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C'garh: Naxals blow up police vehicle; 5 cops killed, 2 injured
Five Chhattisgarh police Personnel were killed and two others injured when Naxals blew up their vehicle with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district today, police said.
DIG (Dantewada Range) Ratan Lal Dangi said the Naxals triggered the blast between Cholnar and Kirandul villages when a joint team of the Chhattisagarh Armed Force and the District Force, in an SUV, was escorting a vehicle carrying material for road construction work.
"Three personnel belonging to the...
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After Karnataka, Telangana one of the focus states for BJP
With the election process in Karnataka coming to a close, Telangana would be one of the focus states for BJP and the party was gearing up for the polls in 2019, state BJP president K Laxman has said.
Legislative Assembly polls in Telangana would be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections in 2019.
"Recently, a meeting was held in Delhi under the leadership of president Amit Shah ji. He focused on Telangana. He clearly told that...
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NYPD gets first female CSikh auxiliary police officer
The New York Police Department has got its first female turbaned Sikh auxiliary police officer, whose induction aims to motivate others to join law enforcement and help create better understanding of Sikhism.
Gursoach Kaur will join the New York Police Department as an Auxiliary Police Officer (APO) after graduating last week from the New York City Police Academy.
"We are proud to welcome first Sikh turbaned female Auxiliary Police Officer in the New York...
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Railways' ode to Gandhi: no non-vegetarian food on October 2
If a proposal from the railways is approved, October 2 will not only be celebrated as Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas, but also as 'Vegetarian Day' as a mark of respect to Mahatma Gandhi, India's most-famous ambassador for vegetarianism.
The Railway Board has proposed that no non-vegetarian food will be served to passengers on railway premises on October 2 in 2018, 2019 and 2020 when the central government has planned a special commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary...
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Mumbai jeweller becomes first person to be put on no fly list for hijack scare
A Mumbai-based jeweller, who created a hijack scare onboard a Jet Airways flight in October last year, has become the first person to be put on the 'National No Fly List', eight months after it was unveiled.
Incidentally, he was also the first to be booked under the stringent Anti-Hijacking Act which had replaced the vintage law of 1982.
Birju Kishore Salla (37) was arrested in October last year by the crime branch following the emergency landing...
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Pak Rangers ring up BSF to stop firing as trooper killed, assets destroyed across IB
The Border Security Force (BSF) today said that the Pakistan Rangers today "pleaded" with them to stop firing along the IB after being pounded with heavy artillery that also left a trooper dead across the border.
The border guarding force also released a 19-second thermal-imagery footage showing the destruction of a Pakistani picket across the border in retaliation to the unprovoked firing and shelling along the IB. ...
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India working on unmanned tanks, vessels, robotic weaponry for future wars
In an ambitious defence project, the government has started work on incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the operational preparedness of the armed forces in a significant way that would include equipping them with unmanned tanks, vessels, aerial vehicles and robotic weaponry.
The move is part of a broader policy initiative to prepare the Army, Navy and the Air Force for next generation warfare and comes amid rising Chinese investments in developing critical applications of AI...
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Karnataka development a victory for democracy: Rajinikanth
A day after BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa stepped down as Karnataka chief minister without facing a floor test in the Assembly, actor Rajinikanth today said the development in the neighbouring state was a victory for democracy.
"According to the Constitution, majority should be proved in the assembly, the Congress-JD(S) is going to do it, and I see this as a victory for democracy," he told reporters in reply to a question on the assembly elections...
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China's gold mine at Arunachal border may become another flash point with India
China has begun large-scale mining operations on its side of the border with Arunachal Pradesh where a huge trove of gold, silver and other precious minerals valued at about US 60 billion has been found, a media report said today.
The mine project is being undertaken in Lhunze county under Chinese control adjacent to the Indian border, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.
China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet.
Projecting the mining operations...
