An unclaimed bag at a railway station here today sparked a security scare, but it was later found that it contained clothes and was mistakenly left behind by a soldier. After the bag was detected at around 11.30 AM, people were swiftly evacuated from the area and rail traffic was halted on the route in […]
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The Government Railway Police in Pathankot on Wednesday arrested an armed youth on charges of suspicious activity at the city railway station here. A country made pistol and cartridges were also recovered from the youth. The police will produce him before court and seek orders for his remand after which a thorough investigation will be
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai on his 150th birth anniversary, saying his patriotism “inspired people”. “Remembering the courageous Lala Lajpat Rai on his birth anniversary. He was a visionary whose patriotism and ideals inspired many people,” Modi tweeted. The prime minister also shared some handwritten notes
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After a few awards were held and telecasted this year, people and journalists started talking how the award shows have lost their way. A few people from the industry also expressed their concern, however Rishi Kapoor is outraged by way popular awards are being doled out to all and sundry. The actor has always made
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Actor Salman Khan today moved the Supreme Court, saying he should also be heard while the appeal of the Maharashtra government, challenging his acquittal by the Bombay High Court in the 2002 hit-and-run case, is being heard. It is likely that senior advocate Harish Salve will appear for the actor. Salve had handled the case
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The Indian cricket team will start its their Asia Cup campaign against Bangladesh on February 24 before taking on arch-rivals Pakistan in what promises to be a high-voltage encounter on February 27. The 11-match tournament, which will be played in the Twenty20 format this year, will be held in Mirpur from February 24 to March
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High on confidence after winning the first Twenty20 International, India will look to press home the advantage and seal off the three-match series when they take on Australia in the second T20I here tomorrow. Having won the first of the three-T20I series by 37 runs to take a 1-0 lead, India find themselves ahead of
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An Egyptian F-16 fighter jet has crashed with the loss of its crew during a military exercise, the army announced late on Wednesday night. “An F-16 aircraft has crashed during an exercise, killing the crew,” the army said in a statement, which did not give the location of the incident. Egypt has one of the
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Taiwan’s president, defying criticism from key ally the United States, visited to an island holding in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday and called for peaceful development in the increasingly tense region. Accompanied by about 30 staff members, Ma Ying-jeou left the capital Taipei early in the morning aboard an air force C-130 cargo
Al-Jazeera said on Thursday that a three-man news crew for the Qatar-based channel has been freed more than 10 days after being kidnapped in the flashpoint Yemeni city of Taez. Reporter Hamdi al-Bokari, cameraman Abdulaziz al-Sabri and driver Munir al-Subaie went missing on 18 January while covering the conflict between rebels and Gulf-backed forces loyal
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As the storm over Shani Shingnapur mandir in Maharashtra refuses to die down, others are brewing or ongoing elsewhere in the country. The aborted attempt by protesters to enter Shani Shingnapur on Republic Day and break the tradition of not permitting women into the temple’s most sacred innards is clearly not the last we have
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Actor Arjun Kapoor may be facing fear, or well, at least watching others do it as host of Season 7 of Khatron Ke Khiladi but it looks like there’s still one thing he’s rather wary of and typically, it’s commitment. “Commitment is not my cup of tea today. I would like to believe I have
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President Barack Obama warned on Wednesday against the rise of religious intolerance in veiled criticism of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during an event to honor men and women who helped save Jews from peril in the Holocaust. Obama made the remarks at the Israeli Embassy, where he attended a ceremony to honor, posthumously, two
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North Korea may be preparing to launch a long-range missile as soon as within a week, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported early on Thursday, citing an unnamed Japanese government official. The official cited signs of possible preparations for a missile launch, based on analysis of satellite imagery of the North’s Tongchang-ri missile test site on
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US Senator Bernie Sanders had a rare Oval Office meeting on Wednesday with President Barack Obama, days after Obama praised Hillary Clinton, Sanders’ rival and front-runner in the race to be the Democratic presidential candidate in the November 8 election. Emerging from the White House after an hour, Sanders said the meeting was “constructive” and
The European Union blasted Athens for its handling of the migrant crisis Wednesday, saying it had “seriously neglected” its duty to protect the bloc`s frontiers, raising the prospect of border controls with the rest of the passport-free zone. The criticism came ahead of a Swedish announcement that it intends to expel up to 80,000 migrants
