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New Delhi, Sep 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas in New York before leaving for India on Tuesday. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the leaders discussed the issue of Indians being held hostage in Iraq. The meeting has raised the hopes of family members of the 39 Indians kidnapped by the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq. The government had kept

Mumbai, Sept 30: Naval warship INS Kochi, a stealth guided missile destroyer, was commissioned today by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, who said the navy has chalked out an indigenisation plan for the next 15 years. "The navy has chalked out an indigenisation plan for the next 15 years. There is renewed enthusiasm in the defence production units, PSUs and private sector," he told reporters on

Hyderabad, Sep 30: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday lampooned Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse for his comments on banning his party, saying the latter was hypnotised by Sanatan Sanstha teachings. "Eknath Khadse seems to have been hypnotised by the teachings of Sanatan Sanstha. Eknathji perhaps chooses to forget that Sanatan Sanstha

A new video featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is making the rounds across social media networks. The video, recorded at the Digital India dinner in Silicon Valley where PM Modi interacted with top CEOs on Saturday, shows the Microsoft top boss brushing his two hands against each other. It’s not clear if the gesture was related to wiping his hands or just

Sep 30: PM Modi’s love for clicking selfies has been well talked about by the social media.The incident that happend during his visit to the Facebook HQ has underlined his love for the camera. A video clip showing PM Modi pulling aside Mark Zuckerberg, who was obstructing the camera filming him, has gone viral on social media. In the video, Zuckerberg and the COO of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg are

Chennai, Sep 30: Adding to the tense situation prevailing in the Madras High Court following the tussle between the Bar and the Bench, a bomb hoax on Tuesday caused anxious moments on the court premises. Alert On an alert sounded by a High Court gardener about a suspicious beep sound emanating from an unclaimed packet in a toilet located near the media parking area, security personnel in the court

Mumbai, Sep 29: Within couple of hours of rate cut by the Reserve Bank, country's largest lender SBI slashed its lending rate by 0.40 per cent, while the largest private sector lender ICICI Bank hinted at cutting its base rate by at least 0.25 per cent. "Clearly, interest rates will come down, base rates will come down. A large part of the cut will get transmitted. When I say a large part of the

Gurgaon, Sep 29: Sounding a note of caution, renowned cardiovascular surgeon Dr Naresh Trehan today said India was "quickly" becoming the epicentre of heart diseases due to a combination of factors including unhealthy lifestyle and stress. On World Heart Day, the noted surgeon said here that lack of physical exercise was also one of the contributing factors. "An estimated six crore Indians are

New Delhi, Sept 29: AAP MLA Somnath Bharti was arrested here early today, hours after he surrendered in connection with the attempt to murder and domestic violence case filed by his wife. He was arrested around 4 AM, Dependra Pathak, Joint Commissioner of Police (Southwest) said. Bharti, who evaded arrest for nearly a week, had surrendered last night hours after the Supreme Court ordered him to

New York, Sep 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for home after concluding his two-nation tour of Ireland and the US. "My USA demonstrates the extraordinary depth and diversity of our relationship. A lot of ground has been covered in these few days (sic)," Modi tweeted before his departure. "I got the opportunity to attend a widespread of programmes each of which generated many positive