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India-Nepal joint training exercise begins today

New Delhi: The 16th Edition of Indo-Nepal joint training Exercise “SURYA KIRAN-XVI” between India and Nepal will be conducted at Nepal Army Battle School, Saljhandi (Nepal), from Dec 16 - 29.

Dialogue only way forward for Ukraine conflict: PM Narendra Modi tells Vladimir Putin

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on telephone and reiterated his call for "dialogue and diplomacy as the only way forward" in the context of Ukraine conflict, officials said.

New low, even for Pakistan: India slams Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari over his remark on PM Narendra Modi

United Nations: India on Friday slammed Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for his comments against PM Narendra Modi and said his 'uncivilised outburst' seems to be a result of the country's increasing inability to use terrorists and their proxies.

World sees Pakistan as an epicentre of terrorism: S Jaishankar

New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar slammed Pakistan and urged the nation to be a 'good neighbour.

BJP has provided UP a stable government: Minister Khanna

San Francisco:  Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna has said the Bharatiya Janata Party is providing a 'stable' government to the state.

Jammu and Kashmir: Two youth found dead outside army camp in Rajouri

Jammu: Two local youth were found dead mysteriously outside the army camp early morning on Friday along the Poonch-Rajouri highway in Rajouri district.

Kashmir: ISI-run drugs nexus busted with arrest of juvenile girl from LoC

Jammu/IBNS: Security agencies have busted a Pakistan ISI-run narcotics trafficking racket with the arrest of a school-going girl living along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said Thursday.

Historical milestone: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi tweets on Agni- 5 intercontinental nuclear capable ballistic missile test firing

New Delhi: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi on Friday described India's successful test firing of Agni- 5 intercontinental nuclear capable ballistic missile as a 'historical milestone'.

PNB scam: Nirav Modi denied permission to appeal against extradition to India in UK Supreme Court

London: The London High Court on Thursday denied fugitive businessman Nirav Modi permission to appeal against his extradition to India in the UK Supreme Court.

India test fires Agni V ballistic missile capable of hitting targets beyond 5,400 km amid tensions with China

New Delhi/IBNS: India has successfully carried out night trials of the Agni V nuclear-capable ballistic missile which can hit targets beyond 5,400 km, media reports said quoting sources in the Defence Ministry said on Thursday.

SC grants bail to man convicted for stone pelting after 17 yrs in Godhra train carnage

New Delhi/IBNS: A man facing conviction for pelting stones in the 2002 Godhra train carnage got bail from Supreme Court on Thursday, media reports said.

'It is govt's right to appoint judges': Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's message for Supreme Court

He said the government had often conveyed to the Chief Justice of India and High Court Chief Justices to "send names (of judges) that reflect the quality and India's diversity and give proper representation to women".

Congress's mindset is to use power for their own goodwill: JP Nadda

Koppal/UNI: National BJP President JP Nadda Thursday said the Congress cannot think beyond using power for their purpose and earning through commission.

Shraddha Walkar murder case: DNA match between Shraddha's father and bones recovered from Mehrauli forest

New Delhi/IBNS: In a big breakthrough in Shraddha Walkar murder case, the DNA of her father matched with the dismembered bones recovered from South Delhi's Mehrauli forest area, Central Forensic Science Laboratory report has confirmed, media reported.

Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa rubbishes claims of BJP neglecting him

Bengaluru/UNI: Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday denied speculations of opposition that he was being neglected by the BJP.

No link between IAF exercises in eastern region and Tawang border tension: India

New Delhi/IBNS: India has denied any link between Air Force exercises in the eastern region and the recent clashes with the Chinese army in Tawang, media reports said.

Bihar hooch tragedy: Opposition creates ruckus in lower house

Patna/UNI: The recent hooch tragedy rocked Bihar Assembly on the second consecutive day on Wednesday and the entire proceedings continued amid pandemonium created by the opposition.

Last Rafale fighter aircraft lands in India amid border tension with China

New Delhi/UNI: Amid increasing tensions with China along the LAC in Arunachal Pradesh, the last of the 36 IAF Rafale fighter aircrafts landed in India on Thursday.

'Indian economy will struggle to achieve 5 percent growth next year': Raghuram Rajan to Rahul Gandhi

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan, who participated in Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra a day ago, spoke on the country's economy post Covid-19 pandemic in a conversation with the Wayanad Lok Sabha MP.

'Should have taken precautionary measures...': BJP's Dilip Ghosh after 3 killed at Suvendu's event in Bengal

Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday said precautionary measures should have been taken without depending solely on police after three people were killed at an event organised by West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari in Asansol a day ago.

'Hosting Laden and attacking neighbouring Parliament...': Jaishankar hits back at Pakistan over Kashmir at UN

New Delhi/IBNS: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has strongly responded to Pakistan's raising of the Jammu and Kashmir issue, the flashpoint between the two Asian countries, at the United Nations Security Council or UNSC.

'Fix costumes or film will be banned in Madhya Pradesh': Minister Narottam Mishra on Pathaan song

He also said that the film contains some objectionable scenes, and threatened to ban Pathaan in Madhya Pradesh if those shots are not replaced.

'Multilateral platforms are being misused to justify, protect perpetrators of terrorism': S Jaishankar's veiled attack on China, Pak at UN

Presiding over the UN Security Council open debate on 'Maintenance of International Peace and Security: New Orientation for Reformed Multilateralism', he said: "When it comes to climate action and climate justice, the state of affairs is no better. Instead of addressing the relevant issues in the appropriate forum, we have seen attempts at distraction and diversion."

Man who threw acid on Delhi girl left phone with friend for location alibi, investigation reveals

The victim has been hospitalised with serious injuries after the acid attack in southwest Delhi's Dwarka this morning.

'States to not press claim till Supreme Court verdict': Amit Shah on Karnataka, Maharashtra border row

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday said the chief ministers of Karnataka and Maharashtra have agreed not to press their claims in the decades-long state border dispute till the Supreme Court takes a call on the matter.

'It's very irritating': CJI Chandrachud over multiple listing requests of Bilkis Bano's petition

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed disapproval over the multiple listing requests made for Bilkis Bano’s petition challenging the release of 11 men convicted of raping her during the 2002 Godhra riots in Gujarat, media reports said.

'Should look in her own backyard': Nirmala Sitharaman after Mahua Moitra's 'Pappu' jibe

New Delhi/IBNS: A day after Mahua Moitra's "Pappu" jibe at the Centre over the country's economic situation, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Trinamool Congress MP should look in her "own backyard" to search for "Pappu".

NHRC takes note of students suicide in Rajasthan

New Delhi/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that three students of a coaching centre died by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota on Dec 11.

Sikh community members protest against sealing of Gurudwara in Pakistan

New Delhi: A large number of Sikh community people staged a protest in Indian national capital Delhi over the  sealing Gurudwara Shaheed Bhai Taru situated at Naulakha in Lahore in Pakistan, media reports said on Wednesday.

Jitendra Singh says India is not reliant on China for accessing rare earth minerals

New Delhi: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that India is not reliant on China for accessing rare earth minerals.