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New Delhi, Sep 5: Two international flights were called back while one which was preparing for departure from the Indira Gandhi International Airport here was taken to an isolation bay due to a bomb scare early today, sources said. At 01.30 AM a threat call was received at the Delhi Airport's call centre in Gurgaon. The caller claimed that there were bombs on three international flights – 9W078 of

New Delhi, Sep 4: In a significant judgment, the Delhi High Court on Friday allowed women to get permanent commission in the Navy. This means that women can now stay with the Indian Navy till they retire. The Army and the Air Force allow permanent commission for women but the Navy had been limiting women officers only to short service commission. A group of women naval officers had moved the Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 4: “Dream big”, “think positive”, “you don't need to join the military to serve the nation as the smallest of deeds also help in nation-building”, “make notes on whatever interests you'', “don't be cowed down by criticism or failure'',... were among the lessons Prime Minister Narendra Modi had as he addressed students from across the country through video-conferencing on Friday on

New Delhi, Sep 4: In his Teacher's Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed children across the country on Friday, encouraging them to get inspired by their teachers. He also mentioned that "students are their teachers' identity." Here are the top quotes: 1. Sometimes people wonder why spend time with students on Teachers’ Day. It is because students are teachers’ identity. 2. A teacher

Mumbai, Sep 4: A fire broke out in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) building in suburban Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) today. There was no immediate report of any causalty, fire brigade sources said. The blaze erupted on the fourth floor of the building at around 8.30 AM, they said. Ten fire engines have been rushed to the spot. The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, sources added. An RBI

New Delhi, Sep 4: After a lull, the Supreme Court on Thursday put the spotlight back on black money by asking the Centre to give details of action taken on the special investigation team's (SIT) recommendations advocating stringent measures against irregularities in capitation fees, cricket, stock markets and trade-based money laundering. The SIT has recommended action against misuse of exemption

Patna, Sep 3: In a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's DNA remark on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Bihar's ruling JD-U will send one lakh hair and nail samples to the prime minister office everyday starting Thursday, a party leader said. "We will send one lakh hair and nail samples of party leaders, workers and supporters starting September 3 to the prime minister office (PMO)," JD-U

Lucknow, Sep 3: The Samajwadi Party today pulled out of the 'grand alliance' in poll-bound Bihar, saying it felt "humiliated" as it was not consulted while deciding seats and would contest the Assembly elections in the state on its own. The SP's decision ahead of the Bihar polls comes as a jolt to the grand alliance which was floated to counter the BJP in the state. SP National General Secretary

New Delhi, Sep 3: The RSS is likely to prod the NDA government on fears of a changing demographic profile in districts bordering Nepal and Bangladesh as the three-day coordination meeting with the BJP entered the second day on Thursday. Top ministers and BJP leaders were in attendance at the meeting being presided over by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at a Madhya Pradesh government guest house in the

New Delhi, Sep 3: The day-long nationwide strike on Wednesday impacted normal life in various parts of the country with coal production, banking operations and transport services being hit the most. The impact of the strike was most visible in states like West Bengal, where violent clashes erupted and resulted in the arrest of over 1,000 persons. The strike call was given by 10 central trade