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New Delhi, Dec 13: India and China today supported the idea of a trilateral dialogue involving them and the US to deal with major global challenges and ensure better mutual ties. "I agree with the proposal to launch a trilateral talk between China, the US and India. I think it is a good idea. China is open to any dialogue if it produces peace and development. I think it is a very positive idea,"

Kathua, Dec 13: With the government deciding to decriminalise attempt to suicide, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said those who take the extreme step of ending their life need counselling and not punishment. "Why does a person commit suicide? The person who attempts suicide does not need punishment but counselling and empathy," Modi told an election rally while campaigning for BJP candidate

Kolkata, Dec 13: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday hit the streets to protest the arrest of her minister Madan Mitra in the Saradha scam, and wondered if Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be arrested for the Sahara scandal as he was photographed with the Sahara group chief who is now behind bars. "A red diary was obtained after raiding the Sahara office. It had several big

New Delhi, Dec 13: BJP today slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her "political vendetta" charge over action in Saradha scam, saying she is pressing the "panic button" and "rattled" by the possibility that her "own involvement" could come to light. "Dare does not matter. Sometimes I can say these are politically motivated attempts...If anything which is linking Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi, Dec 13: In the first major disclosure on black money, 339 Indians have been found to have stashed Rs.4,479 crore in Swiss banks, while domestic unaccounted wealth to the tune of Rs.14,958 crore has been traced, even as the SIT recommended stringent measures to check the menace. The Supreme Court-constituted SIT has recommended amendments to laws to provide for confiscation of domestic

Kolkata, Dec 12: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday threw an "open challenge" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP to arrest her following the arrest of minister Madan Mitra in connection with the Saradha chit fund scandal, a situation she likened to the emergency. "The situation in India is like Emergency now. We condemn all this. This is our stand. I will go to SSKM

New Delhi, Dec 12: Even as India will try to use diplomatic steps to avoid a confrontation with Pakistan, one needs to teach lessons to "those who are rogue", Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said Friday. Asked at the Aaj Tak-2014 conclave about the disturbances created by Pakistan along the border, he said India was not closing any options for "harsh measures". "We are always prepared with

New Delhi, Dec 12: A united opposition today forced BJP member Sakshi Maharaj to express regret in Lok Sabha and withdraw his remarks terming Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot. Congress President Sonia Gandhi joined opposition members in raising slogans against the government and the BJP member. Soon after Speaker Sumitra Mahajan referred to the December 13, 2001 Parliament attack

Srinagar, Dec 12: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Thursday that there could be more terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir in view of the ongoing Assembly elections. Talking to reporters, Parrikar, who is on a maiden visit to the state after assuming office, said the recent terror attacks were meant to bring down the percentage of people taking part in the democratic exercise. “The polling

New Delhi, Dec 11: BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj was today at the centre of a controversy when he described Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a "patriot", sparking outrage following which he retracted. The MP from Unnao said, "Godse was an aggrieved person. He may have done something by mistake but was no an anti- national. He was a patriot." When his remarks triggered a controversy with demands