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Jammu, Aug 12: Jammu and Kashmir's MoS home Sajjad Ahmad Kitchloo tendered his resignation on Monday amid widespread communal violence in Kishtawar district. Kitchloo said his consciousness didn't allow him to head the police department since J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah had ordered a judicial probe into the clashes. Kitchloo, before announcing this resignation, in a hurriedly called press

Kochi, Aug 12: India today launched its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, joining the elite club of nations with the capability of designing and building a warship of this size and capability. Defence Minister A K Antony's wife Elizabeth launched the 37,500-tonne carrier at Kochi shipyard almost four-and-a-half years after its keel was laid by the minister. "It is a red-letter day for

New Delhi, Aug 12: With car sales in India falling for a record ninth month in a row in July posting 7.4 per cent decline and that of heavy and medium commercial vehicles dipping for 17th month in succession, industry body SIAM today said auto sector has started retrenching temporary workers. According to the latest data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), domestic

Jammu/Srinagar, Aug 12: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the state government has decided to order a judicial inquiry into the communal clashes in Kishtwar district that left two persons dead and 20 others injured. "In order to establish the truth behind the Kishtwar violence and what followed, the State Government has decided to order a Judicial inquiry," Omar wrote on

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 12: In a massive show of strength, thousands of LDF volunteers converged around the Secretariat here this morning as part of their indefinite campaign to demand resignation of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in connection with the solar panel scam. While the protesters blocked three gates of the secretariat, police managed to keep one gate open, through which Chandy and his

Jammu, Aug 12: Pakistani troops started heavy firing on forward Indian locations in Edgar area of Poonch late Sunday night. Confirming this, Defence Ministry spokesman Lt Col R K Kalia said they were firing from small and automatic weapons. It is still going on, he said. The Indian Army also retaliatiated. The exchange of fire was so fierce that people in Poonch town had climbed on their rooftops

New Delhi, Aug 12: Subramanian Swamy today announced the merger of his Janata Party with BJP ahead of the 2014 general elections. The announcement was made by Swamy in the presence of BJP president Rajnath Singh, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley and former BJP chief Nitin Gadkari. Ahead of the merger, Swamy held discussions with senior BJP leaders at Rajnath Singh's residence, who

Hyderabad, Aug 11: Slamming UPA and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over Government’s Pakistan policy in the wake of the LoC attack, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged that national security is being ignored due to “vote bank politics“. “This government of Delhi cannot provide security to the nation. This government, neck deep in vote bank politics, cannot provide security to our

Pune, Aug 11: Terming Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in an alleged fake encounter by the Gujarat Police, as an "innocent college girl", Union Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar Saturday said Muslims cannot be blamed for reacting to "atrocities" against them. He brought up the issue of framing of "innocent" Muslim youths in 2006 Malegaon bomb blasts by the investigating agency, saying such incidents

Sagar, Aug 11: Taking a dig at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over his visit to Hyderabad, where he is slated to address a public meeting on Sunday, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said that the BJP had lost polls wherever the former campaigned for it in the past. "We are not afraid of Modi. Wherever he had gone for campaigning, BJP got defeated in the polls," the Congress General