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New Delhi, Oct 18: In a relief to Smriti Irani, a Delhi court today dismissed a complaint against her for allegedly giving false information on her educational qualification to the Election Commission, saying it was filed to "needlessly harass" her as she was a union minister. Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singh said there was a "great delay of around 11 years" in filing the complaint as it

Mandi, Oct 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today likened the army's anti-terror surgical strikes to Israel's exploits and said the Indian forces have shown they are no less than anybody. "Our army's valour is being discussed across the country these days. We used to hear earlier that Israel has done this. The nation has seen that Indian army is no less than anybody," he said. Israel is known for

New Delhi, Oct 17: A day before the crucial hearing on Cauvery dispute in the Supreme Court, a high level panel today suggested doing away with "outdated and unscientific water application techniques" to resolve the wrangle, saying both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were facing water shortage, creating unemployment and financial hardship for the people. The apex court-appointed Supervisory Committee

New Delhi, Oct 17: Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah said he was stopped at a New York airport for two hours on Monday for extra immigration checks. "Another `random' secondary immigration check upon landing in the US. Thrice in three visits, the randomness is growing tiresome now," Abdullah, 46, tweeted shortly after midnight. "I just spent TWO hours in a holding area and this happens EVERY

Bareilly/Badaun (UP), Oct 17: BJP will not project a chief ministerial candidate for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections which are a few months away, party's state unit chief Keshav Prasad Maurya said today. "All political parties are waiting for the chief ministerial candidate of BJP...It is clear policy of our party that we will contest the Assembly elections without projecting anyone as our CM

Beijing, Oct 17: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Pakistan a "mothership of terrorism", China today strongly defended its all-weather ally, saying it is against linking any country or religion with terror and asked the world community to acknowledge Pakistan's "great sacrifices". In a sharp reaction to a question about Modi's characterisation of Pakistan at the BRICS Summit in Goa

New Delhi, Oct 17: AAP MLA and party's Gujarat affairs in-charge Gulab Singh surrendered on Sunday before Surat police and was arrested by Delhi police after a non-bailable warrant was issued against him in connection with an extortion case. Singh's arrest has come hours ahead of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal's public rally in Surat. He is the 14th AAP leader to be

New York, Oct 17:Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah said he was stoppedat a New York airport for two hours on Monday for extra immigration checks. "Another `random' secondary immigrationcheck upon landing in the US. Thrice in three visits, the randomness is growing tiresome now," Abdullah, 46, tweeted shortly after midnight. "I just spent TWO hours in a holding area and this happens EVERY

Benaulim (Goa), Oct 16: Talking tough on Pakistan at the BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the "most serious" direct threat to regional security was terrorism, whose "mothership" was a country in India's neighbourhood. The Prime Minister also said that country nurtures a mindset that loudly proclaims that terrorism is justified for political gains. Addressing Russian President

Benaulim (Goa), Oct 15: India and Russia today affirmed the need for "zero tolerance" for terrorists and their supporters even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed to President Vladimir Putin his appreciation of Kremlin's unequivocal condemnation of the Uri attack during their talks on terrorism, including that emanating from Pakistan. "Russia's clear stand on the need to combat terrorism