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New Delhi, Mar 31: Concerned over the safety of 4,000 Indians in strife-torn Yemen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight sought the help of Saudi Arabia as he held a telephonic conversation with King Salman bin Abdul aziz Al Saud. The Saudi king called up Modi and during the conversation the Prime Minister briefed him on India's evacuation plan. The Prime Minister sought Saudi Arabia's support and

Srinagar, Mar 31: Landslides buried at least 15 people in Indian Kashmir on Monday as hundreds fled their homes after heavy rain triggered flooding around the mountainous region. Police and witnesses said landslides had buried at least four houses in Chadoora, the worst hit area of the Himalayan region where hundreds were killed in devastating floods last September. “The ground above the houses

Srinagar, Mar 30: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has asked the Army to provide logistic support, in terms of men and machinery, to the civil administration to effectively counter the flood situation in the Valley. The direction to this effect was issued during a review meeting chaired by Sayeed here last evening. The army representative assured the Chief Minister that the

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