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Chandigarh, Aug 14: Ahead of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's likely induction into Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) next week, his MLA wife Navjot Kaur on Saturday said that Congress too had approached them, but her husband had made up his mind to go with the Arvind Kejriwal led party. Navjot Kaur made these revelations in Delhi after her Friday meeting with Kejriwal. Sidhu, who stunned poll

Jammu, Aug 14: After a lull of over four months, the ceasefire on the Line of Control was violated again with Pakistan Army firing at two places and shelling mortars in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir today. Indian troops retaliated to the firing which was still going on when last reports came in. "The Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) in

New Delhi, Aug 14: Congress president Sonia Gandhi was today discharged after 11 days of hospitalisation after being treated for her illness and shoulder injury. The Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, where she was admitted on August 3, said her medical condition was stable and has been advised rest. "Sonia Gandhi's medical condition at the time of discharge from the hospital is stable. She has been advised

New Delhi, Aug 13: Sharmistha Mukherjee, Delhi Congress spokesperson and the daughter of President Pranab Mukherjee, claimed today that a man harassed her by sending lewd messages and put up screenshots of the texts on her Facebook page. "The person is completely unknown to me and he sent me dirty sexual messages last night. I first thought of ignoring him and blocking him but then (I) thought my

Rampur, Aug 13: Latching on to the detention of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan at a US airport, UP Minister Azam Khan has attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama over the condition of Muslims. "Modiji is not permitting us to lead a peaceful life here and in America, PM's friend Barack Obama would not allow us to live," Khan told reporters here yesterday evening. "We

New Delhi, Aug 13: CBI has registered a fresh case against beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya for allegedly cheating a consortium of nationalised banks to the tune of Rs 6,027 crore by not keeping commitments to repay loans taken for his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines. CBI spokesperson R K Gaur said a fresh case has been registered under IPC sections related to criminal conspiracy and cheating

New Delhi, Aug 13: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and held talks with his counterpart Sushma Swaraj during which India's bid for membership of the NSG is understood to have figured among other regional and bilateral issues. Wang and Swaraj also discussed issues relating to annual BRICS summit which will be hosted by India in Goa in October.

New Delhi, Aug 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the government was ready to address "grievances" of all sections of people in Jammu and Kashmir as per the Constitution but made it clear that there cannot be any compromise with the nation's integrity. Modi, who chaired an all-party meeting on Kashmir attended by its ruling ally PDP and opposition parties, also termed cross-border

New Delhi, Aug 12: Acting on a petition submitted by Mercedes-Benz India on Monday seeking removal of the diesel ban, the Supreme Court on Friday directed that all manufacturers, dealers or buyers have to deposit 1 percent environment compensation cost on purchase. As per the apex court order, registration of diesel vehicles of 2000 CC and above will be permitted in Delhi-NCR on deposit of 1

Ghaziabad, Aug 12: Senior BJP leader Brijpal Teotia and five others were seriously injured when they were attacked by armed assailants on Thursday. The assailants allegedly fired more than 100 rounds at his convoy at Muradnagar in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh. According to Meerut zone IG Surjeep Pandey, at around 7.20 PM, unidentified assailants came in a car and opened fire at Teotia and