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Jammu/New Delhi, Dec 31: Four Pakistani rangers were killed in BSF’s strong retaliaton after a jawan of the force lost his life in heavy firing from the other side on a patrol today along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, Indian news agencies reported. The retaliation which forced the rangers to wave white flags came on a day when the Government asked the Border

Jammu, Dec 31: PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti today met Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and dropped hints that her party is not averse to joining hands with BJP as she said the poll mandate was an "opportunity" for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invoked Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Without giving details of what exactly she discussed with Vohra, Mehbooba said her meeting with the Governor was "informal

New Delhi, Dec 31: In an interaction with journalists late Tuesday night, he also said that the ministry is thinking of giving conditioned and limited approval to dealing with banned firms, and a ban has been lifted to get spare parts for Tatra trucks. "Representatives from defence firms are already allowed in the Defence Procurement Policy... the problem is it does not say what is not acceptable

Srinagar, Dec 30: People's Conference leader Sajad Gani Lone has voiced his support for a stable coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir but hinted at a positive bias towards BJP, stating that a party at the Centre would help in expediting development process. "We are open to support any stable government in the state. There should be no uncertainty about the future of the government, whichever

Kathmandu, Dec 29: A Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to Kathmandu on Monday made an emergency landing after one its engines caught fire when a bird hit its left wing, reports said. All passengers and crew members are safe, an official at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu said. Engineers from the airlines company are trying to repair the damage, the official said. The Boeing 737

Kathmandhu, Dec 29: A Jet Airways aircraft from Mumbai with 125 passengers and six crew members on board landed under emergency conditions here after it suffered a bird hit. The plane, however, made a safe landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Jet Airways said. "Jet Airways flight 9W 268 Mumbai to Kathmandu B737 experienced a bird ingestion on approach and continued the flight with an

Varanasi, Dec 28: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy said that content of history text books in schools was rubbish and the time has come when the Centre should make necessary changes. He was addressing a seminar on 'I and my India' hosted by Youth in Action at Swatantrata Bhawan on Banaras Hindu University campus on Saturday. Swamy surprised the gathering with his historical finding

New Delhi, Dec 28: Director of IIT Delhi, Raghunath K Shevgaonkar, who was under pressure to provide IIT ground for Sachin Tendulkar's cricket academy and clear BJP party member Subramanian Swamy's salary dues, has reportedly put down the papers. According to The Times of India, the IIT director had opposed a cricket academy in the premises of the Indian Institute of Technology. He wanted the

Srinagar, Dec 27: The stalemate over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir continued for the fifth day today as PDP sought assurance from BJP over certain issues like safeguarding Article 370 and revocation of AFSPA which form the core agenda of the regional party. "All options are still open, no decision has been taken yet on formation of government in the state with any other party," PDP

New Delhi, Dec 27: Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag will on Saturday visit violence-hit areas in Assam, a day after vowing to intensify operations against the NDFB(S) militants. Singh will first visit Guwahati and then Sonitpur and Kokrajhar where militants belonging to National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit faction) killed tribals on Tuesday. He would be briefed by officials there