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Chandigarh, Mar 14: The anti-cow slaughter bill mulled by the BJP government in Haryana may have a provision of imprisonment of up to ten years. In the proposed ‘Govansh Sanrakashan and Gau Samvardhan’ (Cow Protection and Cow Conservation and Development) Bill’ efforts will be made to have tough law on cow slaughter and for conservation and better care of indigenous cattle, Haryana’s Health

Colombo, March 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Sri Lanka has the potential to be India's strongest economic partner and it will have the first claim on India in its economic development. Addressing the Sri Lankan parliament, Modi said: "My vision of an ideal neighbourhood is one in which trade, investment and technology flow easily across the border, where partnerships are formed

New Delhi, March 13: As Islamabad High Court on Friday termed the detention of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai attacks and ordered his release, India said that it Pakistan's responsibility to take all legal measures to ensure that he doesn't come out of jail. Islamabad High Court has ruled that Lakhvi's detention is illegal saying it did not have evidence to prove his

Colombo, Mar 13: India and Sri Lanka on Friday inked four agreements, including on cooperation in customs, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena here. Modi, who arrived here in the morning from Mauritius, was received at the airport by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Later, he was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the presidential secretariat

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 13: Kerala Assembly on Friday witnessed unprecedented and ugly scenes as Finance Minister K.M. Mani, facing allegations in the bar bribery issue, presented the state budget amdist stiff resistance by LDF-led Opposition who tried all means to thwart his attempt. The protest siege of LDF and Yuva Morcha activists outside the Assembly also turned violent. The protesters hurled

Colombo, Mar 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flew into the Sri Lankan capital in the early hours for a historic visit during which he is expected to hold talks with the country's top leadership. Modi was received by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe at the airport after he arrived in Colombo for a two-day visit at 5.25 A.M. following an overnight journey from Port Louis in

Mumbai, Mar 12: Continuing its diatribe against ally BJP, the Shiv Sena today said it abstained from voting for the "anti-farmer" Land Acquisition Bill in Lok Sabha because it did not want to be the part of the "sin" of deceiving farmers by snatching their land without their consent. "They (the BJP) had to work hard to get the Bill passed in Lok Sabha despite having the requisite numbers. We stood

New Delhi, Mar 12: Congress leaders led by Sonia Gandhi will today take out a march from the AICC headquarters here to the residence of Manmohan Singh to express solidarity with the former Prime Minister, who has been summoned as accused by a court in a coal scam case. Gandhi, CWC members, party MPs as also other office bearers are meeting at 24 Akbar Road here following which the Congress

New Delhi, Mar 12: A leaked audio tape purportedly showing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal discussing his plans to poach six Congress MLAs to form government last year comes as the latest addition to the raging infighting in the party. Former AAP MLA Rajesh Garg on Wednesday said the conversation played out between Kejriwal and him, while claiming that he was not behind the leak.

New Delhi, March 11: The Congress on Wednesday strongly defended former prime minister Manmohan Singh following his being summoned in a coal block-allocation case and expressed confidence that the process of "allocating 15 percent share" to Hindalco will be found to be above board. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, however, said Manmohan Singh was paying for the "sins" of the Congress