“There was NSG, Air force, Garud commandos. Application of NSG was a joint decision taken at an appropriate level which included service chiefs,” said Lt Gen Kamal Jit Singh, GoC-in-C, army’s Western Command, told a media briefing here. There has been criticism of the decision to deploy the NSG personnel flown from Delhi on Saturday […]
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The new year promises to be politically significant with elections in four major states, Rahul Gandhi’s possible elevation as Congress president and would see political fallouts from legal cases involving some top leaders. The Bharatiya Janata Party will seek to regain its political momentum after setbacks it suffered last year in the Delhi and Bihar
Kiran More watched Saurabh Wakaskar (Baroda batsman representing Railways) slaughter the Delhi attack in Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 action at the Alembic ground. Unmukt Chand, standing behind the sticks for Delhi in that game, walked up to the ex-India gloveman next day, got an embrace from the senior and serious advice. “Play normal shots in
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The Delhi cabinet has scrapped a separate quota in nursery admissions for children chosen by private school managements, popularly known as the ‘management quota.’ The only quota that will now remain is the 25 per cent seats set aside for children from the Economically Weaker Sections or EWS, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Wednesday.
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Actor Sunny Deol doesn’t support the idea of remaking films as he feels that the personality and charisma of the characters remain an inseperable part of a film. “I feel that no film of any actor should be remade because when a film is made, the person’s personality and charisma is present in it. That’s
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An excited Bipasha tweeted: Retail Therapy Birthday giftsssssss! One day to go for my birthday! Woohoo. A former model, Basu made her Bollywood debut in 2001 with Ajnabee opposite Akshay Kumar. Her portrayal of a negative character earned her a Filmfare Debut Female award. Born in 1979 in New Delhi, Basu takes active interest in
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Government has set up a cabinet committee under finance minister Arun Jaitley for faster approval of projects under the flagship “Namami Gange” programme. Another high-powered panel has also been constituted for overseeing the implementation and progress of the mission under shipping minister Nitin Gadkari. A senior Cabinet minister told TOI that with the panel under
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The police have detained more than 20 Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) students who were protesting against the institute’S chairman Gajendra Chauhan outside the campus in Pune on Thursday. The police also lathi-charged students after they refused to clear the way for Chauhan, who is taking charge on Thursday during his first visit
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The UN Security Council today agreed to prepare further unspecified measures against North Korea after it carried out a fourth nuclear test. The 15-member council including China, Pyongyang’s ally, “strongly condemned” the test and described it as a “clear threat to international peace and security.” Uruguay’s Ambassador Elbio Rosselli, this month’s council president, recalled that
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The government’s contract with a creative agency for the ‘Incredible India’ promotion that featured Aamir Khan has come to an end and a decision will be taken on whether it is to be renewed, culture minister Mahesh Sharma said. The minister told TOI that a payment of Rs 2.96 lakh has been made to the
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The Army on Wednesday justified the deployment of NSG in the operation against the six fidayeen at the Pathankot airbase saying that the three service chiefs had taken the call jointly so that the elite combat force could deal with any hostage crisis in the airbase which had around 3,000 family members of IAF personnel
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North Korea on Wednesday claimed to have carried out its first ever successful test of a ‘miniaturised hydrogen bomb’, triggering strong concerns from its neighbours and raising the prospect of further sanctions against the reclusive state. The North’s fourth nuclear test since 2006, which triggered the equivalent of a 5.1-magnitude earthquake and was felt in
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It is almost impossible to underestimate the challenge that Mehbooba Mufti faces as she gets set to take charge of Jammu and Kashmir. She has to consolidate her position within her party, allay the misgivings that linger in the minds of her coalition partners such as the BJP and Sajad Lone, and reach out to
A leader committed deeply to democracy and liberalism, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed was also a patriot of steely resolve. He should be remembered as one of India’s foremost nationalist leaders of the past half-century. He stood like a rock, holding aloft the tricolour in Kashmir even when that was a life-threatening thing to do in the
He might be known to have unflinchingly stuck to his ‘see the ball and hit it’ batting approach irrespective of match situations in his playing days, but former India opener Virender Sehwag says that he made changes in his techniques early in his career to emulate iconic Sachin Tendulkar. “When I was growing up, I
