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MCC violations by PM, Amit Shah: SC seeks EC response on Congress MP’s plea

MCC violations by PM, Amit Shah: SC seeks EC response on Congress MP’s plea

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought Election Commission’s response on a plea by a Congress MP alleging MCC violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah over their alleged hate speeches and using armed forces for “political propaganda”. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it would hear at […]

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BJP to grant UT status to Ladakh: Kiren Rijiju

Leh: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju Tuesday exuded confidence that the BJP will win the Ladakh parliamentary seat in Jammu and Kashmir as there is a strong wave in favour of the party in the region. He said that the demand for the Union Territory status for Ladakh would also be followed up by BJP. He […]

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Kabul on lockdown as assembly discusses peace with the Taliban

Kabul: Afghanistan’s usually bustling capital Kabul slowed to a crawl Tuesday amid massive security for a high-stakes peace summit that has previously been a target for insurgent attacks. Police flooded the city and authorities blocked off key roads around the west Kabul venue of the so-called “loya jirga” — where some 3,000 tribal elders, religious […]

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Will revoke Article 370 if BJP comes to power again: Shah

Morena: BJP president Amit Shah Tuesday said Article 370 will be withdrawn from Jammu and Kashmir, if the saffron party is voted back to power. Addressing an election rally here in Madhya Pradesh, Shah also slammed National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah for his statement seeking a separate prime minister for Jammu and Kashmir. “We […]

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Army claims ‘Yeti’ footprints found by its expedition team, releases pics

New Delhi: The Army has claimed its mountaineering expedition team in the higher Himalayas had found “mysterious footprints” in the snow that they believe belong to the Yeti or the abominable snowman, triggering a barrage of reactions. Sources said on Tuesday that the Indian Army will send to domain experts the pictures and videos of […]

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BJP wants a full stop on Cross LoC trade

BJP wants a full stop on Cross LoC trade

Says it has developed into a channel to foment trouble

Says it has developed into a channel to foment trouble

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Police claims solving Banihal car bomb attack

Says PhD scholar among 6 arrested

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir police Monday said it has arrested a PhD scholar along with five other militants for launching an abortive suicide car bomb attack on a CRPF convoy along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway last month. The terror attack was jointly hatched by outfits JeM and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) under the command of Pakistan-based […]

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Pak says willing to ‘show’ the truth on Balakote

Pak says willing to ‘show’ the truth on Balakote

Claims it suffered no damages

Islamabad: Pakistan’s military on Monday once again claimed that there was “no damage” in the Balakot air strike carried out by India and asserted that it will facilitate the Indian journalists if they wish to visit the area to “see the truth”. Addressing a press conference at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan military spokesperson […]

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Imran Khan must do more about Kashmir, says Shahid Afridi

Imran Khan must do more about Kashmir, says Shahid Afridi

New Delhi: Swashbuckling Pakistani batsman Shahid Afridi believes Imran Khan must do more about Kashmir and, India and Pakistan should resolve the issue through a Kashmiri-owned, Kashmiri-led peace process. He also asserts that Kashmir belongs to the Kashmiris. Not to Indians. Not to Pakistanis. That debate comes later. But first and foremost, Kashmir is for […]

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208 FIRs, DD entries against political parties, others for MCC violation

New Delhi: As many as 208 FIRs and daily dairy entries have been registered against various political parties and others in the national capital for violating the model code of conduct, officials said Monday. Of these, 16 FIRs have been filed against the Bharatiya Janata Party, 13 against the Aam Aadmi Party, three against the […]