surprise over Nationalist Congress Party or NCP chief Sharad Pawar's name cropping up in the multi-crore Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank scam. Probe agency Enforcement Directorate or ED has filed a money laundering case against Sharad Pawar, his nephew Ajit Pawar - a former deputy chief minister of Maharashtra - and others in connection