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Beijing, Mar 11: China's Xi Jinping on Sunday secured a path to rule indefinitely as Parliament abolished presidential term limits, handing him almost total authority to pursue a vision of transforming the nation into an economic and military superpower. The move reverses the era of "collective" leadership and orderly succession that was promoted by late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping to ensure

Muzaffarnagar, Mar 11: Three undertrial prisoners, lodged in the district jail here, have been booked for clicking a selfie and uploading it on a social networking site from within the jail premises, the police said today. The smartphone used for taking the photograph and uploading it on Facebook yesterday has been seized, the district magistrate said, adding a case into this incident has been

Jhansi, Mar 11: In a shocking incident of medical negligence, a road accident victim's severed leg was allegedly used as a pillow to prop him up in the emergency ward of a government-run hospital in Jhansi. The incident is of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, where the victim claimed that the hospital staff put his amputated leg under his head in order to help him. After the case came to light

Jhansi, Mar 11: In a shocking incident of medical negligence, a road accident victim's severed leg was allegedly used as a pillow to prop him up in the emergency ward of a government-run hospital in Jhansi. The incident is of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, where the victim claimed that the hospital staff put his amputated leg under his head in order to help him. After the case came to light

Nagpur, Mar 10: RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi, who has been holding the post since 2009, was today given another three-year term. "The election of seh karyavah was today held peacefully and Shri Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi was re-elected for another term," RSS Prachar Pramukh Manmohan Vaidya told reporters. He was speaking after the triennial meeting of the Sangh. Mr Joshi will now continue in

New Delhi, Mar 10: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said defence ties with India had reached a new high after the two nations signed a key security accord for the Indian Ocean to counter China's growing influence in the region. "Defence cooperation between the two countries now has a new significance," Macron said as a gushing Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood by his side. Under the

Raigarh, Mar 10: An Indian Coast Guard helicopter crashed near Murud's Nandgaon in Raigad district on Saturday. There were reportedly four crew members on board when the helicopter crashed. Three crew members were safely evacuated while one woman has suffered injuries. The incident took place during the landing of the aircraft. It was reportedly a Coast Guard Chetak chopper. The helicopter had

New Delhi, Mar 10: India and France on Saturday inked key pacts in the strategic areas of security, nuclear energy as well as protection of classified information after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. Agreements in the field of education, environment, urban development and Railways were also signed in the presence of the two leaders

New Delhi, Mar 10: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, seeking time to meet them for resolving the issue of sealing of shops in the national capital. In his letter to the prime minister, he stressed on bringing a Bill in Parliament to remove anomalies in the law which are the reasons behind sealing of commercial

New Delhi, Mar 10: Passport details of borrowers taking loans of Rs 50 crore and more have been mandatory to ensure a swift action in case of fraud and prevent fraudsters from fleeing the country, a top official said today. Passport details will help banks to take timely action and inform the relevant authorities to prevent fraudsters from fleeing the country. "Next step on clean and responsible