At the break of dawn on Wednesday, three militants from Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit attacked a Gorkha Rifles Camp along Kalsuri Ridge in Tangdhar area near the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, leaving a military contractor dead before all the attackers were gunned down. NN Joshi, the defence spokesperson in Srinagar said the […]
Singapore was the second largest source of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) into India in 2013-14, bringing in $5.98 billion, about 25% of the total FDI inflows in that year. Speaking on the issue of GST he said: We have introduced the GST Bill in parliament; we are hopeful to roll it out in 2016. The
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Amid controversy over Aamir Khan’s remarks on intolerance, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that tolerance is in India’s DNA and the actor need not leave the country, advising him to not come under the influence of “fabricated political propaganda”. “Tolerance is in India’s DNA. There is no space for intolerance in the
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The first outreach programme of Rahul Gandhi, a year-and-half after the Congress was thrown out of power and he occupied opposition benches, at Mount Carmel College in Bangalore left him hugely embarrassed. By the time the over-an-hour interaction – his opening statement and a question and answer session ended – it was clear that the
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Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the first day of the Paris climate talks on 30 November to “generate momentum toward the successful outcome.” Obama’s meetings with Indian, Chinese and French leaders were intended to “send a clear signal” that “he
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Shiv Sena on Wednesday lashed out at actor Aamir Khan for his remarks on intolerance through their editorial, Saamana that he was speaking the “language of treachery” and asked the ‘Khan clan’ of the film industry to explain what calamity has befallen them. Referring to Aamir’s character in the film 3 Idiots, Sena said, “This
The plot continues to get thicker in the Sheena Bora murder case. In the latest development, India Today has reportedly accessed emails exchanged between Sheena, Peter Mukerjea, Indrani and Vidhie prior to Sheena’s murder. Snippets of emails released by the TV channel revealed that Sheena wrote to Peter Mukerjea in 2011 saying, “I don’t want
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On Tuesday, AAP party workers protested outside the MLA’s house with regard to his sexist remarks against Alka Lamba Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker, O P Sharma was suspended from the Delhi assembly for marking derogatory and sexist remarks about Aam Aadmi Party MLA, Alka Lamba on Tuesday. According to reports, the Chandni Chowk MLA will
Amid reports of some RJD and JD(U) MLAs grabbing official bungalows of their choice in Patna, Lalu Prasad on Tuesday denounced such behaviour and reminded them of the “great responsibility on their shoulders to honour the huge mandate.” “Why is there a scramble for the legislators’ residences? Everybody will get their house in accordance with
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has reached out once again to the Congress Party asking it to re-consider its stand on the goods and services tax bill which is likely to headline the winter session of Parliament set to begin 26 November. Jaitley’s effort to stitch up a swift and likely tacky consensus has regained steam
The Congress ended a 19-month victory drought in Madhya Pradesh by handing the BJP a humiliating defeat on Tuesday to wrest back the Ratlam-Jhabua Lok Sabha seat. Former Union minister and state Congress chief Kantilal Bhuria, who held the seat in the previous Lok Sabha, defeated Nirmala, daughter of Dileep Singh Bhuria by 88,877 votes.
