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Behind the Pathankot breach, 3 lights turned upward and airbase staffer detained

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INVESTIGATORS are questioning an employee of the Army’s Military and Engineering Services (MES) posted at the Pathankot airbase on the suspicion that he may have helped the terrorists infiltrate the Indian Air Force base on January 1, The Indian Express has learnt from at least two independent sources. As an investigation by The Indian Express […]

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Centre allows Jallikattu; celebrations erupt in TN

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The Centre today came out with a notification allowing controversial bull taming sport Jallikattu in poll-bound Tamil Nadu following extensive demand for its restoration by political parties in the state. The decision to allow Jallikattu and bullock cart races in other parts of the country came despite objections by animal rights groups. Crackers were burst

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Yami is the last person Pulkit would want to be involved with, says estranged wife Shweta Rohira

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Ever since the news of Pulkit Samrat and his wife Shweta Rohira being separated started doing the rounds, speculations are rife that actor Yami Gautam might be the reason behind their marriage falling apart. Buzz has it that Pulkit and Yami started dating each other on the sets of their yet-to-be-released film Sanam Re. And

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Two suicide bombings in police training school, checkpoint kill 56 in Libya

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Suicide bombers in Libya attacked a police training school and a checkpoint on Thursday, killing more than 56 people and prompting renewed calls for unity in a country torn by rivalries and jihadist threats. The deadliest incident was in the coastal city of Zliten, where a truck bomb exploded outside the school, killing more than

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China must end ‘business as usual’ with North Korea: US

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The United States called on China to end “business as usual” with its ally North Korea after Pyongyang defied world powers by saying it had tested a hydrogen bomb, while South Korea prepared to retaliate by broadcasting propaganda across the border. South Korea, which has grown increasingly close to China in recent years, said its

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Seeking support for actions on gun control, Obama tears into gun lobby

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President Barack Obama tore into the nation’s largest gun lobby on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun control, accusing the powerful lobby group of peddling an “imaginary fiction” that he said has distorted the national debate about gun violence. In a prime—time, televised forum, Mr. Obama dismissed what he called a

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BJP, Congress fume over ‘Mufflerman’ Kejriwal’s odd-even advertisement

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The Delhi government’s latest advertisement on ‘odd-even’ scheme featuring chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in ‘mufflerman’ avatar, was on Thursday pilloried by the BJP and Congress for having “blatantly circumvented” the Supreme Court guidelines and violated the “spirit of law”. With his back towards the camera, Kejriwal appears in the ad with a muffler wrapped around

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‘BJP not serious about GST’: Congress rebuffs idea of breakthrough after Naidu raises hopes

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The Congress party on Thursday rebuffed suggestions of a breakthrough on a landmark tax reform, hours after the government said it had accepted the demands set by the main opposition party to back the measure. The proposed goods and services tax (GST), India’s biggest revenue shake-up since independence in 1947, seeks to replace a slew

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Fog disrupts flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport

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Heavy fog disrupted flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Friday. With the runway visibility dropping below the required limits, an IndiGo flight was diverted while many departures were put on hold since 0415 hours, airport sources said. All landings are taking place under CAT-III B landing system, the sources said,

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After Pathankot, suspected terrorists may target Army Cantonment in Gurdaspur; major offensive being planned

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Even as the security forces have killed six militants who have attacked the Air Force Base in Pathankot, there are concerns about two more suspected Pakistan-trained terrorists trying to target a key military facility here. As per a report carried by the Hindustan Times, the security forces are preparing for an offensive in view of

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Ethics panel should probe Rahul’s dual citizenship: Maheish Girri

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BJP’s Delhi MP Maheish Girri, who had complained against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on his alleged “dual citizenship”, on Thursday said the Ethics Committee of Parliament needs to investigate the matter on priority and without prejudice because “no person is above Constitution”. “Many contradictory facts against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi have come up. There is

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Hit and run: Maharashtra to move SC against Salman Khan’s acquittal

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The Bombay high court in an important order on Thursday directed Union government to consider adopting a “zero tolerance policy” towards drunken driving and make appropriate changes in the law. Observing that “too many lives had been lost” in the recent past due to the “lethal cocktail” of drinking and driving, a division bench of

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Amitabh Bachchan Replaces Aamir Khan In Incredible India With Different Terms Of Engagement

