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Vaishno Devi helicopter crash: 6 pilgrims, pilot killed in Katra chopper accident

Six Vaishno Devi pilgrims and a woman pilot were on Monday killed when the helicopter they were in crashed at the new bus stand ground in Jammu’s Katra town. The victims included a newly married couple, identified as Arjun Singh Chib, 25, and his wife Vandana, 22, both residents of Gho Manasa near Jammu, their […]

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Peter Mukerjea’s CBI custody extended: Agency accuses him of ‘deliberately concealing facts’

A special court here on Monday extended till Thursday the CBI custody of Peter Mukerjea, former media tycoon and one of the four prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case. The CBI also accused him of “deliberately concealing facts” pertaining to murder and disposal of the victim’s body. Mukerjea was produced before the court

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Aamir Khan joins ‘intolerance’ debate, says wife Kiran even suggested leaving India

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan on Monday joined the chorus of intelligentsia against growing intolerance, saying he has been “alarmed” by a number of incidences and his wife Kiran Rao even suggested that they should probably leave the country. He also virtually supported those returning their awards, saying one of the ways for creative people to

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ACP Garden

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Russia: Fourteen ‘bandits’ linked to Islamic State killed in North Caucasus, ammunitions seized

Russia said Sunday its security forces had killed 14 fighters linked to the Islamic State jihadist group in two special anti-terror operations in the volatile North Caucasus region. Russia’s national anti-terrorism committee said in a statement quoted by TASS news agency that 11 “bandits” were killed in a first raid near the city of Nalchik.

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US ‘will not relent’ in Islamic State campaign, says Barack Obama

President Barack Obama vowed Sunday that the United States and its international partners “will not relent” in the fight against the Islamic State, insisting the world would not accept the extremists’ attacks on civilians in Paris and elsewhere as the “new normal.” Wrapping up a nine-day trip to Turkey and Asia, Obama also pressed Russian

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I don’t want to talk about my comeback, I’ll let performance do the talking: Irfan Pathan

Having made a remarkable return to the cricket field for his Ranji side Baroda, India all-rounder Irfan Pathan said on Sunday that rather than speaking about international comeback he would let his performance do the talking. Irfan, who returned after a long lay-off, not only bagged a six-for against Gujarat but also scored a gritty

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ATP World Tour Finals: Rohan Bopanna-Florin Mergea finish as runners-up

India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian doubles partner Florin Mergea missed out on the ATP Tour Finals title after suffering a 6-4, 6-3 defeat against Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in Sunday’s final. Bopanna and Mergea had hoped to cap a memorable first season together by winning the prestigious event at London’s O2 Arena. But

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Fifteen world titles and counting: Pankaj Advani wins IBSF World Snooker Championship

India’s most successful cueist Pankaj Advani added another feather in his cap by winning the IBSF World Snooker Championship after battling past his Chinese opponent Zhua Xintong in the final to take his world title count to 15 on Saturday. Advani, 30, once again mesmerised the green baize to prevail over the teenage sensation 8-6

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Confident Congress, reluctant Samajwadi Party: Here’s why UP is unlikely to be a repeat of Bihar

Even though the success of the anti-BJP alliance in Bihar paid rich dividends to all concerned, most of all to the Congress, the possibility of the experiment being repeated in Uttar Pradesh is unlikely, at least for the moment. Not only the ruling Samajwadi Party has ruled out any tie-up with bitter rival Bahujan Samaj

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6.2 magnitude quake rocks Pakistan, tremors felt in north India, Afghanistan and Tajikistan

The US Geological Survey is reporting that a magnitude 5.9 earthquake has hit northeastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan and Tajikistan. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The earthquake was most strongly felt in Pakistan, a 6.2-magnitude quake shook Karachi and north-western areas of the country though there were no reports of casualties.

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Jammu and Kashmir: Massive operation underway to smoke out terrorists in Kupwara

In a massive encounter that has entered its second day on Monday, Indian Army personnel are engaged in a search operation to flush out hiding terrorists from the Rajwar forests in Handwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The fierce gun battle that has been raging on since Sunday entered its second and so far three Army personnel

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Narendra Modi vows for stronger defence cooperation with Malaysia at joint press meet

India and Malaysia will deepen cooperation in security and defence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today as he emphasised that the recent attacks globally and the “ceaseless” terror attempts against India and Afghanistan were a reminder of the global nature of terrorism. Modi also complimented his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak for providing leadership in combating

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PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti promises ‘new era of inclusiveness’ in Jammu and Kashmir

Resolution, reconciliation and development constitute the ruling Peoples Democratic Party’s core agenda and it would continue to pursue the same with unflinching consistency to ensure political stability and economic prosperity of Jammu and Kashmir, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Sunday. “It is with this objective that, despite all odds, PDP entered into an alliance

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India will seek ‘climate justice for billions of poor of this world’ at Paris climate change meet

India will urge rich nations to deliver “climate justice” for developing countries at a major environmental conference in Paris later this month, the environment minister has said in an interview. Prakash Javadekar called on industrialised countries to commit to more stringent targets to free up “carbon space” for the developing world to generate emissions as

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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Survey reveals not even half the toilets built being used; government withheld findings

India may have constructed over one crore toilets in a year under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet programme Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, but it does not appear to have brought about speedy behavioural change. Not even half the toilets built under the cleanliness mission are being used, an all-India survey conducted by the National Sample Survey

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Election Commission likely to ink voters in polling booths with marker pens

Trendy marker pens could soon replace bottle and brush at polling booths for marking index fingers of voters with indelible ink as a proof that they have voted. The Election Commission has started “testing” the marker pens, provided by Mysore Paints, as replacement for bottles of indelible ink and brushes. Indelible ink has been an

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