Terrorism results in USD 1 trillion loss to world economy: PM Modi at BRICS Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday raised the issue of terrorism at the 11th BRICS Summit here and said the menace has resulted in the loss of USD 1 trillion to the world economy. Addressing the BRICS Plenary Session at the iconic Itamaraty Palace in the presence of the Presidents of...
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Rafale plea dismissal befitting reply to Congress: Shah
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Pakistan rules out any deal with India in Jadhav's case
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RFL case: ED arrests ex-Fortis Healthcare promoter Malvinder Singh
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BJP fields 13 disqualified Cong-JD(S) MLAs for assembly bypolls in Karnataka
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Truth has prevailed, Rahul Gandhi should apologise to nation: BJP on Rafale verdict
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Allegations of corruption in Rafale deal to "malign" PM, Cong should apologise: Rajnath
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Sena wonders if PM was kept in loop about 50:50 formula
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India may again attempt soft landing on Moon next November
After an unsuccessful bid two months ago, India may attempt another soft landing on the Moon by next year-end, probably in November, sources in ISRO said on Thursday. The Indian Space Research Organisation had constituted a high-level committee, headed by S Somanath, Director of Thiruvanathapuram-based Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, the lead...
Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP
A day after the Supreme Court paved the way for them to contest the December 5 Assembly bypolls in Karnataka, 16 disqualified Congress-JD(S) legislators on Thursday joined the BJP here. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, state BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel and National General Secretary in charge of Karnataka, P Muralidhar...
Rafale deal: SC closes contempt proceedings against Rahul Gandhi, asks him to be careful in future
The Supreme Court on Thursday closed the contempt plea against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing to the apex court his "chowkidar chor hai" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the Rafale case. The court said the remarks made by Gandhi were far from true and he...
Putin invites Modi for Victory Day celebrations in May
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Victory Day celebrations in May next year as the two leaders had an "excellent meeting" here and discussed ways to further cement their special strategic partnership. Modi, who is in Brazil for the 11th BRICS Summit which will...
SC dismisses pleas seeking review of Rafale judgment
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petitions against its verdict in the Rafale deal on grounds that they lacked merit, reiterating its clean chit to the Modi government in the fighter jet agreement with French firm Dassault Aviation. The apex court also rejected the contention that there was need...
SC refers various religious issues, including women's entry to Sabarimala, to larger bench
The Supreme Court on Thursday said a seven-judge bench will re-examine various religious issues, including the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple and mosques and the practice of female genital mutilation in the Dawoodi Bohra community. While the five-judge bench unanimously agreed to refer the religious issues to a larger...
Air quality in Delhi turns severe
The air quality in Delhi on Thursday slipped into the severe category with the AQI being recorded at 460. The Dwarka Sector 8 air monitoring centre recorded an air quality index of 496 and Nehru Nagar and JLN Stadium 492. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered 'poor', 301-400 'very poor'...
