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Srinagar, Jul 26: Curfew was today lifted from all parts of Kashmir, except Anantnag town, after 17 days of unrest in the Valley in which 47 persons were killed and 5500 others injured in clashes following killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. "Curfew has been lifted from all parts of Kashmir except Anantnag town, today," a police official said. The official said there is no curfew

Chennai, Jul 25: As the intensive search for the missing IAF's AN-32 transport plane with 29 people onboard entered the fourth day today, a top Coast Guard official said no debris or survivors have been located yet. "As of now no debris or survivors have been found... 13 Naval vessels, 2 Coast Guard ships besides assets from Andaman and Nicobar islands are engaged in the operations," Coast Guard

New Delhi, Jul 25: The Supreme Court today granted liberty to an alleged rape survivor to terminate her 24-weeks-old abnormal foetus. A bench of Justices J S Khehar and Arun Mishra perused the report of the medical board of a Mumbai hospital stating that the continuance of pregnancy would gravely endanger the physical and mental health of the mother. The bench considered the report of the seven

New Delhi, Jul 25: Acting tough, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today said AAP MP Bhagwant Mann's videography of the Parliament House complex had put its security "in peril" and asked him not to attend the House till a decision is taken on the matter while setting up a nine-member panel to probe the issue. The panel, chaired by BJP member Kirit Somaiya, has been asked to submit its report by

New Delhi, Jul 25: Breaking his silence, Navjot Singh Sidhu today said he quit Rajya Sabha as BJP had asked him to stay away from Punjab and asserted that he will choose the state "hundred times" above any party or family, but kept everyone guessing on his future course of action. The cricketer-turned-politician, who made clear his displeasure with BJP, parried queries on whether he would join Aam

New Delhi, Jul 25: On Sunday, the Aam Aadmi Party hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the arrest of its two MLAs, saying this is a “proof” of his frustration. Reacting to the arrests, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said “Modi was sending Delhiites to jail under false cases”. Eleven AAP legislators have been arrested in different cases so far. The AAP national convener also asked why

Chennai, Jul 24: As the arduous operation to trace the IAF's missing AN32 aircraft with 29 people on board stretched into the third day today, the search and rescue team is now seeking satellite imagery to find any clue of the plane that lost contact over the Bay of Bengal."There is no sign of the plane as yet," a senior defence official said. At least 18 navy and coast guard ships including a

New Delhi, Jul 24: Three Chinese journalists based in India representing the state-run Xinhua news agency have been denied permission for extended stay in India, according to Chinese embassy sources. The visas of the three journalists, Delhi-based Bureau Chief Wu Qiang and two reporters in Mumbai Tang Lu and Ma Qiang , are expiring at the end of this month.All the three had sought extension of

New Delhi, July 23: Modern Indian artist S H Raza died here today following a prolonged illness. He was 94. Raza was suffering from old-age related ailments and was in the ICU of a private hospital for the last two months. "The end came at 11:AM," poet Ashok Vajpeyi, who was a close friend of the artist, told PTI. The last rites will be conducted in Mandala in Madhya Pradesh, according to his

New Delhi, Jul 23: The search for the AN-32 aircraft that has been missing over the Bay of Bengal with 29 on board was today on in full swing even as Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar left for Chennai to monitor the massive search operation. Defence sources said the search is in full swing and no detection has been made till now. The transport plane of the Indian Air Force with 29 people on board