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New Delhi, Sep 10: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal today met Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and submitted a CD of a sting operation which purportedly showed a senior Delhi BJP leader trying to poach an AAP MLA. AAP also urged the Lt Governor to revise his September 4 letter to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking permission to invite the single largest party (BJP) to form government in Delhi. "We

Warangal, Sep 10: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today stirred a controversy when he threatened to "bury" the media "ten feet under the earth" if they continue to "insult" the newly-carved out state. Rao, at loggerheads with the Andhra Pradesh government over disbursement of assets and liabilities of the undivided state, also demanded that Telangana "must be respected". "Those who

Srinagar, Sep 10: Srinagar/ New Delhi, Sep 10: About 4 lakh people are still stranded and desperate for help in flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), where heavy rain has eased helping the massive multi-agency rescue and relief efforts. The toll in the worst floods to hit the state in six decades was reported to be around 200.The armed forces and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have so

New Delhi, Sep 9: Arvind Kejriwal, who had taken on Narendra Modi in Varanasi constituency, on Tuesday said “perhaps” he is the most popular leader in the country currently but wondered why BJP is avoiding facing polls in the capital when it claims a wave in its favour. The AAP leader, who quit the Chief Minister’s post after leading a 49-day-long government, said BJP was afraid of losing

Islamabad, Sep 9: Signs of a possible solution to the political crisis engulfing Pakistan emerged today with the embattled government saying it has reached an agreement with Imran Khan's party on most of their demands, except that of Premier Nawaz Sharif's ouster which it said is non-negotiable. At the conclusion of the 12th round of talks between the government and Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf

New Delhi, Sep 9: Jama't ud Da'wah chief and one of India’s most wanted, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has come out with fresh vitriol against India. After visiting flood affected areas in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, Saeed said that the calamity is essentially India’s doing. Saeed claimed that the flood was caused due to the sudden release of water in o the rivers by India. He further added that if the

Gaziabad, Sep 9: In a bid to checkmate BJP, Aam Aadmi Party today said it is in contact with Congress, JD(U) and some "honest" BJP legislators to prevent the saffron party from forming government in Delhi through "ill means". At a press conference here, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the BJP was in touch with 15 AAP MLAs and he will come out with "more sting tapes if the need arises"

New Delhi, Sep 9: The Supreme Court issued a notice to CBI director on a plea seeking his removal from the post on Tuesday. The petition also sought a SIT probe against him for allegedly protecting accused in coal scam. The SC has given CBI director 10 days to file response. The matter will be heard again on September 19.

Washington, Sept 9: U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday hinted that his summit meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi here at the end of the month may to large extent focus on counterterrorism and security cooperation policies, including within its ambit the rise of Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and prospects for regional stability after the U.S.’ Afghanistan drawdown in months ahead

Srinagar/Jammu, Sep 8: Massive rescue operations were under way on Monday to evacuate tens of thousands of people stranded in floods in Jammu & Kashmir as the situation remained grim with most parts of Srinagar city still under water and bad communication lines and high water levels posing a big challenge. As authorities struggled to deal with the calamity, a landslide was reported from Pachori