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New Delhi, Sep 20: The Cauvery Supervisory Committee on Monday ordered Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu between September 21 and September 30. During a marathon meeting headed by Committee Chairman Shashi Shekhar, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu failed to reach an agreement on the quantum of water to be released. So, Shekhar, also Union water resources secretary, asked

New Delhi, Sep 19: A day after a terror attack killed 17 soldiers in Uri, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in the border areas. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and top officials of the ministries of Home and Defence, Army, paramilitary forces and chiefs of intelligence agencies briefed Singh on the latest ground report in the

Margarita Island (Venezuela), Sep 19: India today said the terrorist attack in Uri in Kashmir has highlighted Pakistan's desire to use "poison" instead of dialogue as it lodged a strong protest against Islamabad at the NAM summit here for its "mischievous" and "malignant" support to terror. Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar hit out at Pakistan, saying it has reduced itself to

Panaji, Sep 18: Taking a jibe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who recently underwent a tongue surgery, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said Kejriwal's tongue had to be trimmed as it had grown long due to speaking much against Prime Minister and him. However, the minister also sympathised with the AAP leader for being on "sick leave". "In Delhi he speaks against Prime Minister

New Delhi, Sep 18: Terming the Supreme Court's directive to the Centre to do away with sterilisation camps within three years as a "landmark" judgement, a policy advocacy body has said that it will help in strengthening the implementation and monitoring of the family planning programme. "PFI welcomes the SC judgement which we consider a landmark one. Providing quality services to and upholding the

Srinagar, Sep 18: Heavily armed militants stormed a battalion headquarters of the Army in North Kashmir's Uri town in the wee hours today, killing 17 jawans and injuring 19 other personnel in the terror strike in which four ultras were neutralised. Explosions and gunfire erupted as the militants attacked the camp, which is located barely few metres away from the Army's Brigade Headquarters in Uri

Srinagar, Sep 18: Terror struck an Army camp in North Kashmir's Uri town when militants stormed a battalion headquarters in the wee hours today, leaving at least 10 Army men injured. Intense firing was going on with reports about presence of three militants inside the Army camp which is located barely few metres away from the Army's Brigade Headquarters in Uri town, 102 kms from here, official

Bhopal, Sep 17: An unidentified person threw ink at Union Health Minister J P Nadda at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, amid protest by students over "poor facilities" at the institute. Ink was thrown at the Minister at the entrance of the AIIMS when he was in his car leaving the institute, surrounded by protesting students amid and rains and chaos. Few drops of ink fell on

New Delhi, Sep 17: AAP ministers Satyendar Jain and Kapil Mishra today went to meet Lt Governor Najeeb Jung at his office following his fax to Deputy CM Manish Sisodia to return from Finland, but the meeting did not materialise as Jung was not in his office, triggering a fresh spat between the two sides. "It appears he is not in a mood to work today," Mishra said taking a jibe at Jung. But the LG

Srinagar, Sep 17: The death toll in ongoing unrest in Kashmir went up to 81 as the pellet-ridden body of a youth was found here in the summer capital. The body of teenager Momin Altaf Ganai, a resident of Harwan in Srinagar, was found in the area late last night a police official said today. He said Ganai's body bore injuries caused by pellets. The teenager was injured in clashes between