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Mumbai, Jun 20: The Shiv Sena today wondered if the BJP's decision to part ways with alliance partner PDP in Jammu and Kashmir was taken to avoid "uneasy questions" over violence in the state ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Dubbing the BJP's decision as a "political move", Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said the coming together of the PDP-BJP to form the government in the state was "unnatural and

Gangtok, Jun 20: Renowned music composer A R Rahman has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of the Sikkim government, an official notification said. Rahman will promote and project the state's achievements nationally and globally, the notification issued by the Chief Secretary A K Srivastava said. Sikkim, with its natural and pristine beauty, has over the last two decades emerged as a world

Washington, Jun 20: A group of 52 Indians, mostly Sikhs, has been held at a detention centre in the US State of Oregon for being part of a large contingent of illegal immigrants seeking asylum, an American lawmaker has said. The Indians form the largest group of detainees in the total 123 illegal immigrants being held at a facility in Sheridan. The detention centre was recently visited by a group

New Delhi, Jun 20: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday approved the imposition of Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir, with an immediate effect. Yesterday, Governor Narinder Nath Vohra forwarded his report to the President of India for the imposition of Governor's Rule under Section 92 of the Constitution. This came after Mehbooba Mufti resigned as Jammu and Kashmir's Chief Minister following

New Delhi, Jun 19: After a period of nine days, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ended his sit-in strike at Raj Niwas, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's office-cum-residence. This move came after Baijal wrote to Kejriwal, asking them to hold a meeting with IAS officers to sort out their differences. Addressing the media, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the officers have started

Mumbai, June 19: Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said that former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh's controversial comments should be contextualised and not generalised as a statement against a particular community or organisation. "Ideologically Digvijay Singh has very strong views. He has opposed minority extremism and said that every kind of extremism is bad. We

Mumbai, June 19: Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said that former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh's controversial comments should be contextualised and not generalised as a statement against a particular community or organisation. "Ideologically Digvijay Singh has very strong views. He has opposed minority extremism and said that every kind of extremism is bad. We

New Delhi, Jun 19: India and the EU must persuade the world that there is no difference between the "good" and "bad" terrorists, President Ram Nath Kovind said today as he called for sanctions on state sponsors of terrorism, in an apparent reference to Pakistan that has been long blamed for providing safe havens to terrorists. He also said that India was committed to an international order marked

New Delhi, Jun 19: The BJP today pulled out of its alliance with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it has become impossible to continue in the government in view of the growing radicalism and terrorism in the state. The decision to withdraw was taken after consulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah, the party's general secretary Ram Madhav announced at a press conference

New Delhi, Jun 19: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and his colleague Satyendar Jain, who were on a hunger strike at the lieutenant governor's office and hospitalised after their health deteriorated, were discharged from the LNJP Hospital today, an official said. Health Minister Jain was admitted to the hospital on Sunday night after his condition had deteriorated. Sisodia was rushed to