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Leh/New Delhi, Sep 18: Tension persisted in Chumar area in Northeast Ladakh where Chinese troops were reported to have stepped up their presence in the wee hours of today camping at three places in the Indian territory and refusing to vacate. Official sources said helicopters regularly air dropped food packets for the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA) personnel numbering around 600 at the

Chennai, Sept 18: Maintaining its opposition to "imposition" of Hindi in the state, the Tamil Nadu government today directed two universities not to implement the UGC circular and said the decision taken by the previous UPA government would not be binding on it. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said the move, amounting to "imposing Hindi", had been initiated during the previous government. She said the

New Delhi, Sep 18: As many as 12 accord documents were exchanged between India and China following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping here Thursday. The first agreement was on a new pilgrimage route to Kailash Mansarovar, while two accords were on trade development. One agreement was on audio-video co-production, and another was on cooperation in railways

New Delhi, Sep 18: Nearly 1,000 Chinese soldiers intruded into India in Ladakh's Chumur sector on Thursday, a day when Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a visit here. According to Army sources, nearly 1,000 Chinese soldiers moved inside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region, and refused to go back. The Indian Army has rushed three battalions to the LAC in the

Ahmedabad, Sep 18: There were many firsts on Wednesday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Chinese President Xi Jinping in Ahmedabad. It was the first time an Indian PM was receiving a foreign head of the state outside Delhi. There was also a departure from the tradition of signing international agreements in the national capital. Modi made the exception because he wanted to showcase

Guwahati, Sept 17: Former Assam Director General of Police Shankar Barua, quizzed recently by CBI in connection with Saradha scam, allegedly shot himself dead at his residence today. Guwahati Senior Superintendent of Police A P Tiwari told PTI that Barua was rushed to a local nursing home at around 12 noon and was declared dead there.''Barua is no more. We are investigating. We cannot say anything

New Delhi, Sep 17: China is ready to contribute to India's development with its rich experience in infrastructure building and manufacturing and Indian IT and pharma companies are welcome to seek business opportunities in the Chinese market, Chinese President XI Jinping has said as he arrives in India on a three-day visit. In an special article titled "Towards an Asian century of prosperity" in

New Delhi, Sep 16: The BJP today suffered a major blow in in the Assembly by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat,the states it had swept in the Lok Sabha polls four months ago, losing 13 of the 24 seats held by it. Considered yet another test of popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today's reverses in the by-elections come after the party's disappointing performance in the

Jaipur/Lucknow/Ahmedabad, Sep 16: The Congress and the Samajwadi Party, which suffered a rout in the general elections, bounced back Tuesday in the assembly bypolls in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. For the first time in 15 years, the BJP will now have its lawmaker in the West Bengal assembly. In Gujarat, the BJP romped home in Vadodara Lok Sabha seat that was vacated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Lucknow, Sep 16: Early trends in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh showed a significant setback for the BJP. Bypolls were held on September for 11 assembly seats and one Lok Sabha seat. The initial trends showed BJP ahead in four assembly seats and was trailing even in the constituencies it had vacated four months ago. The ruling Samajwadi Party of Mulayam Singh Yadav was ahead in seven seats in