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Ayodhya, Jun 16: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray offered prayers at the makeshift Ram Lalla temple in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday along with 18 newly-elected MPs of his party. Thackeray reached here this morning along with his son Aditya and met party MPs who are in the town since Saturday evening. He then paid obeisance at the makeshift temple. He is scheduled to address a press

Riyadh, Jun 16: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman accused arch-rival Iran of attacks on oil tankers in a vital Gulf shipping channel, adding he "won't hesitate" to tackle any threats to the kingdom, according to an interview published on Sunday. Two tankers were struck by explosions on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, the second attack in a month in the strategic shipping lane amid a tense US

New Delhi, Jun 15: The goal of making India a $5 trillion economy by 2024 is "challenging, but achievable" with the concerted efforts of states, Prime Minister Narendra Modisaid at the fifth meeting of Niti Aayog's Governing Council in the national capital on Saturday. The meeting is being attended by all chief ministers, except Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal) and K Chandrashekhar Rao (Telangana)

New Delhi, Jun 15: The goal of making India a $5 trillion economy by 2024 is "challenging, but achievable" with the concerted efforts of states, Prime Minister Narendra Modisaid at the fifth meeting of Niti Aayog's Governing Council in the national capital on Saturday. The meeting is being attended by all chief ministers, except Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal) and K Chandrashekhar Rao (Telangana)

Jun 15: The United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister, Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, said on Saturday that lack of regional participation in the Iran nuclear deal was a mistake, UAE state news agency WAM reported. “The P5+1 deal had two major flaws. The first being the lack of involvement with regional countries during the dialogue process,” the foreign minister said, referring to the nuclear deal

Hyderabad, Jun 15: The Indian Air Force (IAF) will ascertain the cause of the recent crash of its transport aircraft AN 32 in Arunachal Pradesh and ensure that such accidents do not recur, IAF chief BS Dhanoa said on Saturday. His comments come days after the wreckage of the IAF aircraft was found in a remote area in Arunachal Pradesh more than a week after it went missing with 13 people onboard.

Kolkata, Jun 15: Striking junior doctors turned down West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s invitation for a meeting at the State Secretariat, which was called to resolved the impasse, and continued their protest for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday. The doctors, who are protesting against the assault on two of their colleagues at NRS Medical College and Hospital, had on Friday sought

Arizona, Jun 15: A six-year-old girl from India died of heat stroke in an Arizona desert after her mother left her with other migrants to go in search of water, a medical examiner and U.S. Border Patrol said on Friday. The girl, Gurupreet Kaur, soon to celebrate her seventh birthday, was found by US Border Patrol west of Lukeville, Arizona on Wednesday, when temperatures reached a high of 108

Sanaa, Jun 15: The Saudi-led coalition attacked Houthi air-defence system in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Saturday morning. The coalition has announced earlier that it is planning to attack specific targets in Sanaa, Sputnik reported. This comes two days after Houthis rebels targeted Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia with drones, killing 26. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been leading an

New Delhi, Jun 15: BJP ally Janata Dal (United) on Friday opposed the triple talaq bill, which is likely to be tabled by the Narendra Modi government in the upcoming Parliament session, and said any view should not be imposed on Muslims without wide consultations. "Janata Dal(U) reiterates its previous stand on Uniform Civil Code. Ours is a nation based on a delicate balance in respect of laws and