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Congress hits back, says NDA-BJP govts responsible for mess in JK

New Delhi: The Congress has hit back at Home Minister Amit Shah for blaming former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the political problems in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the NDA-BJP government was responsible for the state of affairs there. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said delving into history and selective blaming, finger pointing is not going […]

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Murdered man wrongly buried as Muslim, body exhumed

Muzaffarnagar (UP): The body of a 19-year-old man was dug out from a Muslim graveyard after he was identified as a Hindu, police said Saturday. The man was killed on June 17 by his three friends who dumped his body in the Yamuna, they said, adding that the body was recovered the next day. He […]

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Terrorism affects economic development, social stability: PM Modi tells BRICS leaders

Terrorism affects economic development, social stability: PM Modi tells BRICS leaders

Osaka: Describing terrorism as the biggest threat to humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said the scourge not only kills innocents but also severely affects the economic development and social stability. Speaking at the informal BRICS leaders’ meeting in Osaka on the sidelines of the G20 summit, Modi said that there is a need to […]

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For maintaining international security India’s role is crucial: China

Beijing: China on Friday said that it values India’s position and role in maintaining international peace and security, after Beijing backed New Delhi’s candidature for a non-permanent seat at the powerful UN Security Council. India’s candidature for a two-year term from 2021-22 was unanimously endorsed by the 55-member Asia-Pacific grouping, including China and Pakistan on […]

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India allowed sending two lakh Hajj pilgrims this year

‘Saudi Arabia raises India’s Haj quota by 30,000’

‘Saudi Arabia raises India’s Haj quota by 30,000’

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Pak PM to meet Trump in September: FO

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to meet US President Donald Trump for the first time to discuss “important regional matters”, according to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Quoting official sources, The Express Tribune reported on Friday that the meeting between the two leaders could take place in September when Imran will travel […]

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‘Fiscal mismanagement’ responsible for Pak’s economic woes: General Bajwa

Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa Friday blamed “fiscal mismanagement” for the country’s economic crisis, days after he was made a member of a new panel set up to stabilise the economy. Addressing a seminar on “Pakistan’s Economy: Challenges and Way forward” at the National Defence University (NDU), he said the armed forces […]

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IMA to organise prog on ending violence against medicos

New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association will organise a mass awareness program on the need to end violence against doctors on the occasion of ‘National Doctors’ Day’ celebrated on July 1. The step assumes significance as a recent nationwide strike by medical practitioners against assault on doctors had left the health care services in tatters. […]

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Solution to boundary issue with China found, says Govt

Solution to boundary issue with China found, says Govt

New Delhi: India and China have agreed to seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution to the boundary question through negotiations, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said China disputes the international boundary between India […]

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Hindu seer calls for ending polygamy among Muslims

Mathura: The Dwarka Peeth Sharkracharya Thursday questioned the introduction of the triple talaq bill in Parliament, saying the only way to provide relief to Muslim women was to make the second marriage an offence till the first wife was alive. “If the husband would be sent to the jail, from where his life partner would […]