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Sightings of UFOs (unidentified flying objects) are always a thrill in sci-fi comics and films, but in real life — especially when a country is under terror threat and has recently faced terror attacks, it can make people extremely nervous, even in broad daylight. Two back-to-back sightings of unidentified balloons within 10 days at two
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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court refused to interfere in the ongoing petition in the Bombay High Court over Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro fares. Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra)-led Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) had moved the apex court to get relief from the interim order of the Bombay High Court. If the Supreme Court would have granted relief,
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Seven policemen were killed and six others injured in a landmine blast in Maoist-hit Chhaterpur village of Jharkhand’s Palamu district on Wednesday evening. The police team was returning to Hussainabad after conducting long-range patrolling in the Kala Pahar region, considered a Maoist hotbed. Hussainabad police station officer-in-charge Rajesh Prasad Rajak, who was leading the team,
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The Chief Electoral Office of Goa has proposed that the State Legislative Assembly elections can be held from December 11 to 18 as the current term gets over in March next year. “We have submitted the proposal listing December 11-18 as the dates to hold the election. It is for the Election Commission of India
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India’s victory in the first Twenty20 (T20) against Australia was so comprehensive and so superbly executed that it astounded many fans and critics alike as to what happened in the five One Day Internationals (ODIs) that formed the first part of the tour. Of course, everybody knows the two cricket formats are very different and
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Liberalising the passport system, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday announced the government’s decision to do away with police verification for the issuance process, for first-time normal category passport applicants. The applicants can acquire passport faster with other government-issued identity papers. The new system prioritises issuance of normal passports, leaving police verification for a
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BJP national president Amit Shah, elected unopposed recently for a second term to steer the party, faces an immediate and formidable challenge to win assembly elections in four states in the next few months. The 51-year-old hit the ground running a day after his re-election with a rally in Howrah where he took on Mamata
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Like western airlines, Indian carriers will now carry restrainers, like plastic handcuffs, to restrain unruly flyers to ensure they remain bound to their seats till the plane lands safely. A Jet Airways official said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has recently allowed airlines to carry restrainers (meaning plastic handcuffs) on board. “The DGCA’s
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Bihar’s Hajipur town was tense on Tuesday evening after a crowd attacked a police party that had gone to demolish an illegally constructed temple in the Bagmali area here, officers said. More than 10 personnel sustained minor injuries after the mob pelted them with stones. A police jeep was set on fire. Local RJD leader
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reviewed progress on solar parks and Aadhaar schemes in various states including Jammu and Kashmir through a video conference. Modi today chaired the 9th meeting of PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation), an IT-based multi-modal platform under which he interacts with top officials of various central departments and state governments
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Unlike last year, this year, Bollywood’s three Khans Salman, Shah Rukh and Aamir are coming up with their big releases. There would be a big tug of war between all the three Khans who have occupied festive occasions and holidays to release their much-talked upcoming films of this year. Aamir Khan who was missing from
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A primary school student was found dead in the toilet of a private school at nearby Tirupur on Wednesday, police said. Shivaram, 6, had gone to the washroom after coming to school. His classmates found him on the floor with bleeding head injuries and informed the teachers and principal, police said. The boy’s parents rushed
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The first 20 cities to be developed as smart cities will be announced on Thursday, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Wednesday. There are 97 cities in the Smart City Challenge, and the names of the first 20 winners of the competition will be announced on Thursday, Naidu said. These cities will be
The only person ever convicted over the 1985 Air India bombings that killed 331 people was released from a Canadian prison on Wednesday after serving two decades behind bars. Inderjit Singh Reyat, a Sikh immigrant, served two-thirds of a nine-year sentence for perjury in one of the deadliest airline attacks in history, said a spokesman
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