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New Delhi, Oct 4: Rejecting BJP's criticism, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today accused it of playing politics over the anti-terror surgical strike and said why was the party "scared" when he had only asked the Prime Minister to counter the false propaganda by Pakistan. Maintaining that Aam Aadmi Party believes that surgical strikes did take place, Kejriwal said that in his video message

Jammu, Oct 4: Intensifying attacks, Pakistani troops again violated ceasefire today by resorting to mortar shelling and firing on Army posts and civilian areas along the LoC in three areas of Noushera sector in Rajouri district. "Pakistan troops resorted to unprovoked firing in three areas of Noushera Rajouri district from 05:15 hours today," Defence Spokesman Col Manish Mehta said. They fired

Chennai, Oct 3: Political parties in Tamil Nadu today accused the Centre of "betraying" the state by seeking modification of a Supreme Court order asking it to constitute the Cauvery Water Management Board (CWMB). The ruling AIADMK and Opposition DMK alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre made the move with an eye on Karnataka Assembly polls scheduled in 2018.AIADMK spokesperson C R

Chennai, Oct 3: A PIL was filed in the Madras High Court today seeking a detailed report from the government on the health condition of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and releasing of photographs of the meeting she is said to have had with her cabinet colleagues and officials in the hospital, where she is admitted. The petitioner "Traffic" Ramaswamy, a social activist, submitted that the people of

Lucknow, Oct 3: The Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party on Monday raked up another controversy after the party gave a ticket to 2002 Madhumita murder case accused Amarmani Tripathi's son in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Earlier today, the ruling Samajwadi Party declared the candidates for nine Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh besides changing the candidates of 14 constituencies

New Delhi, Oct 3: Supreme Court today asked the Karnataka government to apprise it by tomorrow afternoon whether it has released water to Tamil Nadu as directed by it on September 30. The Centre also moved the apex court seeking modification of its earlier order asking it to constitute the Cauvery Water Management Board (CWMB) by Tuesday. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Centre

New Delhi, Oct 3: The Supreme Court on Monday sentenced Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal Yadav convicted in the sensational 2002 Nitish Katara murder case to 25 years in jail. Sukhdev Pehalwan, an associate of the Yadavs was sentenced to 20 years in jail. The trio had appealed in the top court against a Delhi High Court order, which had in February last year sentenced them to 25 years in jail

Srinagar, Oct 3: One BSF jawan was killed while another injured when terrorists tonight carried out a 'fidayeen' (suicide) attack on a BSF and adjoining army camps in Baramulla, barely four days after the Indian Special Forces smashed seven terror launch pads during a surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC). The terrorist, who ganied entry into the 46 RR camp through an adjoining BSF camp

Bengaluru, Oct 2: The Supreme Court's direction to form the Cauvery Water Management Board (CWMB) latest by Wednesday has left Bengaluru in a difficult situation. The formation of the board is likely to deprive the city of its share of Cauvery water as Bengaluru was never recognised as a part of the Cauvery basin.The state government has called for an emergency meeting of the Bangalore Water

New Delhi, Oct 2: The nation today remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 147th birth anniversary, with President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders paying floral tributes to him at his memorial here. Vice President Hamid Ansari, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and senior BJP leader L K Advani also paid tributes to the Father of the Nation. "Gandhiji made this world a