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Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan is the new spokesperson of the government’s famous Incredible India campaign to market the country to tourists abroad. Mr Bachchan, 73, is to receive a letter today, said sources, informing him of his selection for a reported three-year arrangement. Mr Bachchan has been recruited directly by the government, unlike actor Aamir

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SC asks deposed Arunachal Speaker to establish plea’s maintainability

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Supreme Court Thursday asked Nabam Rebia, allegedly removed by rebel Congress and BJP MLAs from the post of Assembly Speaker in Arunachal Pradesh, to establish maintainability of his plea questioning an administrative order issued by the acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court. “How can you challenge it? This is an administrative order…you will have

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Sporting sensation Pranav Dhanawade offered place in Air India cricket team

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Pranav Dhanawade, the teenage sensation who scripted history with an unbeaten knock of 1009, has been offered a place in national carrier Air India’s cricket team. Air India’s offer to the 15-year-old cricketer is in line with the airline’s policy of encouraging budding talent in various fields, an official said. “We already communicated our decision

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Mehbooba Mufti, the unseen face behind PDP’s rise in Valley

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Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was one of the most recognised Kashmiri politicians in India. But for the people in the Valley, his Peoples Democratic Party is more about his daughter, Mehbooba Mufti. Mehbooba, who is likely to be J-K’s first woman chief minister following her father’s death, was a relatively unknown entity in the state when

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Bengaluru madrassa teacher arrested for links with al-Qaeda

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Delhi Police has arrested a madrassa teacher from Bangalore for suspected links with al-Qaeda, police said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Maulana Anzar Shah, was arrested on Wednesday from Bangalore by a team of Delhi Police’s Special Cell and was on Thursday produced before a court here, which sent him to police custody till

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Strike after strike fail to change US outlook on Pakistan

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Individual expressions of support and commiseration over the terrorist attacks on Indian assets in Pathankot and Mazar-e-Sharif has been tricking in from a raft of US lawmakers, but don’t hold your breath for the Obama administration to alter the long standing US policy of coddling Pakistan’s terrorism-steeped military establishment that has harmed both US and

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Chris Gayle to file defamation case against Fairfax Media

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Under-fire Chris Gayle has sought the services of a leading Australian lawyer to start defamation proceedings against Fairfax Media over allegations that the West Indian cricketer indecently exposed himself to a woman in Sydney during the World Cup last year. The allegations came to the fore following Gayle’s widely-criticised live interview with Ten Sports’ female

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Deepika Padukone’s fees after ‘Bajirao Mastani’ will make you drop your jaws

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Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s periodical drama ‘Bajirao Mastani’ is minting crores at the box office since its release. While the movie is receiving accolades from everyone, it is indeed doing wonders for its lead cast, especially Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. While Ranveer Singh is enjoying all the appreciation he is getting after the movie,

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German police identify 3 suspects in New Year attacks on women in Cologne

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German police have identified three suspects in connection with attacks on women at New Year celebrations in the city of Cologne but have not yet made any arrests, the interior minister of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) said on Wednesday. About 90 women reported being robbed, threatened or sexually molested at New Year celebrations

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Check out the adorable images of Prince George’s first day of nursery school

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Britain’s Prince George had his first day at nursery on Wednesday, prompting his proud mother Kate Middleton to take his photograph as she and Prince William dropped him off. The two pictures, released by royal officials, show the two-year-old prince in a navy blue quilted coat and with a sky blue rucksack on his back

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TMC warns Idris Ali after MP claims PM Modi has links with Pathankot terrorists

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Trinamool Congress leader Idris Ali is once again in the news for making a controversial statement. Just a few days after being pulled up for stating that Bengal will burn if Mamata Banerjee was arrested by the CBI in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam, Ali, a member of Parliament, has gone a step

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Despite Bihar debacle and differences with RSS, Amit Shah to be re-elected as BJP president

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Despite the fact that the BJP won the state assembly polls for Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand held in 2014 and was able to form a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir in alliance with PDP because of its numbers in J&K state polls, Amit Shah did not really have what one might call a successful

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75 percent seats open as Delhi govt scraps all quotas except economically weaker sections in pvt schools

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In a far-reaching reform initiative, Delhi government scrapped management and all other quotas except for the economically weaker sections in private schools for nursery admissions, putting 75 per cent of total seats in the open. It also warned that institutions flouting the order would be taken over by the education department. After a Cabinet meeting,

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