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Jhangar (LoC), Jul 4: Over 200 heavily armed militants were waiting across the Line of Control (LoC) to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir, a senior army officer today said but asserted that troops are fully geared to thwart their nefarious designs. "Exact details of the infiltrators cannot be said with surety but with our experience, having known their modus operandi and from inputs of various

New Delhi, Jul 4: In a major development ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections, Apna Dalhas been merged with BJP. Political experts see this development as a big boost for BJP in UP polls as Apna Dal has a huge support base mainly among the OBC communities of the Varanasi-Mirzapur area. Also, the merger may boost the winning prospects of BJP in UP elections as it is likely to attract Kurmi

New Delhi, Jul 4: An expansion and reshuffle of the Modi government will take place tomorrow with a dalit tilt in the exercise possibly eyeing the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh next year. Prominent among the names doing the rounds for induction include Anupriya Patel, an OBC Lok Sabha member belonging to ally Apna Dal, and a number of BJP leaders, who met party chief Amit Shah today. The BJP

New Delhi, Jul 4: With an eye on the politically crucial assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh scheduled next year, the much-awaited expansion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet will take place on Tuesday. In what can be seen as an attempt to woo the alliance partners, the ruling BJP at the Centre is likely to induct several new faces from smaller and local parties. Leaders from the Apna Dal

New Delhi, Jul 3: Slamming AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi over his decision to provide legal help to men arrested for allegedly being members of an ISIS module, BJP today accused him of "betraying" the country and sought action against him for "helping" the terror group. Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi alleged that Owaisi is giving "oxygen" to terrorists and that he is seen as "standing with

New Delhi, Jul 3: The Delhi High Court has put on hold the rustication of a JNU student who had accused a hostel warden of sexual harassment, saying the university did not follow the prescribed procedure while taking the decision. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva stayed the May 30 decision of Jawaharlal Nehru University to rusticate the female student for one semester saying the varsity did not provide

New Delhi, Jul 3: Isolated on the Goods and Services Tax Bill, the Congress has admitted that differences with the Modi government on the indirect tax reform measure have “narrowed down”. A senior leader said the Bill could be passed in the monsoon session of the Parliament beginning July 18 if the NDA government’s interlocutors reach out to the Congress to iron out the differences over the lone

Mumbai, Jul 2: Immediately after Sheena Bora's murder and the subsequent disposal of her body on 24 April, 2012, key accused Indrani Mukerjea allegedly threatened her then driver Shyamvar Rai, who has now turned approver, saying "it won't be good" for him if he disclosed the incident. In his confessional statement, which was unsealed by the special CBI court on Friday, following a Bombay High

Bengaluru, Jul 1: The Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas has been inducted into the Indian Air Force in Bengaluru on Friday. State-run HAL handed over the first two Tejas aircraft to IAF which will make up the 'Flying Daggers' 45, the name of the first squadron of the LCA. The LCA squadron induction ceremony was held at the Aircraft System Testing Establishment here in the presence of Air Marshal Jasbir

New Delhi, Jul 1: The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that its verdict — recognising transgenders as a third category, other than male or female — does not include lesbians, gays and bisexuals. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and N V Ramana, however, pulled up the Union government for seeking a modification of the April 15, 2014, judgment, saying it was amply clear. “Our judgment is self