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New Delhi, Mar 30: Air India today flew its first flight to airlift hundreds of Indians stranded in the strife- torn Yemen, soon after the government decided to evacuate its citizens amid the chaotic situation in the Gulf country. 180-seater Airbus A320 aircraft took off from Delhi at 0745 AM for Yemen's capital Sana'a via Muscat. It is likely to return from Yemen this evening. The flight

Srinagar, Mar 30: Jhelum river crossed danger level in Srinagar and Sangam area of south Kashmir on Monday with heavy rains lashing most parts of the state which sounded a flood alert asking people to move to safer places. A senior official said water level of river Jhelum at 6 AM on Monday at Sangam (South Kashmir) and Ram Munshi Bagh (Srinagar city) has touched 22.4 feet and 18.8 feet

New Delhi, Mar 29: The Aam Aadmi Party today removed party's internal Lokpal Admiral L Ramdas and Prashant Bhushan as the chief of National Disciplinary Committee, a day after the latter and senior leader Yogendra Yadav were expelled from the National Executive (NE). At an "emergency" NE meeting here, the party removed former navy chief Ramdas from the internal Lokpal and set up a new Lokpal panel

New Delhi, Mar 29: A day after removing leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from the National Committee, the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday removed Prashant Bhushan from the National Disciplinary Committee. The AAP also formed a three-member panel as internal Lokpal and rejigged National Disciplinary Committee. On Saturday, soon after their dramatic expulsion from the Aam Aadmi Party’s national

New Delhi, Mar 29: Seeking to come clean on illicit funds amid intense government pressure, Swiss banks have asked their Indian clients to provide fresh undertakings to ensure that untaxed money is not stashed in their accounts. Swiss banks, long perceived to be safe havens for parking unaccounted funds, have also started asking for auditor certificates from high net worth individuals and

Singapore, Mar 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived here to attend the State Funeral Services of Singapore's founder and first premier Lee Kuan Yew. Lee, 91, died of severe pneumonia on March 23. The Prime Minister will be attending the funeral of Lee today, the Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry said. In his condolence message after Lee's demise, Modi had said, "A far-sighted

New Delhi, Mar 28: Terming as "unconstitutional and illegal" AAP's National Council meeting where they were ousted from a key panel, dissidents Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan today did not rule out taking legal recourse against their removal. Attacking Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his "dictatorial" tendencies and for "ruthlessly stifling" voices of dissent, Bhushan told reporters

Srinagar, Mar 28: AAP today drew flak over the infighting from other parties which asked it to put its house in order and focus on delivering on its election promises made to the people of Delhi. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said it is the people of Delhi who are suffering the most due to the AAP's internal turmoil. "First AAP should set its house in order and start delivering in

Varanasi, Mar 28: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the AAP government must not lose opportunity to work for the people of Delhi due to "political immaturity". "People voted for this government with high hopes and they expect the promises to be fulfilled. Because of political immaturity, they should not lose this opportunity," Jaitley said in response to a question on Saturday. He

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 28: The central government was considering the possibility of airlifting stranded Indians including Keralites from strife-torn Yemen, External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj has informed Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. Swaraj has informed the state that two ships have been sent to Yemen to rescue the Indians, including Malayalees, who have been stranded in that country. But