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Islamabad, Aug 5: India on Thursday asked Pakistan to stop encouraging terror groups and the “glorification” of terrorists, and also called for strongest action against those nations supporting terrorism. Amid strains in the Indo-Pak relations, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said mere condemnation of terrorism and terrorists is not enough and that there are “no good terrorists or bad terrorists”

Ahmedabad, Aug 4: In a setback to BJP Government in Gujarat ahead of the leadership change, the High Court here today quashed the ordinance providing 10 per cent quota for the economically backward among the unreserved category, promulgated to pacify the agitating Patel community. The state government said it will challenge the High Court decision. The HC stayed the order for two weeks on the

Kolkata, Aug 4: A Hawk advanced jet trainer today crashed soon after take off from Air Force Station, Kalaikunda in West Midnapore due to a "technical snag" but both the pilots ejected safely. IAF sources said that the aircraft developed a technical problem at about 1100 hours, minutes after taking off from Kalaikunda air station in West Bengal, where another Hawk had crashed in June last year

Islamabad, Aug 4: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said Pakistan is committed to jointly working with SAARC member countries for fighting terrorism, corruption and organised crimes. Addressing the inaugural session of the SAARC Interior/ Home Ministers' Conference here, Sharif cited Pakistan's anti-terror operations in restive tribal areas and National Action Plan to emphasise "the government's

New Delhi, Aug 4: In a huge setback for the Arvind Kejriwal Government, the Delhi High Court today held that the LG is the administrative head of National Capital Territory and the AAP Government's contention that he is bound to act on the advice of Council of Ministers was "without substance". The decision comes after months-long turf war between LG Najeeb Jung and Kejriwal for the reins of Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 4: In the biggest tax reform since Independence, the national sales tax or GST Bill was Wednesday approved by the Rajya Sabha to replace a raft of different state and local taxes with a single unified value added tax system to turn the country into world's biggest single market. The 66-year-old Constitution, which gives power to Centre to levy taxes like excise, and empowers states

Islamabad, Aug 3: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today arrived here to attend the SAARC Interior Ministers' conference tomorrow during which he is expected to raise the issue of most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim and cross border terrorism. Accompanied by a delegation comprising officials from his ministry and external affairs, Singh, who is on his maiden visit to Pakistan, will be underlining the

New Delhi, Aug 3: Main opposition Congress and most other parties, except AIADMK, today expressed support, with certain conditions, to the introduction of GST in the country as the Rajya Sabha took up the much-delayed bill to amend the Constitution for allowing the measure. Moving the Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014 amid thumping of desks by the entire House, Finance Minister Arun

Raigad (Maharashtra), Aug 3: Two bodies were recovered on Wednesday after more than half the Mumbai-Goa highway bridge collapsed the previous night, plunging around 10 vehicles into the water. A multi-agency search operation was launched in the morning after a section of the British era bridge gave way due to heavy rains, leaving at least 22 people missing. The bridge collapsed around midnight on

Varanasi, Aug 2: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today had to leave the party's impressive roadshow in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency towards the fag end of the eight-km march route this evening after she complained of uneasiness. According to Congress sources, Gandhi, 69 , who led the roadshow to launch the party's campaign for 2017 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh