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New Delhi, Jan 8: Triggering another row, the Centre has declared as "unconstitutional and illegal" the constitution of Commission of Inquiry into the DDCA affairs by the AAP dispensation in Delhi in the continuing battle between the two governments. "Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, has accordingly held that the notification.....issued by the Directorate of Vigilance, Government of

Srinagar, Jan 8: The BJP legislature party will meet today to decide on the issue of extending support to PDP president Mehbooba Mufti as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir following the death of incumbent Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. "We are meeting today. A decision on this issue will be conveyed to you later today," BJP state president Sat Sharma said. The PDP, which is coalition partner of the BJP

New Delhi, Jan 8: India on Thursday made it clear to Pakistan that the proposed foreign secretary-level talks could be held only if Islamabad acts promptly against plotters of the Pathankot airbase attack. New Delhi put the onus on Islamabad to salvage the peace process which was recently reinitiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart M Nawaz Sharif. The dialogue process

New Delhi, Jan 7: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and sought cooperation for the early passage of the crucial GST bill and the Real Estate bill even as he said the government was ready for an early Budget session if the parties agree. Naidu drove down to the residence of Gandhi at 10, Janpath here early today and held discussions with her for

Pune, Jan 7: Police used force to disperse and round up a group of about 40 FTII students protesting here against TV actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan who is expected to take charge as the institute's Chairman today. Not withstanding a warning issued by police yesterday to maintain peace on the eve of the first meeting of the new FTII Society headed by Chauhan, members of FTII Students

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, a crafty politician who took on the powerful Abdullah family and rose to become the country's first Muslim Home Minister, died today at AIIMS here after his platelets dropped dangerously. Sayeed, 79, who took charge of the state on March 1 last year heading a PDP-BJP alliance, breathed his last this morning after remaining on ventilator for

Gurdaspur, Jan 6: An alert was sounded today in Gurdaspur district of Punjab and a search operation launched in a village after locals reported sighting of two men in army uniform moving in suspicious manner, police said. Some villagers reported that they had seen two men in army fatigues in Tibri, which is a cantonment area, police said. Police immediately reported the matter to Army and a joint

New Delhi, Jan 6: India has asked Pakistan to immediately act against the leadership of the terror organization, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), beginning with the arrest of its three operatives, who were coordinating the Pathankot terror attack and were in touch with the terrorists who carried it out. New Delhi also asked Islamabad to arrest Moulana Masood Azhar—the JeM founder, who has been subjected to

New Delhi, Jan 6: Smart public toilets equipped with rooftop solar panels, Wi-Fi, ATM, vending machines and water ATM facilities will soon be launched by the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). The first toilet under the pilot project with new design will be launched on Rafi Marg near Parliament, said NDMC chairperson Naresh Kumar. The green, VIP area serviced by the New Delhi Municipal

New Delhi, Jan 5: Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif today called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi and promised "prompt and decisive action" against the terrorists behind the Pathankot attack as the Indian leader pressed for immediate steps on "specific and actionable" information provided to them. Modi received a call this afternoon from the Prime Minister of Pakistan regarding the terrorist attack on