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Mumbai, Oct 15: India's Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers intercepted two passengers - both holding UAE passports - carrying 199 live turtles in four trolley checked-in bags on Thursday night. A case has been registered against both of them, according to officials. The two passengers M.A and S.I bought the turtles in Mumbai and were planning to smuggle them to the UAE. A senior official said

Benaulim, Oct 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks in which India is expected to raise concerns over growing Russia-Pakistan military ties besides looking at ways of ramping up their "privileged partnership" in areas of defence and nuclear energy. Putin, who arrived in Goa after a delay of nine hours due to fog, held restricted talks with Modi after

New Delhi, Oct 15: The Pakistan Army on Friday confirmed for the first time that sepoy Chandu Babulal Chavan, who went missing near the Line of Control (LoC) on September 29, is in its custody. Though India said the sepoy “inadvertently” crossed the LoC, Pakistan had so far refused to acknowledge his presence. The Pakistani side accepted it during a conversation between the Directors-General of

New Delhi, Oct 14: Ruling NDA constituent Shiv Sena today pitched for a second term for President Pranab Mukherjee even as the Congress said the party high command will take a call on it. Sena leader Sanjay Raut said he will meet Mukherjee next week, insisting he has proved to be "best President" and that nobody can doubt his capabilities. "In the last five years, he has shown that he is a capable

Mumbai, Oct 14: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has opened up about his much publicised simple attire, saying he is uncomfortable in western clothes like suits but his dresses are much better than his predecessors. Parrikar, who addressed an event in suburban Bandra, was asked about his dressing sense. The questioner said a section of government machinery thinks that the attire of Parrikar

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 14: In a big blow to the five-month old CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala, Industries minister E P Jayarajan today resigned from the Cabinet in the wake of the raging appointment row. His resignation from the Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet came after a CPI(M) state secretariat meeting, which permitted him to take the decision. Coming out of the meeting, Jayarajan told reporters

New Delhi, Oct 14: After initial reluctance, the Army today briefed members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on the surgical strikes carried out by its men on terror launch pads inside Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. At least three members who attended the meeting said Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Bipin Rawat briefed the Committee on the September 29 surgical strikes. "A brief

New Delhi, Oct 14: India will take its drive to isolate Pakistan and rally the international community against cross-border militancy to a summit of emerging market powers this weekend, when it hosts BRICS nations in Goa. For Prime Minister Narendra Modi , the gathering of leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa offers an opportunity to highlight the threat he sees to Indian

Beijing, Oct 14: Calls for boycott of Chinese goods in India following China's opposition to a UN ban on JeM chief Masood Azhar have failed as sales of Chinese products in the country hit a record high during the festive season, official media here said today. "Diwali, one of the most important Hindu festivals and one of the biggest shopping seasons in India, is coming at the end of October, but

Pune, Oct 13: Noted Dalit writer Pradnya Pawar and Dalit scholar Raosaheb Kasabe were reportedly forced to leave a Marathi literary meet over their "objectionable" comments on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The meet was organised at Patan in adjoining Satara district by Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad and the alleged incident took place on Sunday when a mob asked the duo to leave the event for "hurting