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New Delhi, Jn 15: The Attorney-General has told the government that Delhi-based Jamia Milia Islamia is not a minority institution as it was created by an Act of Parliament, days after he told the Supreme Court that the legislature never intended the Aligarh Muslim University to be a minority institution. In his opinion to the HRD Ministry, Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi is understood to have also

Mumbai, Jan 15: In what comes as a major relief, a Mumbai youth Hamid Nehal Ansari, who has been missing for over three years, has been found in the custody of the Pakistani Army. Hamid Ansari, now around 30, has been missing since November 2012 and his parents Nehal Ahmed Ansari and Fauzia Ansari had left no stone unturned to trace him. However, despite all the efforts, they had not been able to

United Nations, Jan 14: India's diaspora population is the largest in the world with 16 million people from India living outside their country in 2015, according to a latest UN survey on international migrant trends. The survey conducted by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) said the number of international migrants - persons living in a country other than where they were born

New Delhi, Jan 14: Members of a right-wing group allegedly vandalised the office of Pakistan International Airlines today near Barakhamba Road here. The incident took place around noon following which police were informed and a team was rushed to the spot, said a police official. DCP (New Delhi) Jatin Narwal confirmed the development and said that appropriate action will follow. Preliminary

Islamabad, Jan 14: The Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary- level talks will not take place as scheduled here tomorrow, Pakistan said today, a development that comes in the wake of uncertainty created by the terror attack on the Pathankot air base. Pakistan also did not confirm the arrest of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar, media reports over which India has some reservations. Foreign Office spokesman

Islamabad, Jan 13: Pakistan said on Wednesday it had arrested several members of the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group, which is suspected of masterminding an attack earlier this month on Pathankot air base. Pakistan's prime minister's office said in a statement that the offices of the group were being traced and sealed, and that the government wants to send a team of special investigators to the

Madurai, Jan 13: Two country-made bombs and an equal number of petrol bombs have been recovered from the venue of a meeting organised by the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam here, police said today. While two bombs were detected before the meeting began last night at Jaihindpuram, the other set was found after the function. None of them exploded, police said. Earlier on Sunday

New Delhi, Jan 12: The Supreme Court today stayed the Centre's notification lifting ban on controversial bull taming sport Jallikattu during the festival of Pongal in Tamil Nadu. "As an interim measure, we direct that there shall be stay of notification dated January 7, 2016 issued by Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)," a bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and N V Ramana said. The bench

New Delhi, Jan 12: A majority of the capital's residents have told a survey that the odd-even policy for private cars has been implemented well, a sizeable number felt autos and taxis were fleecing them, even as those who do not want the practice to continue outnumbered others. Conducted by LocalCircles, a citizen engagement platform, the survey found that during the first 10 days, a vast majority

New Delhi, Jan 12: A mobile phone, an AK-47 magazine and a binocular were recovered on Monday from the IAF base in Pathankot even as authorities said the questioning of Punjab Police officer Salwinder Singh by the NIA will continue on Tuesday. “A 10-member team of the National Investigation Agency, led by an officer of deputy inspector general of police-rank, continued the search operation in the