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New Delhi, Jan 21: Pakistan authorities today released Indian soldier Chandu Chavan, who inadvertently had crossed the border last year. Chavan was returned at 2.30 PM via Wagah Border in Punjab, Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official statement. He will be debriefed and a special medical check-up will be carried out. Chavan, a 22-year-old soldier from 37 Rashtriya Rifles, had

Islamabad, Jan 21: Pakistan's two parliamentary committees in rare joint resolution asked India to immediately suspend work on two hydropower projects in Jammu and Kashmir and agree on the constitution of an arbitration court to resolve the water dispute. National Assembly's Committee on Foreign Affairs and Water and Power held a joint sitting in Islamabad yesterday to discuss water issues with

Chennai, Jan 21: The Centre has cleared the state government's jallikattu ordinance, setting the stage for an end to the protests that have rocked the state. The President is expected to give his nod after he returns from a foreign trip on Friday night. On Friday, Madurai district collector K Veera Raghava Rao inspected the Alanganallur jallikattu site, in what is seen as prep work to hold the

Lucknow, Jan 20: A day after ruling out tie-up with Rashtriya Lok Dal, Samajwadi Party today said it has not got any "positive response" from Congress on alliance and that it could give the party only 85 of 403 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party, which is not on the same page with Congress on the issue of inclusion of RLD, said if that party wanted to defeat BJP, it should accept SP

New Delhi, Jan 20: The Supreme Court today agreed not to pass judgement for a week on the Jallikattu issue while taking into account the Centre's submission that they were in talks with Tamil Nadu to find a way out in the matter. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before a bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R Banumati that people of Tamil Nadu are "passionate" about

Chennai, Jan 20: Scores of DMK workers, including party's working secretary M K Stalin were today detained for staging rail roko on Jallikattu issue, even as protesters stayed put at Marina beach here and elsewhere in Tamil Nadu notwithstanding the Chief Minister's assurance that an ordinance for conduct of the sport will be issued soon. Stalin, also Opposition leader in the Tamil Nadu Assembly

Lucknow, Jan 20: The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress stitched an alliance after some hard bargaining to fight the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), also an aspirant, has been kept out “as of now” owing to differences in the seat-sharing arrangement. SP vice-president Kironmoy Nanda said that his party would have an electoral alliance only with the

New Delhi, Jan 20: In a bid to defuse the swelling street protests, Tamil Nadu government today said it will issue an ordinance to ensure the conduct of Jallikattu sport in a day or two and has submitted a draft of it to the Union Home Ministry. After discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and consultations with legal experts, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam announced this morning

London/Colombo, Jan 19: Protests demanding lifting of the ban on bull-taming sport 'jallikattu' have spread to beyond India with the Tamil diaspora in Sri Lanka, Britain and Australia holding demonstrations. Hundreds of UK-based Indian Tamils have come together to organise a series of protests in favour of Jallikattu this week in London and across the UK. The protest group includes London Tamil

Lucknow, Jan 19: Hopes of a 'maha gathbandhan' against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh were today dashed with the Samajwadi Party ruling out any alliance with the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), but asserting a tie-up with the Congress. "We will forge an alliance only with the Congress. We will not ally with the RLD. No talks are going on with them (RLD). We will contest from over 300 seats (out of 403) and the