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New Delhi, Jun 9: A Coast Guard Dornier aircraft with three crew members onboard has been missing since Monday night. The aircraft was last tracked at 10 PM at Trichy Airport radar. The aircraft took off from Chennai Airport at 5:30 PM on Monday. The Navy and Coast Guard search operations are underway. No remains of the aircraft have been recovered yet.

New Delhi: Jun 9: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday ordered safety tests on seven brands of noodles, pasta and macaroni with tastemaker, including those from multinationals Nestle and GlaxoSmithkline (GSK), days after it ordered a nationwide recall of Maggi noodles. In an advisory issued to Commissioners of Food Safety of all states and UTs, the FSSAI ordered the

Ranchi, Jun 9: Twelve suspected Maoists were reportedly shot dead in a police encounter in Jharkhand's Palamu district in the wee hours today. The Maoists were traveling via a road close to the Satbarwa police station in a Mahendra Scorpio, as per a NDTV report. On receiving the information about the Maoists, police rushed to the spot and confronted them by firing at them. The armed men in the

New Delhi, Jun 8: Nitish Kumar will be chief ministerial candidate of JD(U)-RJD alliance, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav said on Monday. Confirming the announcement, RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav said, "We thought this alliance was the need of the hour and Nitish was the right face to represent it." "Both I and Nitish come from the same family, he is the best person to lead this fight

Lucknow, Jun 8: Even as the Narendra Modi government plans to make the International Yoga Day on June 21 a grand success, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Sunday decided to launch a nationwide campaign against making 'Surya Namaskar' and Yoga compulsory in schools. We have decided to constitute a committee of our members headed by Maulana Wali Rahmani and launch a country-wide

Dhaka, Jun 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Land Boundary Agreement ratified between India and Bangladesh was an agreement to join hearts and lessen the distances between the two nations that are not just "paas-paas" but also "saath saath". Addressing intellectuals in Dhaka University at the end of his two-day visit on Sunday, Modi said if in one sentence he is to describe ties:

Hyderabad, Jun 8: A purported telephonic conversation in an audio tape between Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu and nominated MLA Elvys Stephenson, aired in some TV channels, has given a new twist to a cash-for-votes controversy. The reported conversation suggested that the Andhra CM was giving "assurance of all sorts" to the MLA if he voted for a TDP nominee in the Telangana

Indore, Jun 7: With many states banning Maggi over mounting food safety concern, a BJP MLA has sought to blame "new generation mothers" for rise in its sale, saying they have become "lazy" and hence feed their children two-minute noodles. "I don't know why the mothers have become so lazy (that they feed their kids instant noodles)? Mothers of our generation used to serve homemade food like

Dhaka, Jun 7: Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was today conferred Award of Bangladesh Liberation War Honour for his "active role" in the country's independence struggle and consolidating India's friendship with the nation. Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid handed over the award to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a glittering ceremony at Bangabhaban, the President's house, which was

New Delhi, Jun 7: The Home Ministry has struck down an Information and Broadcasting Ministry's proposal for giving security clearance to 33 television channels of Kalanithi Maran-promoted Sun TV Network, a move that could lead to cancellation of their broadcasting licence. The I&B Ministry has been informed about the decision of the Home Ministry, which was believed to have been influenced by