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Ahead of swearing-in, Kumaraswamy to meet Sonia, Rahul in Delhi tomorrow
Ahead of his swearing-in as the Karnataka chief minister, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy will meet Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi tomorrow to discuss the modalities of government formation.
Clarifying that no discussion has taken place so far on the allocation of ministerial berths, Kumaraswamy termed reports on the power-sharing formula of 30 months each between the parties as "bogus".
"I'm visiting New Delhi tomorrow...I will meet Congress President Rahul Gandhi and...
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18 people stranded due to unseasonal snowfall rescued in JK
Eighteen people stranded on a stretch between Anantnag and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir due to unseasonal snowfall were rescued by the police in a swift operation, an official said today.
The police launched the operation after receiving information that six vehicles coming from Anantnag got stranded due to the inclement weather yesterday, the official said.
He said Sinthan top received heavy rain and intermittent snowfall last night and early morning yesterday.
“Due to...
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Congress accuses Modi of using petrol price as political tool, demands cut
The Congress on Sunday alleged that prices of petroleum products were being used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi "as a tool" to benefit BJP during elections and demanded that the prices should stay at least at the level that prevailed during the Karnataka assembly elections.
Talking to reporters here, Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said the price of petrol and diesel were at a record five-year high, and if the government can control price of petroleum products...
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Congress-mukt Northeast after Mizoram polls: Amit Shah
BJP national President Amit Shah on Sunday said the northeast will be 'Congress-mukt' (Congress free) after the Mizoram election, scheduled for the year-end.
"In the northeast, we first won elections in Assam, then Manipur followed by Tripura, where the people have given us a thumping mandate," he said here, addressing the third conclave of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led political platform, North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA).
"In Nagaland and Meghalaya, constituents of NEDA are in power with support...
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Mamata concerned over rise in petrol, diesel prices
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today expressed deep concern over the sharp rise in petrol and diesel prices, saying it will affect common people.
"We are very concerned about the rising prices of petrol and diesel. This will certainly affect prices all around. Common people, farmers and many will suffer," Banerjee said on her official Twitter handle.
Petrol price today increased by 33 paisa a litre in Delhi -- the highest since the daily price revision...
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India-Russia ties: 70 years and counting...
The strength of India-Russia strategic relations will be enhanced by supporting the work of talented individuals from both countries in all aspects of human endeavour to give direction to the future development of bilateral relations in the 21st Century
In April 2018, the year-long calendar of events marking the 70th anniversary of India-Russia diplomatic relations came to an end. Looking back at the seven decades of close interaction between the two countries, some significant moments...
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Dabur to invest Rs 250-300 crore in capacity expansion in FY19
Sunday, 20 May 2018 | PTI | Mumbai
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India should become sports-playing nation, says Tendulkar
Sunday, 20 May 2018 | PTI | Navi Mumbai
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar today said that India is a sports-loving nation but the country should transform itself into a sports playing nation.
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Pak delegation in US to raise 'violation' of Indus Waters Treaty with WB
Sunday, 20 May 2018 | PTI | Islamabad
Pakistan will raise the issue of India's alleged violation of the Indus Waters Treaty with the World Bank, a media report said today, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 330 MW Kishanganga...
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Bacteria in placenta responsible for preterm births: Study
Sunday, 20 May 2018 | IANS | London
Scientists have found a higher number of pathogenic bacteria in placentas from women who delivered prematurely, supporting the presumption that maternal infection may cause preterm birth -- less than 37 weeks gestation.
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Actor Rajeev Khandelwal’s new show is a reflection of his belief in the commonality of people, says Saimi Sattar Dressed in a white shirt, black trousers and matching jacket with a trumpet-shaped lapel pin and a grey stole casually flung across his neck, Rajeev Khandelwal walks into the room minus any airs. And it is this ordinariness — the actor can’t help but emphasise upon every few minutes — that his new show, JuzzBaat…Sangeen Se Namkeen Tak is based upon. “I have...
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