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Odisha, Jan 31: India on Friday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed, intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile "Agni-5", which has a strike range of over 5000 kms and can carry a nuclear warhead of over one tonne, from Wheeler's Island off Odisha coast. The three stage, solid propellant "missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher from the launch

New Delhi, Jan 31: Axed from the post of foreign secretary two days ago, a "deeply pained" Sujatha Singh on Friday hit back saying that stories were being "planted" in the media to tarnish her reputation after having served for 39 years. "The commentary that I have seen over the past two days has pained me deeply. I believe it was not necessary to get low and dirty," she said. Affirming that she

New Delhi, Jan 30: Mahatma Gandhi was today fondly remembered on his 67th death anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the country in paying homage to the Father of the Nation. Mukherjee laid a wreath at Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat. Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra Modi accompanied by Union Urban Development Minister

New Delhi, Jan 30: As former Union Minister Jayanthi Natarajan targeted Rahul Gandhi, Congress today rallied behind him, dismissing as "completely baseless" the allegations of his interference in the work of Environment Ministry and accused her of having "ulterior motives". Jairam Ramesh, who was Natarajan's immediate predecessor in the Ministry, said her allegations against Gandhi were "not just

New Delhi, Jan 30: To successfully implement e-governance, the country must think about 'mobiles first' and give importance to mobile governance, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday. Addressing the 18th National Conference on e-Governance through Twitter, Modi said: "I urge you to explore ways to provide as many services as possible through mobiles. Let us bring the world into our mobile

New Delhi, Jan 30: Senior party leader Jayanthi quit Congress on Friday after launching a fierce attack on Rahul Gandhi. In a letter to the Congress President Sonia Gandhi she said after she was unceremoniously removed as Minister of Environment in December 2013, Rahul Gandhi’s office planted negative stories about her. Talking about her resignation, Natarajan wrote, "The next day my resignation

New Delhi, Jan 30: A criminal complaint was today filed in a Delhi court seeking action against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal for exhorting voters in his election speeches to take bribes from BJP and Congress but vote for his party. The complaint filed in the court at Tis Hazari by Arun Kumar, a practicing lawyer, accused Kejriwal of deliberately abetting bribery. Kumar alleged that Kejriwal, despite

New Delhi, Jan 30: As the going gets tough for the BJP in Delhi Assembly polls, party chief Amit Shah engaged his leaders in plain speak at a review meeting on Thursday and directed them to go all out against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal. To thwart Kejriwal’s ambition of becoming chief minister again, Shah has roped in 120 MPs to micromanage all 70 constituencies. The MPs will have

Jan 29: The Tamil Nadu government will soon be taking an action against IAS officer C.Umashankar, who is seeking legal options to challenge the government's directive that stops him from preaching Christianity. When approached, a senior government official stated that many government officials had demanded Umashankar's suspension following the issue. However, the government wanted to give him some

New Delhi, Jan 29: S Jaishankar today took charge as Foreign Secretary, replacing Sujatha Singh whose tenure was abruptly "curtailed" late last night. "Government's priorities are my priorities," said Jaishankar, a 1977-batch IFS officer, describing his new position as an "honour and a big responsibility". Singh was not present when Jaishankar took charge at the South Block office. He will have a