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While in Lucknow, Akshay and Nimrat also took the opportunity to promote their upcoming film Airlift, which is based on a true story of the heroic evacuation of hundreds of Indians stuck in Kuwait during the Iraq-Kuwait war. And with both, Akshay and Nimrat’s fathers having served in the army, the actors feel very strongly
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Bollywood’s chubby actress Parineeti Chopra had not been seen for a year on the silver screen. The cute lady’s last film was in the year of 2014. She has not signed her next movie. Not that she isn’t getting any offers, but Parineeti might not have taken to seriously this time. But recently some posters
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Passengers aboard an Air India flight from New Delhi to Bhopal had a narrow escape when a tyre of the plane burst during landing at the Raja Bhoj airport in Bhopal on Wednesday morning. All 95 passengers who were on the plane are safe. According to airport sources, passengers felt a massive bump at the
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal watched Bejoy Nambiar’s forthcoming movie “Wazir” here with its cast including producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra, writer Abhijat Joshi and actors Farhan Akhtar and Aditi Rao Hydari. Kejriwal watched the film at a special screening held at PVR’s Director’s Cut on Tuesday evening. Chopra, who had a number of screening for
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The trailer of Abhishek Kapoor’s eagerly-awaited Fitoor is out, and it’s one helluva pretty picture. With Katrina Kaif as the beauteous Firdaus, and Aditya Roy Kapur’s intense expressions, Fitoor has piqued our interest. Then, there is Tabu playing her mother, a role earmarked for Rekha. Tabu stepping into Kashmir territory once again so soon after
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During the World Cup in New Zealand, Mohammed Shami was asked by a journalist about his journey to the Indian team, and how he had endured the tough times. “Itne bhi bure din nahi dekhe,” (haven’t seen real bad days), he said with a smile. Little did he know then, in the midst of the
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Nine bodies, including those of children, washed up on a beach in the resort town of Ayvalik early on Tuesday morning, prompting authorities to dispatch coast guard boats and gendarmerie officials to search the area by sea and by land for possible survivors. Twelve others were rescued. Seven other bodies were washed up on a
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The US today vowed to respond appropriately to North Korea’s provocations after the reclusive nation claimed that it has carried out a hydrogen bomb test. “We will continue to protect and defend our allies in the region, including the Republic of Korea, and will respond appropriately to any and all North Korean provocations,” State Department
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A man in Malappuram district in Kerala was arrested under sedition charges for a derogatory Facebook comment on Lt Col E K Niranjan, who died in the terror attack at the Pathankot Air Force base, police said. The post, which was written in Malayalam, can be translated as “One trouble is less now. Now his
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Amid India’s efforts to normalise ties with Pakistan, a statement has come from the latter’s president that could prove to be a fresh irritant after the Pathankot terror attack. Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain has said that his country will continue to support the Kashmiris and their right to self-determination. Mamnoon Hussain was speaking to a
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Unidentified persons hurled three petrol bombs in the vicinity of the Sri Meenakshi Temple on Wednesday night. Police said there were no casualties in the incident. The bombs were hurled within a span of two hours late last night. However, only one of it exploded. Broken beer bottles were recovered from the site, police said.
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni is happy that team’s premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has pulled himself out of a form slump and has become “an asset” for the Indian cricket team. “Ashwin is a thinking cricketer. His performance went down a bit and he was criticised for doing too many things, but I am glad he has
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Indian business has long been represented by Ficci (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry). The new kid on the block is Dicci – the Dalit Industrial Chambers of Commerce and Industry. It boasts of nearly 4,000 members, heralding the new era of Dalit businessman. This represents a social and economic revolution. Last week,
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A visibly emotional President Barack Obama, at one point wiping tears from his cheek, unveiled his plan Tuesday to tighten control and enforcement of firearms in the U.S., using his presidential powers in the absence of legal changes he implored Congress to pass. Obama accused the gun lobby of taking Congress hostage, but said “they
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Actor Sanjay Dutt is set to walk out of jail on February 27 after the Maharashtra government remitted his sentence in the Mumbai serial blasts case. The incarcerated Bollywood actor, whose five-year sentence for his involvement in the 1993 blasts was confirmed by the Supreme Court in March 2013, will be freed next month, official
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