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The largest civil evacuation in history is by Air India and very little is known about this as far as Indians go. This piece of India’s history is now a film and will release on January 22, starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur. In an informal meeting with the media in Mumbai on November 24,
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International acclaimed music composer AR Rahman says the way certain intelligentsia of the country is protesting against the growing state of intolerance in the country is “poetic” as it is non-violent in nature. The Oscar and Grammy winner feels any kind of revolt is welcome but it should be classy and people should not go
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What’s the big deal about a hug? Arvind Kejriwal was the willing guest at a public function where an embrace or some other gesture of friendliness with any guest would not be out of place. He could easily have dismissed the controversy over his being seen in a bear hug with RJD chief Lalu Yadav,
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A local court in the Keonjhar district of Odisha awarded a death sentence for five persons on the charges of gangrape and murder of a minor girl three years ago. Additional District and Sessions Judge, Champua, Jadumani Mishra, pronounced the death penalty for the five persons for gang raping and killing the 13-year-old girl in
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The latest wild card entry Priya Malik is living upto her name: Raking up a storm inside the Bigg Boss house. During the luxury budget task on Tuesday’s episode, she accused Rishabh and Prince of getting ‘sexual’ with her. While she said Rishabh licked her fingers, for Prince she had some harsh words maligning his
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Hundreds of activists of the Hindu Sena on Tuesday staged a vociferous demonstration outside the home of Bollywood megastar Aamir Khan protesting against his statements on intolerance. The activists shouted slogans like “Aamir Khan murdabad”, “Aamir Khan chale jao”, and attempted to force their way inside the actor’s home in Bandra, but were prevented by
Tunisia’s president declared a 30-day state of emergency across the country and imposed an overnight curfew for the capital Tuesday after an explosion struck a bus carrying members of the presidential guard, killing at least 12 people and wounding 20 others. The government described it as a terrorist attack. The blast on a tree-lined avenue
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US President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande pressed Russia on Tuesday to focus its attacks in Syria on Islamic State militants after Turkey heightened tensions in the region by downing a Russian plane. Obama and Hollande also urged Russia and Turkey not to let the situation escalate after Turkey, a NATO ally, said
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Skipper Harbhajan Singh’s three-wicket burst in an eight-over spell left Uttar Pradesh reeling at 205 for eight in reply to Punjab’s first innings total of 272 in a group B Ranji Trophy encounter, here on Tuesday. With another 68 runs required for the home team to ensure at least three points, Punjab are in driver’s
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Escalating tensions following the Paris attacks which left 130 dead found an echo in the Supreme Court and poured cold water on the efforts of a 56-year-old French woman for an interim release from Tihar jail on health grounds. Marie Emmanuelle Verhoeven, accused of murdering a Chilean senator in a terror strike in 1991, was
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Turkish fighter jets on patrol near the Syrian border on Tuesday shot down a Russian warplane that Turkey said had violated its airspace, a long-feared escalation that could further strain relations between Russia and the West. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu ordered the Foreign Ministry to consult with NATO and the United Nations over this
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A group of Pakistan-backed terrorists attacked an army post at Tangdhar near Line of Control (LoC) in the wee hours of Wednesday. The incident took place in the Kupawar district of J&K, which prompted the armed forces to retaliate in equal measures. The number of terrorists involved in the attack is still unclear, however, a
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‘Go and live in Pakistan; I will buy you the ticket if you want to take the first flight out of India; how dare you criticise the country that has given you so much; why do stupid Hindus let Muslim actors bark like this…’ For disturbing evidence of our growing intolerance to criticism and freedom
While a lot has been speculated about the upcoming biopic being made on actor-singer Kishore Kumar, Ranbir Kapoor recently revealed that the film may not take off at all. Ranbir Kapoor was supposed to play the role of the protagonist in this Anurag Basu directorial. Right after the success of Barfi!, Anurag Basu and Ranbir
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On the long road overseas, Murali Vijay had been India’s premier batsman at the top, providing much needed stability in alien conditions. Back home, he continues to stand out. On a tricky wicket in the first Test against South Africa at Mohali, Vijay was by far the most comfortable batsman, notching 75 and 47. “My
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Superstar Aamir Khan’s comments on growing intolerance have provoked sharp reactions on Twitter with his industry colleagues Anupam Kher and Ram Gopal Varma, berating him, asking “When did ‘Incredible India’ become ‘Intolerant India’ for you”. The 50-year-old PK star during his outing at an award function last evening in the national capital had said he
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Joining the debate on censorship in the country, superstar Aamir Khan today said censor board has become “a little aggressive” lately. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Pahalaj Nihalani has invited the ire of the film industry, the audiences and his own board members after he shortened the length of kissing scenes in
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Tamil Nadu is one of the biggest dubbing markets for Hollywood films in India. Hollywood studios hit a goldmine in the 1990s when English action-packed extravaganzas, dubbed into Tamil, became box-office hits. Soon Bollywood too tried to enter this market. Some years back Rajshri Pictures dubbed a few of their hit films into Tamil, but
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South Africa find themselves trailing India 1-0 at the half-way stage of the four-Test series because they are losing the mental battle and not because they have been outplayed in the middle. They have allowed talk of spinning pitches to get in their heads and compounded it by talking up India’s spinners, especially R Ashwin.
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